Tag: military and defense
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RTX’s Raytheon achieves longest known AMRAAM® shot
Successful F-22 tests showcase AMRAAM’s extended time of flight EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., Sept. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, and the U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command have successfully executed the longest known AMRAAM® air-to-air missile shot by a fifth-generation fighter during a series of tests in Eglin Air…
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Senate Democrats raise concerns over Pentagon plan to use military lawyers as immigration judges
A group of Democratic senators say they are deeply concerned that a Pentagon plan to allow military lawyers to work as temporary immigration judges will violate a ban on using service members for law enforcement and affect the military justice system
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Russia shows off conventional and nuclear military might in drills — and raises tensions with NATO
A swarm of Russian drones flew last week into Poland in what officials there regarded as a deliberate provocation
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Zelenskyy calls for a European air defense system as Russian strike wounds 20
Ukrainian officials say Russian forces have bombarded the city of Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine with rockets
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Funding Military Families’ Educational Dreams
WARWICK, R.I.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep 16, 2025– In support of the educational and career goals of military families, Corvias Foundation gathered business leaders for its most successful fundraising event yet welcoming approximately 150 attendees and 30 sponsors. Since its founding in 2006, Corvias Foundation has supported more than 500 military-connected families with more than $20 million in…
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Denmark leads an exercise in Greenland, with Russia in mind at a time of tensions with the US
Denmark is leading a military exercise with hundreds of troops from several European NATO members in Greenland
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QinetiQ US to Shape Future Army Sensor Capabilities Through FALCONS Program
Other Transaction Authority agreement positions QinetiQ US to define specifications for next-generation battlefield sensing system LORTON, Va., Sept. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — QinetiQ US has entered into an agreement through an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with Consortium Management Group, Inc. (CMG) on behalf of Consortium for Command, Control and Communications in Cyberspace (C5) with the…
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Crime is down in Chicago, but still a focus in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s fight with Trump
CHICAGO — As President Donald Trump has recently threatened to send federal troops to clean up Chicago’s violence, local officials have trumpeted a factor complicating his plans: Crime is down in the city. It’s a feather in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s cap that he has highlighted as a political win all year, but one that’s become…
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Trump says the US military again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela
President Donald Trump says the U.S. military again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, killing three aboard the vessel
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The Latest: Rubio will head to Qatar after meeting with Netanyahu in Israel
The U.S. State Department says Secretary of State Marco Rubio will head to Qatar after meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel