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27 April

US Invests in F-35 Test Fleet to Fast-Track Future Upgrades

The US Department of Defense has awarded Lockheed Martin a $177M contract modification to construct three F-35 flight sciences test aircraft.

27 April

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet First Class Parker Fitzgerald works at a computer in the Multi Domain Lab on Jan. 14, 2025 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Cadets take courses in military strategy, doctrine, heritage and professionalism while also developing the skills required of an officer. Military education plays a critical role in preparing cadets to become warfighting officers ready to lead lethal warfighting teams in the Air Force or Space Force. (U.S Air Force Photo by Ray Bahner)

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon Deploys 100K+ AI Agents to Drive Daily Workflows

The US Department of Defense’s artificial intelligence rollout isn’t experimental anymore — it is operational and scaling rapidly.

27 April

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Contracts Castelion to Integrate Hypersonic Missile Onto F/A-18

The US Navy has awarded Castelion a $105-million contract to continue efforts to integrate its Blackbeard hypersonic missile with the F/A-18.

27 April

260425-N-UM744-1007- Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Idaho (SSN 799) man the rails during a commissioning ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. on April 25, 2026. SSN 799, the fifth U.S. Navy vessel to be named for “The Gem State”, operates under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) FOUR, whose primary mission is to provide attack submarines that are ready, willing, and able to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deployed operations in unforgiving environments across the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski)

Rojoef Manuel

New US Navy Virginia Submarine Enters Service

The US Navy has commissioned its 26th Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, the USS Idaho (SSN 799), at the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut.

27 April

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

DroneShield, Overland AI Reinvent ULTRA Robot Vehicle With Anti-Drone Tech

The ULTRA robotic vehicle is no longer limited to ground operations, as it can now track the skies too with a newly-installed anti-drone capability.

27 April

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Tiberius Fires Ramjet-Powered Artillery Shell From NATO Howitzer for First Time

Artillery shells could be edging closer to missile-like performance following a breakthrough from Tiberius Aerospace.

27 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Trump Says Shooting Won’t ‘Deter’ Him From Iran War

US President Donald Trump said Saturday a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner would not deter him from the Iran war, although he believed the incident was unlikely to be linked to the conflict.

26 April

French President Emmanuel Macron rubbing his hands with a royal guard in the backgorund

Staff Writer With AFP

Macron Views EU Joint Defense Clause as ‘Stronger’ Than NATO One

French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday he considered the EU's common defense clause "stronger" than the one binding NATO together.

26 April

A national flag is photographed on the ruins of a police station that is struck during US-Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran, on March 3, 2026.

Staff Writer With AFP

Trump Cancels Pakistan Talks Trip, Says Iran War on Hold

US President Donald Trump cancelled his envoys' trip to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran on Saturday, saying there was no point "sitting around talking about nothing" but adding the war would not immediately resume.

25 April

US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One for a trip to Florida in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 2026.

Staff Writer With AFP

Trump Evacuated as Shooter Opens Fire at Washington Gala Event

US Secret Service agents bundled Donald Trump from the stage as shots rang out Saturday evening at a media gala, in what the president later described as an attack by a "would-be assassin."

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