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U.S. troops will stay in Poland, Trump assures Polish leader

September 5, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump affirmed that the United States will keep a robust military presence in Poland as he had a warm meeting Wednesday with the country’s new president, Karol Nawrocki. Trump had taken the unusual step of endorsing Nawrocki in the Polish elections earlier this year, and as the leaders sat side by side in the White House, Trump said the U.S.-Polish…
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Xi, Putin, Kim Jong Un unite at glitzy China military parade

September 4, 2025
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — China did not disappoint with its massive Sep. 3 military parade through Tiananmen Square, the site of a violent massacre in the heart of Beijing in June 1989, with numerous VIPs from around the world attending. As China celebrated its victory…
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China to parade new missiles in Beijing, including ‘Guam Killer’

September 4, 2025
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Russian and North Korean leaders Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, respectively, joined Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the Tiananmen Square rostrum in Beijing on Sept. 3 to witness a parade vaunting China’s military might. Among the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) military kit rolling along Chang’an Avenue will be a host of new weapon systems, including ballistic…
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Investors are waking up to the defense sector

September 3, 2025
For too long, there has been a limited investment base in publicly traded defense stocks — even as the benchmark SPADE Defense Index produced a 15-year return of nearly 17% annually. Many institutional and professional investors remained on the sideline either due to their…
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EU sets military spending record, expects more growth in 2025

September 3, 2025
BERLIN — The European Union collectively spent €343 billion ($402 billion) on defense last year, exceeding projections and setting a new record, according to a new report by the European Defense Agency. The agency said it expected defense spending to increase further in 2025 to €381 billion ($446 billion). The bloc’s total defense spending in 2024 exceeds China’s by about…
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Swastikas on some Finland air force flags to be phased out

September 2, 2025
Finland’s Air Force, now part of NATO, still flies swastikas on a handful of unit flags — but is preparing to phase them out, largely to avoid awkwardness with its Western allies. The history of the Finnish air force’s use of the swastika, which since the 20th century…
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Why is the Army chopping away at its chopper fleet?

September 1, 2025
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. For many Americans, the U.S. Army is nearly synonymous with its helicopters. Think of popular films such as Black Hawk Down, We Were Soldiers, and Apocalypse Now. But in recent months, the service announced a plan to…
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