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February 12, 2026
Laser weapon that shut down El Paso's skies was LOCUST system
The counter-drone weapon that caused a shutdown of El Paso's airspace on Wednesday was AeroVironment's LOCUST, a 20-kilowatt laser system, Axios has confirmed.Why it matters: The Army sees the cutt...
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February 4, 2026
Death of New START heralds "a world with more nuclear risk"
Tomorrow, the world lurches toward an age of international uncertainty and increased nuclear-weapons spending. New START is expiring.Why it matters: The treaty capped and encouraged inspections of ...
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January 23, 2026
Global powers brace for space warfare
World powers see space as a future battlefield. The consequences are enormous.The big picture: Tomorrow's war will be fought in the stars above as well as on the ground below. Preparations are happ...
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January 15, 2026
Trump's "Department of War" rebrand could cost $125 million
Rebranding the Department of Defense as the Department of War will cost between $10 million and $125 million — but could cost hundreds of millions more if lawmakers make it official, according to t...
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January 14, 2026
Trump challenges where America fights and how it arms itself
The world's understanding of how President Trump intends to wield the American military and influence the industry that arms it changed dramatically in two weeks flat.The big picture: In the earlie...
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January 7, 2026
Trump threatens to nix Raytheon's defense contracts
President Trump threatened to kneecap a division of RTX, the world's second-largest defense contractor, if it did not step up and invest in "plants and equipment."Why it matters: This was the most ...
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December 22, 2025
U.S. to build "Trump-class" warships for "Golden Fleet"
The U.S. will build "Trump-class" military vessels that the president on Monday suggested are new-age battleships, inching the country closer to construction of what the administration is advertisi...
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December 17, 2025
Ukraine's defense minister warns Europe: Act now
Europe must quickly acknowledge a "new reality" in which it must "take responsibility for its own security," Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal said at the Washington edition of the Aspen Sec...
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November 26, 2025
China seeks "alternative world order," U.S. commission warns
Xi Jinping is attempting to "construct an alternative world order" in which Beijing sits at the center and is propped up by fellow anti-democratic states, such as Russia and North Korea, according ...
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November 26, 2025
The rise of Dan Driscoll, Army secretary turned envoy
U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll's impromptu role in negotiating peace between Russia and Ukraine thrusts into the mainstream what defense circles have been whispering about: He's a Trump 2.0 power...
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