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Navy Seeks $3 Billion to Refill Tomahawks After 850 Fired in Iran

The long build times and scarce production lines mean stocks will recover slowly.

Iranian Barrage Leaves Gulf Air Defenses Near Empty, Reports Say

China Stations Converted J-6 Attack Drones at Six Bases Near Taiwan

U.S. Tomahawk Use Tops 850 in Iran War, Triggering Pentagon Alarm

U.S. Confirms Dozen-Plus Reaper Losses in Iran Operations, With Reported Pivot to Low-Cost Swarm Drones

Army Picks Anduril’s Lattice for Counter-Drone C2 in First Task Under $20 Billion Vehicle

FCAS Faces Overhaul as Airbus Confirms Rift and Governments Mull New Paths

Hypersonica Completes Mach-6 Test Flight, Advancing Europe’s Private Hypersonic Push

Canada Reassesses F-35 Buy After Saab Tables Gripen Production Offer

Hegseth Visits Bath Iron Works, Presses Industrial Rebuild on ‘Arsenal of Freedom’ Tour

Germany Unveils Encrypted LEO Constellation in €35 Billion Military Space Plan

Europe Says Russian ‘Luch’ Spacecraft Intercepted Signals From Key EU Satellites

Dutch Minority Coalition Unveils Defense-First Plan as Jetten Sets Pro‑Europe Course

CBO Puts Price of Trump-Class Lead Ship at Up to $22 Billion

China Unveils J-20S Maritime-Strike Variant as J-20 Fleet Scales Up

SNC Purchases First Non-Prototype HADES Jet as Prototype Flights Start This Spring

Bundeswehr Confirms Drone Reconnaissance Over Arrow 3 Radar After Failed Shoot-Down

UK and Germany Sign £52m Deal for RCH 155 Mobile Artillery Demonstrators

Poland Unveils €2 Billion Layered Counter-Drone Shield for Eastern Border

Pentagon Report Says F-35 Readiness Stalled at 50% in 2024, Tied to Sustainment Failures