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Pentagon to audit U.S. air defenses amid Black Sea attacks

NATO is sending more maritime patrol aircraft, radar systems and drones to the Black Sea after a run of deadly drone strikes on commercial ships near the coasts of Romania and Bulgaria, two of its members. The alliance announced the…

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White House seeks Iran strike options before midterms

The White House has asked the Pentagon to draw up options for military strikes on Iran that could be carried out before the Nov. 3 midterm elections. The Atlantic reported the request Wednesday, citing two administration officials. The move comes…

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US pulls B-1 bombers from UK base after alleged Iran plot

All U.S. bombers based at RAF Fairford in England have been sent home, the Pentagon confirmed on Sunday. American officials said the decision followed security concerns over suspected terror plots against the base, which the U.S. had used as a…

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AI-generated false report nearly triggered US-China military clash, CNN reports

The US military came dangerously close to a confrontation with China this spring after an artificial intelligence chatbot produced a false intelligence report claiming a Chinese vessel in the Middle East was carrying nuclear weapons components, CNN reported Friday in…

US military disables ad trackers after troops targeted in Middle East

Multiple branches of the U.S. military have disabled advertising trackers on government-issued phones and computers after foreign adversaries exploited commercially available location data to target American forces in the Middle East, according to letters released Friday by Senator Ron Wyden…

Unitree surges in Shanghai debut after report ties its robot dogs to US military research

China's Unitree Robotics based the designs for its most successful robot dogs on innovations funded by the U.S. military, according to a Reuters investigation published on the same day the company made a blockbuster debut on Shanghai's STAR Market.

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Pentagon gives up leadership of Ukraine aid command

The Pentagon is relinquishing leadership of the Security Assistance Group–Ukraine (SAG-U), a command based in Wiesbaden, Germany, that has coordinated Western military aid and training for Ukrainian forces since 2022. Another NATO member is expected to assume control within the…

Robotics CEO says weaponized humanoid tests could begin in 2027

The chief executive of US robotics firm Foundation Future Industries told Euronews Next he expects to begin testing weaponization use cases for his company's Phantom humanoid robots "as early as next year," building on pilot programmes already conducted in Ukraine.

Alibaba surges after judge blocks Pentagon lobbying ban

Alibaba Group Holding shares surged on Wednesday, posting their largest single-day gain since September 2025, after a federal judge ordered the Pentagon not to enforce a lobbying ban tied to the company's designation as a Chinese military company.

Alibaba sues Pentagon over Chinese military designation

Alibaba filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense on Tuesday, challenging its designation as a "Chinese military company," according to a court filing reported by Reuters. The legal action escalates the Chinese e-commerce giant's pushback against the Pentagon's…

Google’s Android security chief quits over Pentagon AI deal

René Mayrhofer, Google's Alphabet Inc. Director of Android Platform Security, has resigned from the company in protest over its agreement to provide artificial intelligence models to the U.S. Department of Defense for classified military work. In an internal letter titled…