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New Zealand Opens Talks With Australia and U.K. to Replace Aging Frigates

Officials target a 2027 decision on a preferred design within a long-term naval rebuild.

UK Launches Northern Navies Effort With JEF Partners to Deter Russia

UK MPs Warn AUKUS Submarine Plan Is at Risk Over Leadership and Funding

Hanwha Signs U.S. MOUs on Warship Design and AReS Missile Motor

Record Balikatan Drills in Philippines to Field 17,000 Troops and Japan’s Type 88 Missiles

Portugal Takes Over Baltic Air Policing in Estonia as France Leads From Lithuania

GCAP Awards £686 Million Edgewing Deal to Lead Next-Gen Fighter Design

Spain to Replace Frigate Off Cyprus With Méndez Núñez on April 7

Rheinmetall Teams With Boeing Australia to Pitch MQ-28 'Ghost Bat' for Germany's New Combat Drone Fleet

U.S. Air Force Stations First F-35As in Japan at Misawa

Japan’s JS Chokai Certified to Launch Tomahawk Missiles After U.S. Navy Refit

U.S. Clears $1 Billion AUKUS Submarine Support for U.K.

PIPIR Adds UK, Thailand, Launches Japan-Led Solid Rocket Motor Effort

U.S. and South Korea Conclude Freedom Shield 26, Underscoring Combined Readiness

Cold Response 2026 Enters Final Week as Russia Steps Up Barents Activity

Canada Keeps F-35 Options Open as U.S. Warns on NORAD Link 16 and Saab Offers Local Production

France Temporarily Authorizes U.S. Aircraft at Middle East Bases

Canada Enters Evaluation Phase of Submarine Contest After Final Bids Submitted

King Charles Visits Northwood, the U.K.’s Principal Military Operations Headquarters

Airbus Puts Forward Dual Rotorcraft Concepts for NATO’s Next‑Generation Helicopter Study