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Germany detains 5 men accused of illegally exporting goods to Russian defense companies
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities on Monday detained five men accused of being part of a network that illegally exported goods to Russian…
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Ukraine's new 35-year-old defense minister made 2 influential Telegram bloggers his advisors for drone warfare
Ukraine's defense minister has announced two new hires in the early days of his new tenure. They're two of the Ukraine war's biggest…
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Defense bill bars Pentagon from paying for adult entertainment
A defense appropriations bill that cleared a House-Senate conference this week will ban Pentagon military and civilian officials from…
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L.A.'s defense industry is booming. Federal funding crunch could change that
When former Space X engineer Josh Giegel launched his North Hollywood tech company Gambit in 2023, he had a vision for the battlefield of…
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Mark Kelly Hits Defense Secretary Hegseth With Major Lawsuit
McCormick, who served as deputy national security adviser in Trump’s first term, is now joining the parent company of Facebook, Instagram,…
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NATO ally issues update on "Golden Dome" rival
Turkey's defense industry is advancing its Steel Dome layered air defense network, with its integrated long-range system entering serial…
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ICE Barbie Pushes Unhinged Defense for Minnesota ICE Shooting
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had a baffling excuse Wednesday for a federal agent shooting a U.S. citizen protesting an ICE…
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Trump signs massive $901 billion defense policy bill into law
President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law Thursday, ensuring the Pentagon gets a whopping $901 billion for…
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Pete Hegseth’s New AI Defense Tool Rollout Immediately Derails
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s rollout Tuesday of the U.S. military’s new AI platform just fell flat on its face. “The future of…
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Hegseth Defense Collapsing as Fresh Leaks on Strikes Grow More Damning
Pete Hegseth’s defense of the killing of two men clinging to an incapacitated boat is falling apart on multiple fronts. Lawmakers who saw…
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Hegseth defends strike on drug-boat survivors, touts Trump's Reagan-style defense policies
President Trump is the true heir to Ronald Reagan when it comes to championing the former president's policy of "peace through strength,"…
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Hegseth Defense Collapses as Dems Reveal Horrific Video Strike Details
Republicans who have seen the video have insisted this was all lawful. Senator Tom Cotton, for instance, said it showed the two survivors…
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Sen. Mark Kelly calls Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth 'unqualified' amid video probe
Sen. Mark Kelly said Sunday that President Trump "doesn't understand the Constitution" and that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should be…
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Trump Gives Shocking Defense of Call Between His Team and Putin Aide
On Tuesday, Donald Trump had to defend the contents of a leaked call between his envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Yuri Ushakov, a senior foreign…
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Former defense minister Gallant vacated home over security threat under Shin Bet direction
Gallant's decision to leave Amikam was made after a security risk assessment conducted by the Shin Bet. Former defense minister Yoav…
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Israel, India sign major defense deal in shadow of weapons boycotts
The defense deal is going forward at a time when many other democracies have cut back on their defense relations with Israel due to the…
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Pete Hegseth Has Dumbest Defense Yet for Trump Resuming Nuclear Tests
“We need to have a credible nuclear deterrent, that is the baseline of our deterrence. And so having understanding, and resuming testing…
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Pakistan defense minister warns of 'open war' with Afghanistan if peace talks fail
"We have the option, if no agreement takes place, we have an open war with them," Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said in televised…
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EU leaders endorse a plan to ensure that Europe can defend itself from outside attack by 2030
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders on Thursday endorsed a plan to ensure that Europe can defend itself against an outside attack by…
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Defense Ministry: 1,152 soldiers fallen since October 7, over 40% were under age 21
Since Oct. 7, 1,152 Israeli soldiers have fallen, with over 40% under 21 years old, the Defense Ministry said, adding that more than 6,500…
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Military Leaders Seriously Alarmed by Hegseth’s New Defense Strategy
On Monday, career military officials expressed serious unease regarding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s sweeping overhaul of the…
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Some 81,700 soldiers wounded in Israel’s wars, 20,000 in current one, Defense Ministry says
Every month, around 1,000 soldiers file new claims regarding their wounds from the war. More than 81,700 soldiers have been wounded in…
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Trump Gives Mindblowing Defense for Far-Right Radicals
President Donald Trump wants to paint right-wing extremists as vigilante heroes, while demonizing “vicious” radicals on the left. Speaking…
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UAE bars Israeli defense firms from Dubai expo following strike in Qatar
UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed sharply condemned Israel’s strike, calling it a “treacherous” and “cowardly” act that violated…