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Germany unveiled a comprehensive military strategy package on Wednesday, marking the most significant overhaul of Bundeswehr planning in decades. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius presented the classified "Responsibility for Europe" strategy to lawmakers, setting a 20-year roadmap for the armed forces....

The US Navy is exploring the possibility of partnering with foreign shipbuilders to construct warships, Navy Secretary John Phelan announced at the Sea-Air-Space 2026 conference in Washington on Tuesday. The move addresses mounting labor capacity constraints in the American maritime industrial base....

US Southern Command announced Tuesday the establishment of an Autonomous Warfare Command tasked with deploying autonomous and unmanned platforms to counter threats across multiple domains, from the seafloor to space. The command, mandated by SOUTHCOM Commander Gen....

Canadian Armed Forces conducted large-scale Arctic exercises over three months, deploying approximately 1,300 personnel in operations designed to demonstrate enhanced sovereignty capabilities in the region. The exercises included a 5,000-kilometer snowmobile patrol from Inuvik to Churchill in temperatures reaching minus-60 degrees Celsius, along with ski patrols, frozen-ocean aircraft landings, and artillery transport to Cambridge Bay, Nunavut....

Anduril Industries and HD Hyundai have commenced production of their first autonomous surface vessel following completion of critical design review, the companies announced at the Sea-Air-Space Exposition. The vessel is scheduled to enter water testing in October 2026....

US Air Force Secretary Troy Meink announced April 20 that the A-10 Thunderbolt II close air support aircraft will remain in service through 2030, reversing a retirement timeline scheduled to conclude in 2029. The decision, made in consultation with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, aims to preserve combat power while defense industrial production capacity expands....