ROME — The US Navy is cancelling its Constellation frigate program following months of cost overruns and delays but plans to keep two vessels that are already being built in Wisconsin.
“We’re reshaping how we build and field the Fleet, working with industry to deliver warfighting advantage, beginning with a strategic shift away from the Constellation-class frigate program,” Navy Secretary…
US, Ukraine report ‘meaningful progress’ to end war with Russia
November 26, 2025
The United States and Ukraine hailed constructive talks in Geneva on Sunday, which yielded an “updated and refined” framework to potentially bring the war with Russia to an end.
The two countries said the discussions were “highly productive” and reaffirmed that any…
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers voted on Tuesday to deepen integration of the bloc’s defense industry with Ukraine as a U.S. peace plan remains in flux and Russia’s unconventional warfare operations rattle the 27-nation bloc.
European Parliament legislators…
US Army wants to manufacture 30,000 155mm cluster shells per year
November 26, 2025
The U.S. Army is looking for companies that can manufacture the new XM1208 155mm cluster shell — and a number of them.
The goal, according to a market survey published Nov. 20, is to find contractors who can manufacture up to 30,000 XM1208 rounds per year.
The U.S. is currently producing 40,000 artillery shells per month, as America and Europe struggle to ramp up production of howitzer…
In a future war against China or other advanced adversary, Air Force units may have to keep operating for days, weeks, or longer, while being cut off from reinforcements, resupply or even communications.
So this month, the 23rd Wing from Moody Air Force Base in Georgia…
PARIS — Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson expects a decision early next year on the country’s planned purchase of four frigates, with the government awaiting advice from procurement agency FMV and the armed forces after a survey of available options, he said on…
New lab offers generative AI for defense wargaming
November 25, 2025
A new lab is hoping to use generative AI to enhance defense wargaming.
The goal of the new GenWar lab, scheduled to open in 2026 at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, is to improve tabletop exercises by harnessing the speed and user-friendliness of large language models, or LLMs, which include popular chatbots such as ChatGPT.
By accessing AI during an exercise…
A small unmanned surface vessel called the Lightfish made a new milestone for USVs when it arrived in Portugal just over two months after being launched by the U.S. Navy in June.
The fully autonomous Lightfish is a small solar-powered craft manufactured by Seasats. Its…
US-Philippine task force to reestablish South China Sea ‘deterrence’
November 24, 2025
BANGKOK — The United States and the Philippines have announced the creation of a joint task force aimed at further deterring what U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Beijing’s “coercion” in the South China Sea.
It is the first of its kind in Southeast Asia…
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Less than 200 kilometers from Belarus and about 300 kilometers from Russia, a sleek all-white Lithuanian drone factory with 40 employees works around the clock, sending hundreds of drones to Ukraine.
Granta Autonomy’s latest innovation is its vertical take-off and landing X-Wing loitering munition, which was unveiled this year and has already been tested by Ukraine, with…
