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Pentagon seeks additional funding as cost of Iran war tops $29 billion

The United States has spent an estimated $29 billion in the war against Iran, the Pentagon said Tuesday, as senior…

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Allies surpassed the US in military budget purchasing power last year, new report shows

VIENNA — America’s allies now outspend it in purchasing power-adjusted defense budgets, a new analysis by the Economist shows. Using…

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NATO to cultivate vetted counter-drone vendor pool for nations to pick and choose

RIGA, Latvia — NATO is setting up a marketplace where alliance members can shop for counter-drone systems — a pilot…

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Trump: Iran Ceasefire Is “On Life Support”

United States ruler Donald Trump said that the ceasefire with Iran is “on life support.” The comments were made after…

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Oil Jumps As Trump Says Mulling Restart Of Project Freedom, Which Could Mean New Hormuz Clashes With Iran

Summary Trump mulls restarting Project Freedom in Hormuz and says forcibly retrieving ‘nuclear dust’ is still on the table, oil jumps on…

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Turkey’s Aselsan eyes growth in networked, mass-producible weapons, CEO says

ISTANBUL — Aselsan used the Saha Expo 2026 defense exhibition here to present a vision of future warfare built around…

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US Navy open to building ships overseas, new plan says

The U.S. Navy released its fiscal 2027 shipbuilding plan Monday, laying out the possibility of the service turning to allied…

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US, partner nations sink two decommissioned ships during Exercise Balikatan

United States, Philippine, Japanese and Canadian forces combined land, sea and air platforms to sink two decommissioned ships off the…

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