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Navantia UK publicly unveiled its LASV75 large autonomous surface vessel concept at the Navy Leaders Combined Naval Event held in Farnborough from May 19-21, 2026. The design represents the company vision for supporting the UK Royal Navy emerging hybrid navy construct combining crewed, uncrewed, and autonomous platforms....
An all-female, bipartisan delegation of eight US senators departed May 22 for a multi-nation Arctic tour to examine allied security capabilities and infrastructure amid growing competition from Russia and China. Led by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), the group will visit Canada, Greenland, Norway, and Iceland....
Secretary of State Marco Rubio cast doubt on NATO's value to the United States following a May 22 meeting with foreign ministers in Sweden, citing allied refusal to provide basing access during Operation Epic Fury, the US military campaign against Iran that began February 28. "One of the arguments I always made was that these bases in the region provided us logistical options that we wouldn't otherwise have," Rubio stated....
Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon integrated into the French Navy carrier strike group centered on FS Charles de Gaulle, operating in the Gulf of Aden and Horn of Africa region. The Marine Nationale announced the integration May 22, stating the move demonstrates interoperability between the two navies and joint preparation for potential operations to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz....
The US Marine Corps conducted trials pairing UH-1Y Venom helicopters with FPV attack drones during a May 13 exercise at Twentynine Palms, California, testing whether traditional rotary-wing aircraft can extend the operational reach of low-cost unmanned systems. Marines launched a Neros Archer first-person-view drone from the ground before transferring control to operators aboard a helicopter orbiting several miles away....
A Congressional Research Service report released May 13 documented 42 U.S....
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