Global for Friday, May 8, 2026

• Ukraine ramps up ground robot production to spare soldiers, haul ammo — and rescue grandma
• Russia, Ukraine to enter temporary ceasefire with prisoner exchange, Trump says
• Hegseth aims to cut through the bureaucracy with ‘Deal Team Six’
• US forces disable Iranian-flagged tankers trying to cross blockade
• Marines to phase out F/A-18 maintenance jobs as Hornet era ends
• The US Marine Corps is looking for a few good robots to build airfields
• India to build strategic outpost near key shipping lane in Indo-Pacific
• Turkey touts propellant breakthrough for Yıldırımhan long-range ballistic missile
• As the US Army adds drones to formations, here’s how one base trains its operators