BERLIN — Bulgaria’s Sofia International Airport briefly suspended civilian air operations twice over the weekend while a fleet of American military aircraft staged at the facility, fueling speculation that Washington is positioning forces ahead of a potential strike on Iran.
A Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), verified by the Bulgarian investigative outlet Obektivno.BG, showed the airport restricted…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Drones are profoundly changing the Army’s approach to aviation and combined arms training, Maj. Gen. Clair A. Gill, commanding general of the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence, told Military Times in an interview.
During the Army’s first annual…
How commercial drones make the Pentagon’s ‘Blue UAS Select’ list
February 23, 2026
The Defense Department this week began testing for the initial phase of its Drone Dominance Program, an effort to expand the use of commercial drones across the military.
Dubbed “the Gauntlet,” military operators will fly and evaluate uncrewed aerial systems, or UASs…
Experts worry about nuclear quid pro quo in Russia-North Korea alliance against Ukraine
February 23, 2026
BERLIN — With North Korean soldiers and equipment playing a key role at Russia’s front line in Ukraine, some experts worry Moscow may be ready to return the favor by providing highly sensitive information on nuclear submarines to its newfound ally in Pyongyang.
Russia could trade away what Peter Roberts, associate fellow at the University of Exeter’s Centre for Public Understanding of…
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Soldiers from across the U.S. Army showcased drone warfare skills and ideas in the service’s first annual Best Drone Warfighter Competition held here this week.
The competition, launched on Tuesday, is an Army event sponsored by the Army Aviation…
Airbus open to two-fighter option for FCAS to keep program alive
February 20, 2026
PARIS — Airbus is open to a “two-fighter solution” to break the deadlock on the future air-combat system that France, Germany and Spain are developing, Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury said, as work on the next-generation fighter (NGF) that’s part of the…
PARIS – BAE Systems said the production pipeline for the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet is filled until the start of final assembly of the sixth-generation stealth aircraft being developed through the Global Combat Air Programme, or GCAP.
“The good news is that we now have production requirements all the way through to when we start doing final assembly of a GCAP capability, which is…
Envoys signal no breakthrough on bridging Russia and Ukraine’s military, political differences
February 19, 2026
GENEVA — The latest U.S.-brokered talks between envoys from Moscow and Kyiv over Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine ended Wednesday with no sign of a breakthrough and with both sides saying the talks were “difficult,” as the war’s fourth anniversary approaches…
Germany won’t build nukes but could flash French, UK weapons to deter foes, Merz says
February 19, 2026
BERLIN — Germany does not want to pursue nuclear weapons of its own, but is interested in incorporating French and British atomic bombs in a deterrence arrangement reminiscent of NATO’s U.S.-based nuclear umbrella, according to Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
“I don’t…
DOD eyes commercial satellites that can spy on other satellites
February 19, 2026
The Pentagon is looking for cheap commercial satellites that can maintain surveillance on other satellites in orbit, including close-range inspections, according to a Defense Innovation Unit solicitation published Tuesday.
The Geosynchronous High-Resolution Optical Space-Based Tactical Reconnaissance project — also referred to as “Ghost Recon” (as in the Tom Clancy novels and video games)…
