Global for Thursday, May 15, 2025

• Army halves spy plane fleet before first takeoff
• Pacific land force leaders seek ‘positional advantage’ against China
• Army zeroes in on expendable drone needs for future buys
• Defense officials advocate for diverse target-tracking architecture
• Pakistan wields Chinese weapons against India, and analysts take notes
• Army explores ultra-long-range launched effects to spy from the sky
• Netherlands buys 46 Leopard tanks from KNDS for more than $1 billion
• TUSAŞ and Airbus team up on jet trainer pitch for Spanish Air Force