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Today, the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence joined his counterparts from the United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan, to announce that Canada will become the first observer nation in the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP). The GCAP is a multinational partnership focused on developing a sixth-generation combat aircraft by 2035.

Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles visited the newly completed uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) facility at Jervis Bay recently.

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This year's iteration of the War Department's longest-running unclassified cyber defense exercise is largely focused on operational technology, military cyber professionals said today during a virtual media roundtable.

Contracting officers assigned to the U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command Southern Border Contract Team provided contract support to Marines assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment supporting Operation Ardent Vanguard.

Senior leaders from U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa and the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces met during the African Maritime Forces Summit 2026 to reinforce a nearly 250-year relationship and discuss shared maritime security priorities across North Africa and the broader maritime domain.

Senior maritime leaders from across Africa and around the world will gather in Rabat, Morocco, July 20-24, 2026, for the fourth annual Africa Maritime Forces Summit (AMFS), a weeklong forum focused on advancing maritime security through partnership, professional exchange and African-led cooperation.

A B-2 Spirit, tail number 82-1070, also known as the Spirit of Ohio, returned to operations after completing programmed depot maintenance (PDM) in Palmdale, California on June 23, 2026.

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President Donald Trump said he is reinstating a blockade of the straight of Hormuz after the United States and Iran traded a new wave of air strikes sparked by activity in the key waterway, rocked the Gulf region.

"We, the leaders of Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom recognizing the growing threat posed by ballistic missiles and the increasing importance of defence capabilities for the security of the European continent, announce today the initiation of the establishment of a purely defensive Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition."

Indonesia and Italy plan to deploy a joint naval crew aboard the Giuseppe Garibaldi - Indonesia's first aircraft carrier - during its delivery voyage to Indonesia before the vessel is officially handed over, according to Antara.

As both Washington and Tehran claim to control the critical commercial shipping route through the narrow Strait of Hormuz, UN agencies on Monday are calling for de-escalation amid the recent spike in strikes in the region related to the US-Iran war.

Today, 13 July, the European Union approved its most extensive cyber sanctions package against Russia to date at the Foreign Affairs Council. Under the EU cyber sanctions regime, eight individuals and four entities have been listed for malicious cyber activities that have directly harmed the economies of EU member states, the functioning of public services and critical infrastructure. Under the hybrid sanctions regime, the EU also listed an officer of Russia's Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (GRU), who has been linked to targeted cyberattacks against the European Union.

Today, the National Security Agency (NSA), in collaboration with partners, is releasing a Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA), "Improve Router Hygiene to Protect Against Russian State-Sponsored Targeting," warning device owners of threats posed to critical infrastructure sector networks by Russian cyber actors.

On the war front, Ukrainian forces have battled Russian troops to near stalemate, and Ukrainian drones are inflicting pain at the pump for Russian drivers, successes that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is happy to bask in.

The FREYJA Anti-Ballistic Missile Program was presented in Paris. The event brought together heads of state and government, defense ministers, national security advisors, and executives from defense companies. Following the meeting, the leaders signed the Joint Declaration on the Establishment of the Integrated Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition.

Demonstrating an unwavering commitment to ongoing disaster relief efforts, the amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio (LPD 17) arrived pierside in La Guaira on Thursday, July 9, 2026.

At the Commander in Chief's direction, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces will resume blockading maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports on July 14 at 4 p.m. ET.

Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following deployment, July 6, 2026. During the deployment, Mississippi's crew performed a wide range of submarine operations to deter aggression and support a free and open Pacific.