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Is China building out a satellite network in geosynchronous Earth orbit while deploying a fleet of robot guardians to patrol them?In his final appearance before Congress as assistant defense secretary for space policy, on May 1, John Plumb…

Developing: Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash Sunday in a mountainous region northwest of the country, near the border with Azerbaijan. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was also onboard. Both of their…

NATO allies are weighing a request to send military trainers into Ukraine, the top U.S. officer said Thursday. Amid a deepening manpower shortage, Kyiv is asking for help training 150,000 recruits near the front line. New York Times: “So…

An Army plan to modernize its artillery could include howitzers fielded in Europe, automated cannons, and long-range mortars, Army Futures Command chief Gen. James Rainey suggested Thursday at a Senate hearing…

The U.S. Army has completed a temporary pier on a Gazan beach; trucks should begin hauling away the first 500 tons of aid for civilians within days, with thousands more tons in the pipeline, Pentagon officials said Thursday. “We've…

The U.S. military says its temporary pier to deliver aid to Gaza is now complete. Central Command personnel anchored the pier to the beach at 7:40 a.m. local, U.S. officials announced Thursday. That’s almost exactly what military officials…

With Russian invasion troops inching closer to the northern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, President Volodymir Zelenskyy just postponed his upcoming trips abroad so he can closely monitor at least two concerning fronts—around Kharkiv to the…

As Secretary of State Anthony Blinken played guitar in Kyiv, part of a trip to announce another round of arms support, several Ukrainian government officials were meeting with lawmakers in Washington to pressure the White House to remove…

Two types of small quadcopter-type drones—first-person-view and tethered—may vault from curiosities to formal, funded Army gear next year, a service official said. “We are aggressively seeking to have both of those” as programs of…

The U.S. is still falling behind on electronic warfare, special operators warn. “The gap between where the United States should be and where we are, in my judgment, continues to expand—not everywhere, but in far too many places,” said Mike…