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Defense
FAA Mandates Probe After SpaceX Starship Booster Crashes into Gulf
The FAA has ordered SpaceX to investigate why its Starship booster lost control and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico duri
Defense
CSIS Warns US Faces Years-Long Gap in Missile Stockpiles After Iran War
CSIS warns three years or more needed to replenish TLAMs, THAAD, and Patriot missiles used in the Iran war, with product
Defense
Canada Chooses Swedish Surveillance Jets, Snubbing Boeing in Shift from US Defense
Canada picks Swedish Saab GlobalEye surveillance jets over US Boeing E-7 Wedgetail, signaling a strategic move to reduce
Defense
US Strike on Suspected Narco-Vessel Kills One, Sparks Oversight Probe
A U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat killed one and left two survivors, as the Pentagon watchdog probes targeting proto
Defense
North Korea Eyes Automated Nuclear Launch After Constitutional Amendment
North Korea's new constitutional clause requires automatic nuclear retaliation if Kim Jong Un is killed, echoing Russia'
Defense
Israel Eliminates New Hamas Military Chief in Gaza Strike
Israel killed Mohammed Odeh, the newly appointed head of Hamas' military wing, in a Gaza City airstrike, marking the fou
Defense
NASA Awards Contracts for Moon Base: Landers, Rovers, Drones Set for 2028
NASA has inked contracts for landers, rovers, and drones to build a sprawling moon base, targeting the first astronaut l
Defense
House GOP Defense Bill Restricts Trump's Troop Moves, Blocks Battleship
House Republicans released an NDAA draft that restricts troop cuts in Europe and South Korea and blocks construction of
Breaking
U.S. Strikes Iran Amid Nuclear Talks, Threatening Fragile Peace Process
The U.S. launched defensive strikes in southern Iran on Monday, escalating tensions and threatening a fragile peace proc
Defense
GOP Senators Demand Intel Focus on China's AI Push After New Model Emerges
Sens. Jim Banks and Tom Cotton pressed top intelligence officials to assess China's AI capabilities, highlighting risks
Breaking
Iran Accuses US of Ceasefire Breach After Fresh Strikes in Hormozgan Region
Iran accused the US of violating a ceasefire after American forces conducted defensive strikes in southern Iran, threate
Defense
Bolton Condemns US-Iran Peace Talks as Strategic Error
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton slammed US-Iran peace negotiations, calling the ceasefire a mistake and pre