The Italian Air Force has completed a special operations exercise demonstrating the integration of special forces with fourth- and fifth-generation air assets in support of NATO’s Agile Combat Employment concept.

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Lockheed Martin has signed a framework agreement with the U.S. Department of War aimed at accelerating production of PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors, with annual output planned to rise substantially.

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The sanctioned supertanker Marinera, formerly known as Bella 1, continues to steam northeast through the North Atlantic.

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The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the United Kingdom expects to have taken delivery of its 75th F-35 Lightning aircraft by the end of 2033.

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A highly classified U.S. stealth surveillance drone has been tentatively linked to recent American military activity connected to events in Venezuela, although no official confirmation has been provided by Washington. Open-source imagery and video circulating in recent days appear to show a Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel operating in the wider Caribbean region, with some analysts […]

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Recent U.S. military air movements into the United Kingdom indicate a redeployment of American special forces into Europe, UK Defence Journal understands.

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Royal Air Force aircraft have conducted joint airstrikes against an Islamic State underground facility in Syria alongside French forces.

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US President Donald Trump has claimed that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been captured and removed from the country following what he described as a large-scale US military operation overnight.

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This was not a full-scale invasion, but rather a limited and focused military action involving air and special operations forces, supported by strikes.

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Video footage circulating from Caracas appears to show a helicopter conducting a rocket attack against ground targets during the overnight strikes in Venezuela.

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