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Following a bumpy NATO conference, air and space military leaders from the United States, United Kingdom, and 50 other countries will gather in London this week to discuss future military strategy as President Trump continues his push for allies to spend more on defense.Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, the U.S. Air Force chief of staff; Gen. Chance Saltzman, the U.S. Space Force’s top uniformed leader; and top U.K. military and government leaders are the scheduled keynote speakers at the Global Air and Space Chiefs’ Conference in London on Wednesday and Thursday. U.K. military leaders plan to discuss strategies for its growing F-35…

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In June, a wooden plank vessel set out from Taiwan’s Orchid Island to Batanes in the Philippines. The vessel, named the Ovayan – meaning Golden Friendship – was a type of traditional vessel known as an ipanitika used by the Indigenous Tao people of Orchid Island.  Carrying 20 rowers at a time – accompanied by 40 other members of the Tao community on a support vessel, who helped take turns rowing – the Ovayan took about 24 hours to reach Batanes, the Philippines’ northernmost and smallest province. The Ovayan will remain in Batanes on display for six months before a…

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One stubborn former Marine is changing how the Pentagon moves data to farflung troops—a change intended to enable them to use advanced AI tools, and one that just might reshape how lightweight models are developed.Some of these new workflows have already been used during the U.S. war on Iran.“If you look at what’s happened with Operation Epic Fury, in particular, we were able to incorporate dozens of new feeds in real time that allow us to not only serve up that data in the right format, right structure, and everything else for those, for those applications to leverage, but also…

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Officials at the launch of the Anti-Ballistic Coalition. Credit: Emmanuel Macron via X. Leaders from ten European countries have announced the start of a “purely defensive” coalition focused on developing a joint anti-ballistic missile system. The Integrated Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition brings together Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, and the UK. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more A joint declaration marking the establishment was signed during a summit in Paris on 13 July 2026. The declaration sets out plans…

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In the past week, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has signed security and defense agreements with Vanuatu and Fiji, visited Fiji and Solomon Islands, and hosted leaders from Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Tonga in Brisbane. Against this flurry of Pacific diplomacy, China tested a ballistic missile in the region, reminding all players of its presence and its growing power. While the Albanese government has done much work in the Pacific and is generally on better terms with its leaders than the previous Morrison government, Australia can do more to be a good neighbor. British colonists in Australia “discovered” the…

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The EPAWSS system gives pilots 360-degree threat detection and integrated countermeasures. Credit: BAE Systems. Boeing has awarded BAE Systems a contract to supply the Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) for Republic of Korea Air Force’s F-15K Slam Eagle fighter jets. The agreement forms part of the ongoing initiative with the Republic of Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) to update 59 F-15K aircraft. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The EPAWSS is intended to equip the F-15K fleet with a modern…

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-day visit to Australia last week delivered substantial outcomes, especially in the defense and security sector. Amid growing unease about relying on the United States to resist China, Australia and India are keen to see how they can gain strength from each other, much as Japan and Australia are increasingly working together. Examples of this appeared during Modi’s visit. Australia and India are framing new minilateral coalitions to maximize their strategic options. Where the two will land is not entirely certain because of the limitations of their material power, but they stand a better chance…

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