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12 May

US Special Operations Tests Faster Satellite Intelligence Delivery With SkyFi

US Special Operations Command has selected SkyFi to support a prototype effort aimed at speeding up the delivery of satellite imagery and geospatial data directly to troops at the tactical edge.

11 May

Middle East

Chemical barrels are set ablaze by the Marines of 1st Tank Battalion during an operation outside Rawah, Iraq

Staff Writer With AFP

Israeli Forces Operated From Iraq’s Desert During the War: Security Sources

Israeli forces established a makeshift base using an old airstrip in Iraq's desert during the war against Iran.

11 May

Americas

Christine Casimiro

Future USS Ted Stevens Destroyer Heads to Virginia Homeport

The US Navy’s future guided-missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128) has departed HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division for its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia.

11 May

Americas

Northrop Grumman’s team at the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory in Rocket Center, West Virginia, supports the production and testing of advanced fully electronic fuzes, including the FMU-139D/B.

Jodesz Gavilan

Northrop Grumman Hits 200,000th Bomb Fuze Delivered

Northrop Grumman has delivered its 200,000th FMU-139D/B electronic fuze, marking a major production milestone for one of the US' most widely used bomb components.

11 May

Americas

An armed Iranian police officer holding a rifle monitors the area as motorcyclists ride beneath a billboard depicting an AI-generated image of the Strait of Hormuz and an effigy of US President Donald Trump, displayed on the wall of a state building in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 3, 2026.

Staff Writer With AFP

Trump Rejects Iran Peace Terms, Tehran Warns of New Attacks

US President Trump branded Iran's terms for ending the Middle East war "totally unacceptable," raising the possibility of fresh conflict.

10 May

Middle East

Shiite Muslims burn banners of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a protest against the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Budgam, northeast of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on March 6, 2026.

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran’s Guards Threaten US Mideast Sites as Trump Awaits Tehran Response

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards threatened Saturday to target US sites in the Middle East if its tankers come under fire, Iranian media reported, as Washington was left waiting for Tehran's response to its latest negotiating position.

9 May

Middle East

Satellite view of shipping traffic in and around the Strait of Hormuz

Staff Writer With AFP

Saudi Banned US Use of Bases, Airspace for Hormuz Operation: Sources

Saudi Arabia prohibited the US from using its airspace and bases on its territory to launch operations for its brief bid to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, two Saudi sources told AFP on Friday.

9 May

Europe