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Norway becomes ninth country to sign up for French nuclear deterrence as trust in US falters

June 2, 2026
VIENNA — Norway has become the ninth European country to sign up for French nuclear protection in light of heightened alertness vis-à-vis Russia and broadly faltering trust in U.S. reliability. The announcement came following a visit by the Norwegian prime minister, Jonas Gahr Stoere, to Paris last week. Also present in Paris were delegates from other European countries that had signed up for…
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Pentagon looks to reinvent the bunker-buster bomb

June 1, 2026
With nations such as Iran protecting their arsenals by burying them deep underground, the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is searching for new types of bunker-buster bombs. The goal is to go beyond the traditional brute-force approach of giant bombs…
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Quad nations step up Indo-Pacific push with new initiatives

June 1, 2026
NEW DELHI — India, the United States, Australia and Japan have announced new initiatives on maritime security in the Indo-Pacific and unveiled plans for their first joint port infrastructure project in Fiji. The foreign ministers of the four countries made the announcement…
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At French Army FPV competition, NATO soldiers race drones and swap tips

June 1, 2026
CHAUMONT, France — The French Army’s first international drone competition felt a little like a tribute to the drone-racing scene that started it all, said a British pilot who competed in the event on a former United States airbase in eastern France last week. Apart from their combat fatigues, the drone pilots with first-person view goggles and joystick controllers could have been hobbyist…
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Canada wants Saab early-warning aircraft under push to retool defense suppliers

May 29, 2026
VICTORIA, British Columbia — Canada will purchase six GlobalEye early warning and control aircraft from Saab as part of deal to not only boost Canadian military capabilities but energize domestic defense production. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the news May 27 at the CANSEC defense trade show in Ottawa. It was the first time that a Canadian prime minister had appeared at the show, the…
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Latvia sends mobile intercept units to Russian border in wake of drone incursions

May 28, 2026
RIGA, Latvia — Latvia will deploy mobile drone-interceptor units to its eastern border within a matter of days in response to a string of drone incursions from the direction of Russia, according to the head of the Baltic country’s Autonomous Systems Competence Center. The Latvian armed forces will deploy teams up to four soldiers in 4×4 vehicles, equipped with interceptor drones from Latvian…
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