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NATO’s Europe commander sees growing Russian, Chinese threat in Arctic

PARIS — Russia and China are increasingly working together in the Arctic region, and their presence there will be a growing threat to NATO allies, said Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, speaking at a Swedish national security conference on Sunday. As Arctic ice recedes and access to the region improves, Russia and China are cooperating with joint patrols not only on…
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Where Trump has threatened to strike next

President Donald Trump fired rhetorical warning shots at several governments across the globe this week. Nations from Scandinavia to the Middle East found themselves in Trump’s crosshairs, as he also doubled down on his desire to assert U.S. dominance across the Western Hemisphere. Trump seems intent on remaking the global order in the wake of the U.S. military raid on Venezuela and his…
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US Marine Corps taps Northrop, Kratos to build Valkyrie drone wingmen

Northrop Grumman and Kratos Defense and Security Solutions are teaming up to build autonomous drone wingmen for the U.S. Marine Corps, the companies announced Thursday. The two firms will work together on Kratos’ autonomous Valkyrie drone, to rapidly prepare it to fly alongside some of the Marine Corps’ crewed fighters and operate in high-threat environments, Northrop and Kratos said in a…
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Trump proposes massive increase in 2027 defense spending to $1.5T

President Donald Trump on Wednesday proposed setting U.S. military spending at $1.5 trillion in 2027, citing “troubled and dangerous times.” Trump called for the massive surge in spending days after he ordered a U.S. military operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and spirit him out of the country to face drug trafficking charges in the United States. U.S. forces continue to…
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