MILAN — Anduril and the United Arab Emirates’ state-owned Edge Group are betting on a novel hover-to-cruise autonomous aircraft — and the UAE has already ordered the first 50 units.
The system, dubbed Omen, is the first of many platforms that the companies plan to develop and produce under their new joint venture, the Edge-Anduril Production Alliance, established in Abu Dhabi.
Edge has…
AALBORG, Denmark — In a warehouse more than 1,500 kilometers (900 miles) from Ukraine’s capital, workers in northern Denmark painstakingly piece together anti-drone devices. Some of the devices will be exported to Kyiv in the hopes of jamming Russian technology on the…
US lifts Cambodian arms embargo after resuming military exercises
November 13, 2025
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The United States has lifted a four-year arms embargo on Cambodia after announcing a resumption of the annual Angkor Sentinel military exercises in a sign that relations between Washington and China’s tiny but key regional ally are on the…
Army certifies rapid anti-drone response team
November 13, 2025
Following successful field exercises simulating defense against drone incursions, the U.S. Army’s Northern Command has formed an operational team to rapidly counter drone threats to military bases within the United States.
“The validation and certification of our Counter-small UAS fly-away kit is an important step in being able to support installation commanders within the United States as…
Pentagon wants ‘calculated’ risk culture in weapons buying revamp
November 12, 2025
The Pentagon wants its overhauled cadre of executives in charge of major acquisition programs to have enough flexibility and power to take calculated risks and focus on delivering new weapons speedily.
As part of the sweeping reform to the military’s acquisition processes…
Current and former military officers are warning that adversaries are likely to exploit a natural flaw in artificial intelligence chatbots to inject instructions for stealing files, distorting public opinion or otherwise betraying trusted users.
The vulnerability to such…
Jan Bender remembers the moment as if it were yesterday.
Taking cover from insurgents, his fireteam had just assembled in the dark in front of a house in Fallujah, Iraq, when the Marines were overwhelmed by the percussive blast of an explosion. About 40 yards in front of them was a mass of flames — the fiery remains of an Iraqi vehicle. Just behind them was the smoking barrel of the 120mm…
Army veteran becomes the face of Call of Duty’s new bionic hero
November 11, 2025
Twenty years after losing her arm in Baghdad, Army veteran Danielle Green is once again showing what resilience looks like.
Green’s likeness and story are the inspiration behind a new Call of Duty operator bundle launching Friday, making her the first female combat…
New German sub-hunting plane to operate out of Norway, Iceland
November 11, 2025
BERLIN — The first of eight P-8A Poseidon submarine-hunting aircraft ordered for the German Navy arrived in Berlin last week. The aircraft will serve to ensure no Russian submarines are able to enter the open Atlantic undetected, German officials said.
Although based at…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday he wants to order 25 Patriot air defense systems from the United States, as Ukraine desperately tries to fend off relentless Russian aerial attacks that have brought rolling blackouts across Ukraine on the brink of winter.
Zelenskyy acknowledged that the Patriot systems are expensive and that such a large batch could take years to…
