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Air Force awarded Boeing $2.38B for 22 F-15EX jets at the fiscal-year deadline; totals now 120 sold, with plans near 267–269 as F-15C/D replacements.
China presses the Philippines near Scarborough as Taiwan logs ships but no aircraft, North Korea fires an IRBM, and Okinawa arrests a U.S. Marine.
A sourced catalogue of Russian statements and documents on NATO, from the 2021 draft treaties to the 2026 Kaliningrad warnings, with NATO’s replies.
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The Pentagon’s new Autonomous Warfare Command, Britain’s Ukraine data deal and Russia’s jet drones show AI and autonomy reshaping the battlefield.
The Navy awarded Raytheon up to $24.4B for SM-6 interceptors—more than 1,900 missiles over five years—as Iran-war stockpile drains and Pacific demand rises.
The Army’s $58.6B PAC-3 MSE deal aims to triple Patriot interceptor output by 2030 as the Iran war and Ukraine drain stocks and allies seek their own lines.
The first Columbia-class missile submarine is tracking to a 2028 delivery after delays, with a $29.5B order for five more boats and a strained workforce.
The Army’s M1E3 Abrams swaps the turbine for hybrid power and an autoloader crew of three. Soldier tests begin this fall, with production possibly in 2027.
Two B-21 Raiders are flying, a new Utah plant is open and Ellsworth gets the first jet in 2027, while the Pentagon weighs a fleet far bigger than 100.
The Army’s $1.2 billion PrSM Increment 2 order follows the missile’s Iran-war debut, a disputed strike and stockpile gaps, as it turns toward ship-hunting.
A Russian document threatens nuclear use if NATO cuts off Kaliningrad; Rutte tells Moscow to stop nuclear threats as Marines bolster Baltic Sentry.
Rutte says NATO will stop using high-end jets against low-cost drones as Russia’s barrage on Ukraine again scrambles aircraft in Poland and Romania.
Treasury targets 10 weapons procurers for Iran’s defense ministry; State designates Russia’s Yakovlev and MG-Flot and offers $15 million over IRGC finances.
Putin envoy Kirill Dmitriev held what a US official called constructive talks on ending the Ukraine war and postwar energy deals, as strikes on Kyiv go on.
Russian hybrid attacks on NATO states are rising, from drone incursions to sabotage, as Moscow stakes its Ukraine war on a winter strike campaign.
Sergei Lavrov told the UN Security Council Russia will not pause the war for talks, as Marco Rubio said both sides show interest in limited ceasefires.
Zelenskyy offered Russia a reciprocal energy ceasefire, halting refinery strikes if Moscow spares Ukraine’s grid, and urged Trump to set up talks with Putin.
Poland’s Donald Tusk warned Russia is preparing hybrid strikes on Ukraine’s allies disguised as accidents, then flew to Kyiv to discuss air defense.
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