Air Force
U.S. and Japanese fighters refuel together at Hachinohe during Keen Sword 27 hot-pit drills
F-35A and F-16 crews from the U.S. Air Force and Japan's Air Self-Defense Force practised hot-pit refuelling at Hachinohe from…
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Air Force
F-35: Pentagon and Lockheed Martin unveil framework deal for 850 US jets over ten years and multiyear production of 156 aircraft a year
The US Department of War and Lockheed Martin unveiled a framework agreement for multiyear F-35 production and sustainment, covering 850…
Middle East & North Africa
Iran’s Rezaei: Hormuz will not reopen without Tehran’s seven conditions, with threats against US cables, data centres and AI facilities
Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, says Iran will neither open the Strait of Hormuz nor return…
Military & Defense
US and Guyana sign joint statement on enhanced military cooperation: training, exercises and airspace surveillance
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Guyana’s President Mohamed Irfaan Ali signed a joint statement at the Pentagon creating…
Air Force
US Air Force says it needs 1,509 combat-coded fighters by 2035, with the F-35 at 40 percent of the fleet
The US Air Force tells Congress it will need 1,509 combat-coded fighters by 2035 for a “moderate” risk level, up…
Military & Defense
U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and Mexican Navy hold 10th Maritime Staff Talks, adding amphibious cooperation to the agenda
The U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and Mexican Navy ended two days of talks in Mexico City, with maritime surveillance,…
Land Forces
DARPA tests four autonomous ground vehicles in live-fire exercise at Fort Knox, with a human approving every engagement
Four autonomous ground vehicles hunted simulated targets as a team at Fort Knox on 15 October, in a DARPA test…
Asia-Pacific
Rubio in Mumbai: U.S.-India trade deal “incredibly close”, possible in “weeks, not months”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Indian foreign minister Jaishankar in Mumbai on 20 October and said a U.S.-India trade…
Asia-Pacific
U.S. Marines and South Korean forces start first Korea-based Multi Domain Reconnaissance Course
III MEF's Expeditionary Operations Training Group and ROK forces began MDRC 26.1 on 21 October, the first time the reconnaissance…
Politics & Diplomacy
U.S. and Paraguay sign air-interception agreement and open nuclear talks during Deputy Secretary Landau’s Asunción visit
A State Department fact sheet lists an aerial intercept agreement, new security assistance and talks on a civil nuclear 123…
Asia-Pacific
U.S. Marines train JGSDF joint terminal attack controllers on Okinawa for future Sakishima operations
5th ANGLICO and Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force trained on Okinawa to certify Japanese JTACs, with an eye to directing coalition…
Land Forces
101st Combat Aviation Brigade begins 32-week virtual reality trial of NeuroTrainer cognitive system at Fort Campbell
Pilots of the U.S. Army’s 101st Combat Aviation Brigade began a 32-week pilot test of the NeuroTrainer virtual reality system…