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MILAN — The head of the European Commission today called for the urgent creation of a new EU-wide security response mechanism for hybrid attacks, which could be triggered without military aggression and complement existing NATO procedures. During her annual State of the Union Address today, the bloc’s leader, Ursula von der Leyen, also pushed for the creation of a new security council that would involve Canada, Norway, Ukraine and the United Kingdom — all non-EU states. “We urgently need a consensus on how to respond to certain incidents. Those which fall below armed aggression but clearly threaten our national security…It…

HII will enhance US Army’s airdrop and combat feeding techniques. Credit: © HII. HII’s mission technologies division has secured a five-year task order to advance research on airdrop and combat feeding techniques for the US Army. As part of this programme, HII will work to enhance both cargo and personnel airdrop systems across crewed and uncrewed aircraft. The company stated that the initiative aims to improve the reliability and safety of airdrop equipment, as well as strengthen interoperability between different delivery systems. The contract also calls for the integration of advanced sensing technologies, autonomous capabilities, and cybersecurity protections to address…

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Space Development Agency’s ambitious plan to create a satellite-to-satellite data relay network is now lagging a year behind, SDA director G.P. Sandhoo revealed. Just over six months ago, Sandhoo told the Satellite 2026 conference in Washington, DC that “we are about three months behind” on the orbital mesh network, but he hoped to start building it within six months. That self-imposed deadline expires in 10 days. But Sandhoo said here on Tuesday that that SDA wasn’t going to make it. In fact, he now doesn’t expect to start for another three months at least. All together,…

Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink delivers a keynote address during the 2026 Air, Space and Cyber Conference. Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Malia Heemsoth. China has warned of “war in outer space” after US officials confirmed for the first time that offensive, on-orbit space control weapons have been deployed. US Air Force secretary Troy Meink, speaking at the 2026 Air and Space Cyber Conference, acknowledged that the US possesses on-orbit space control weapons, which he said can defend the Joint Force against hostile adversary actions. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial…

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ARX Robotics’ Hector UGV. Credit: ARX Robotics GmbH. General Dynamics Land Systems-UK (GDLS-UK) and ARX Robotics have formed a new collaboration aimed at advancing the integration of autonomous systems with British Army crewed vehicles. The collaboration is in line with the Army’s focus on combining crewed and uncrewed systems within force structures to enhance battlefield awareness, survivability, and operational reach. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more ARX Robotics and GDLS-UK will explore how the former’s Hector uncrewed ground vehicle (UGV) could be teamed…

In early September, the World Nomad Games returned to Kyrgyzstan for the first time in eight years. That same week, a Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit was hosted in Bishkek. The capital went quiet. Main roads were sealed off for motorcades. Shopping centers along the official routes closed. Residents were told, early and in public: if you can get out of town, get out. By September 1, traffic maps showed more than eighty restrictions. The streets were almost empty. A few hours east, Kyrchyn gorge came alive. Yurts covered the meadow. Clay forts — built to recall the ancient Silk Road…

On September 13, Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture held its gubernatorial election. Koja Genta, a 42-year-old former mayor of Naha City, emerged with a convincing victory – 59 percent (423,124 votes) to 38 percent (276,060 votes) – against incumbent Governor Denny Tamaki. His election can create genuine – and long overdue – momentum to transform the relationship between the Japanese government and Okinawa from the confrontation over U.S. bases in the prefecture into a partnership to move Okinawa forward. As a home to the U.S. Marines Third Expeditionary Force (III MEF) headquarters, local elections in Okinawa from the governor’s race on down…

Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has fired and replaced his finance minister, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, just over a year after his appointment. Suahasil Nazara, 55, who has served as deputy finance minister since 2019, was yesterday sworn in as Purbaya’s replacement. The government did not say why Purbaya was removed, but his year in the post has been marked by ructions in the Indonesian economy, including a sharp depreciation of the rupiah and growing investor skepticism. After being sworn-in yesterday afternoon, Suahasil told the press that he had only learned about his appointment in the morning. “This is, of course, an expression…

Dozens of attendees file in during day one of the Air, Space and Cyber conference on Sept. 14, 2026. (Breaking Defense) The unmanned fighter aircraft FQ-42 Vengeance from General Atomics is seen here on display at the Air, Space and Cyber conference on Sept. 14, 2026. (Breaking Defense) This is a Hellfire Scalable Rail Launcher from Marvin Test Solutions, as seen on the show floor at the Air, Space and Cyber conference on Sept. 14, 2026. (Breaking Defense) Here are AeroVironment’s (from left) Switchblade launcher as well as the Switchblade 600 and Switchblade 400 loitering munitions at the Air, Space…