Global for Wednesday, April 30, 2025

• Marine training chief wants to ‘let NCOs loose’ with more drone access
• MARSOC is fusing traditionally rugged Marines with tech-curious ones
• Marines have air defense, but need a way to defeat drone swarms
• With new jets, Marines need new weapons for future fights
• Marine Corps may scrap plan for SNCO barracks RAs over legal issue
• Turkey and Greece expand military confidence-building measures
• Safety fears keep most of India’s go-to military helicopters grounded
• French Navy rams explosive drone boat into cargo vessel in live test
• The Pentagon must balance speed with safety as it modernizes software