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Navy Adm. Brad Cooper takes over at CENTCOM

August 13, 2025
The U.S. Central Command ushered in new leadership on Friday, bidding farewell to its previous commander, U.S. Army Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, and welcoming incoming commander U.S. Navy Adm. Brad Cooper. Cooper, who previously served as deputy commander at CENTCOM, was nominated by President Donald Trump for head of CENTCOM on June 4. The admiral was confirmed as the new leader during a change of…
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What to know about the Putin-Trump summit in Alaska

August 12, 2025
The U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska is happening at a site where East meets West — quite literally — in a place familiar to both countries as a Cold War front line of missile defense, radar outposts and intelligence gathering. Whether it can lead to a deal to produce peace…
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Germany, Israel’s No. 2 arms dealer, halts exports over Gaza concerns

August 11, 2025
GRAZ, Austria – Germany will halt weapons exports to Israel until further notice in response to the Netanyahu government’s decision to militarily occupy Gaza City. The halt will prevent the granting of permissions for the export of all weapons and military goods “that may be utilized in the Gaza Strip,” Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced in Berlin on Friday. He said the step was a direct…
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Cummings fine-tunes Hellhound drone for Golden Dome mission

August 11, 2025
Cummings Aerospace unveiled a variant of its Hellhound drone designed to meet homeland defense missions at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, this week. The company is taking its S3 variant and beefing it up into a new S4 variant to take on air…
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Space Force wargame could inform framework for allied info sharing

August 8, 2025
The Space Force is launching its annual, future-facing Schriever Wargames this week, and the service’s chief operations officer said the exercise could help create a framework for better information sharing with allies and partners on sensitive programs and capabilities. The two-week wargame is focused on understanding what capabilities and operational concepts the Space Force might need 10…
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Japan closes in on biggest ever defense export with frigate selection

August 7, 2025
Japan has struggled to export cutting-edge defense equipment. However, past disappointments have been turned on their head after Japan navy won selection for a lucrative Australian frigate requirement worth up to US$6.5 billion. With its shortlisting confirmed by Canberra on Aug. 5, Japan’s Ministry of Defense immediately tweeted that “we welcome this decision as it marks a major step toward…
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