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Ukraine Joins Consultations on Strait of Hormuz Operations

Kyiv is moving to share battle-tested sea and drone defenses with partners, signaling a wider role in protecting vital shipping lanes.

Pentagon Gears Up for Iran Campaign Funding Request as Operation Epic Fury Costs Surge

Navy Pushes USS Nimitz Decommissioning to March 2027, Awards $96 Million Planning Deal

U.S. NATO Envoy Says Spain’s 2% Defense Plan Falls Short of Alliance Targets

U.S. Notifies Congress of Record $11 Billion Arms Sale to Taiwan as Beijing Condemns

Japan Seeks to Join EU’s SAFE Defense Financing Program

Poland to Hand Over Remaining MiG-29s to Ukraine in Tech-Linked Transfer

France and Ukraine Sign Letter of Intent for Up to 100 Rafale Jets

Germany Adds €150 Million to PURL Arms Package for Ukraine as Nordic-Baltic $500 Million Move Advances

Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Energy Grid as U.S. Weighs Tomahawks and Talks Lose Steam

New Studies Put U.S. Military Aid to Israel at $21.7 Billion Since Oct. 7, With Total Regional Costs Topping $31–$34 Billion

Trump Says He Sent Submarines Toward Russia, Floats Return of Battleships

Rheinmetall Opens Unterlüß Plant Set to Become Europe’s Largest Munitions Factory

Ukraine Unveils Upgraded ‘Long Neptune’ Cruise Missile With 1,000-Kilometer Reach

Trilateral Trump–Zelensky–Putin Talks Move Forward as Allies Draft Ukraine Security Guarantees

Pakistan Faces Severe Artillery Ammunition Shortage, Limiting War Capability to Four Days

US Signals Impatience with Russia Over Ukraine Ceasefire Talks

Russia and U.S. Agree to Conditional 30-Day Halt on Energy Infrastructure Attacks in Ukraine

China Rejects U.S.-Russia Proposal to Halve Defense Budgets

Estonia Urges NATO to Fund Ukraine’s Defense Industry Instead of Sending Troops