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Trump weighs pulling some US troops from Europe amid NATO strains, official says

Defense News - 23:00 Apr 09, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump has discussed with advisers the option of removing some U.S. troops from Europe, a senior White House official told Reuters.

Tags: Europe
Trump again chides NATO for failing to back US operations in Iran

Defense News - 21:15 Apr 09, 2026

The president's remarks came just a day after a tense private meeting with the alliance's Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House.
UK says it deployed military to deter Russian submarines from attack on undersea cables

Defense News - 14:55 Apr 09, 2026

Norway’s defense ministry said its armed forces had also deployed a P-8 maritime patrol aircraft and a frigate.
Pentagon’s ouster of Anthropic opens doors for small AI rivals

Defense News - 13:38 Apr 09, 2026

Small defense industry artificial intelligence startups are suddenly fielding calls from generals, combatant commanders and deep-pocketed investors.
Researchers propose ‘rewilding’ Europe’s borderlands to repel enemies

Defense News - 12:26 Apr 09, 2026

Restored wetlands and peat bogs can create natural barriers for invading forces while contributing to climate resilience, according to a new report.
France mulls fallback tank for delayed MGCS program in defense update

Defense News - 09:32 Apr 09, 2026

The delay for the MGCS project is due to Germany deciding to start a program for new Leopard 3 tanks, according to Vautrin.

Tags: MGCS
As US claims victory, Iran emerges bruised but with leverage over Hormuz

Defense News - 19:05 Apr 08, 2026

The U.S.-Iran ceasefire locks in a harsh reality: an entrenched, radical government with control over the Strait of Hormuz.

Tags: Iran Hormuz
US forces will be ‘hanging around’ Middle East after Iran ceasefire, Hegseth says

Defense News - 15:51 Apr 08, 2026

Despite the claimed devastation of the U.S. military's air campaign, Iran has remained defiant.

Tags: Iran
Polish firm teams with Northrop, ST Engineering to tap Poland’s massive ammo spending

Defense News - 14:12 Apr 08, 2026

Global defense firms are flocking to eastern and central Europe in hopes of capturing a multibillion-dollar market for equipping local ground forces.
New Zealand defense minister to help shepherd military-integration push with Australia

Defense News - 14:09 Apr 08, 2026

Chris Penk is the first defense minister to have previously served with both New Zealand and Australian forces.

Tags: New Zealand
Trump says he has agreed to two-week ceasefire with Iran

Defense News - 23:35 Apr 07, 2026

Trump said he expects an agreement to be “finalized and consummated” during the two-week ceasefire.

Tags: Trump
Russia supplies Iran with cyber support, spy imagery to hone attacks, Ukraine says

Defense News - 21:12 Apr 07, 2026

Russian satellites have made detailed imagery surveys of military facilities to help Iran strike U.S. forces, according to a Ukrainian intel assessment.

Tags: Iran
US Navy seeks 1,200% increase in Tomahawk missile procurement for 2027

Defense News - 19:38 Apr 07, 2026

The U.S. Navy is requesting $3 billion to replenish its stockpile of Tomahawk missiles that have been depleted over the course of the Iran war.

Tags: Navy Tomahawk
Trump’s VA budget request tops $488 billion for fiscal 2027

Defense News - 19:37 Apr 07, 2026

The Department of Veterans Affairs would see its budget increase by 7.7% in fiscal 2027 under the White House’s proposed $2.2 trillion budget.
Iran’s other would-be WMD program lies in ruins following strikes by Israel and the US

Defense News - 15:51 Apr 07, 2026

“It almost seems like an afterthought and lower priority to the war planners,” said Jim Lamson, a former Iran analyst for the CIA of 23 years.

Tags: Iran
US hits military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island

Defense News - 15:17 Apr 07, 2026

Vice President JD Vance said the strikes were not a change in U.S. strategy.
‘A whole civilization will die tonight,’ Trump says as Iran defies deal

Defense News - 15:14 Apr 07, 2026

A former U.S. State Department legal advisor said the remarks “could plausibly be interpreted as a threat to commit genocide.”
Outpaced by the US, China’s military places selective bets on artificial intelligence

Defense News - 09:57 Apr 07, 2026

China may have surpassed the United States in AI for drone swarms, one Taiwan-based analyst said.

Tags: China
Israel to sell PULS systems to Greece for $750 million

Defense News - 21:21 Apr 06, 2026

The deal between the two countries includes dozens of launchers and rockets.
Ukraine missile maker targets ‘game changer’ air defense system by 2027

Defense News - 13:55 Apr 06, 2026

Fire Point, maker of Ukraine’s Flamingo cruise missile, is in talks with European companies to launch a new air defense system by next year.

Tags: Ukraine

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