Global for Wednesday, May 14, 2025

• DC military-air traffic control hotline hasn’t worked for over 3 years
• Navy leaders look to expand munitions options as supplies run low
• Here’s who’s getting the Army’s first long-range assault aircraft
• Air Force One greeted by fighter escorts during Trump’s Mideast visit
• Varda lands third space capsule, carrying key hypersonic flight data
• Air Force eyes longer range for F-47 as combat edge in Pacific theater
• Competitors for Spain’s future 6x6 armored vehicle face off in Madrid
• EU may ease off defense-industry aversion in lending rules
• Dems demand military investigation into Qatar’s plane gift to Trump
• Designing a soft landing for NATO by starting the clock on Europe
• US Typhon missile system in Philippines is a subtle headache for China