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France Sets 2026 Readiness to Deploy Troops in Support of Ukraine Security Guarantees

The army chief framed 2026 as a proving year through Orion 26 exercises under national emergency mobilization with NATO first-level alert.

IDF Says It Killed Hezbollah Operative in Dounine Strike Targeting Rebuild Efforts

Indonesia Confirms Purchase of China’s J-10 Fighters as Budget Tops $9 Billion

NATO Chief Mocks ‘Limping’ Russian Sub as Allies Track Surfaced Transit to North Sea

UK Flies 12-Hour, 10,000-Mile RAF Patrol Along Russia’s Border With U.S. Support

Canada Confirms 16 F-35 Purchase With Full Fleet Decision Still Under Review

Germany Approves €3.75 Billion Order for 20 Eurofighters

Pentagon Clears Navy F/A-XX Downselect, With Boeing and Northrop as Finalists

India’s Air Chief Says Five Pakistani Fighters Were Downed in May Clash

IAF Chief Claims Operation Sindoor Destroyed 4–5 Pakistani Fighters and a C-130

Pentagon Begins Drawdown of U.S. Iraq Mission, Shifts Focus to Syria

U.S. P-8 Patrol Planes Based in Oslo Fly Near Kaliningrad

Leaked Files Reviewed by RUSI Indicate Russian Plan to Equip and Train a Chinese Airborne Battalion

Helsing Unveils CA-1 Europa, an AI-Native Combat Drone Aimed at Mass Production

Germany Details Wartime Medical Plan for 1,000 Wounded Troops a Day

Estonia Says Three Russian Jets Violated Its Airspace as NATO Intercepts

Parliament Panel Warns UK Not Ready for Coordinated Strikes on Undersea Cables

U.S. Notifies Congress of $3.42 Billion Proposal to Sell 12 F-16 Block 70 Jets to Peru

Denmark Leads Greenland’s Largest Modern Military Drill Without U.S. Units

Rheinmetall to Buy Lürssen’s Naval Unit NVL, Entering Warship Building