In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab on Oct. 17, 2026.
Democratic senators demand that the Pentagon publicly disclose the cost of damage to the US infrastructure during the war on Iran.
SECRETARY OF WAR PETE HEGSETH: Well, what a great looking group.
During the second of two stops on his Arsenal of Freedom tour today, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth praised the progress the U.S. and its defense industrial base have made over the past two years under President Donald J. Trump's administration.
Multilateral Exercise Keen Sword 2027 began yesterday with an opening ceremony on Ishigaki Island, Japan.
U.S. military personnel, scientists and international partners conducted live-fly testing in Alaska last month during the final event of a three-year Arctic air domain awareness experiment series, collecting data to assess technology that could help close surveillance gaps across the state.
The US Army intends to deploy hundreds of high-altitude balloons in the event of a military conflict in Europe, Brig. Gen. Steven Carpenter told The War Zone portal.
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) returned to their Base Alameda homeport on Coast Guard Island Oct. 9, 2026, following a 112-day Alaska patrol that covered more than 23,000 nautical miles across the Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean.
Gen. Xavier Brunson, commander of United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, and U.S. Forces Korea, concluded a three-day visit to Washington, D.C., Oct. 14, where he underscored the importance of regional sustainment, modernization, and the unshakeable strength of the Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance.
The European Union (EU) unveiled a new Arctic strategy on Tuesday aimed at strengthening security, protecting critical infrastructure and expanding economic cooperation in the region amid growing geopolitical competition and accelerating climate change, according to Xinhua.
Despite Washington's expanding military footprint in Greenland, a development that strains the transatlantic alliance, the EU unveiled its new "Strategy for the Arctic" on Tuesday, which will reportedly carry heightened geopolitical rivalry and military-security overtones. Meanwhile, an EU senior official also sought to counter so-called China-Russia efforts to "dominate" the Arctic Circle.
A joint project by Lithuania's defence technology company RSI Europe and Estonia's Odin Defence, developed under the European Defence Industrial Strategy, has been selected for funding under the European Defence Industry Programme's (EDIP) Industrial Reinforcement Actions, specifically the "Energetic Components" call for proposals. The project will receive EUR 29.5 million in EU funding. The Ministry of National Defence backed the proposal as it aligns with a priority area in developing the Lithuanian defence industry-specifically, boosting ammunition production capacity.
President Gitanas Nausėda met with Polish President Karol Nawrocki in Warsaw on Tuesday.
At a time of growing security challenges andincreasing demand for multinational defence cooperation, OCCAR today celebrated its 25th Anniversary in the presence of High-Level representatives of its six Member States, reaffirming the Organisation's role as an essential pillar of European armament cooperation.
Members states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must unite to combat growing security threats in the region, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Tuesday as he welcomed delegates to the 20th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC) in Makati City under the Philippines' 2026 ASEAN chairship.
The Philippine Air Force and the Philippine Army Interoperability Exercise (PAF-PA IOX) aims to strengthen the Armed Forces of the Philippines' defense capabilities in responding to maritime and coastal security threats.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio departed Uzbekistan on October 20 for India after meetings with all five Central Asian countries, wrapping up a visit aimed at expanding Washington's economic and diplomatic engagement with a region increasingly intent on shaping its own international partnerships.
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