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Indonesia’s First Aircraft Carrier: Former Italian Ship ‘Garibaldi’ Reaches Domestic Waters
The ex-Italian Navy carrier Garibaldi reaches Indonesia as the nation's first aircraft carrier, ahead of its formal welc...
Indonesia · Sep 17, 2026 · WedgetailGermany sending fighter jets to Latvia to protect election from drone incidents
Germany will send four Eurofighter jets to defend Latvian airspace during upcoming elections, amid concerns over drone i...
Latvia · Sep 17, 2026 · WedgetailIndia says China has scaled back troop numbers along their border
Both countries had amassed tens of thousands of troops along their poorly demarcated Himalayan border following a deadly...
India · Sep 17, 2026 · WedgetailPolitical, military costs of the US’ war in Iran become clearer
The war is widely unpopular with Americans, who will soon vote in the midterm elections, while US defense stockpiles are...
Iran · Sep 17, 2026 · WedgetailChinese missile apparently used in Yemen conflict
The discovery pointed to the growing use of Beijing’s military hardware in conflicts far afield.
Yemen · Sep 17, 2026 · WedgetailAmerica’s cyber strategy overlooks the infrastructure that actually keeps the military moving
Ports, railroads, and utilities keep the military operational. They're all vulnerable to Iranian cyberattacks. The post ...
Washington, United States · Sep 17, 2026 · WedgetailJapanese Global Hawk drone splashes down in crash
A Japanese Global Hawk drone nosedived into the Sea of Japan this week, instantly slashing the country’s fleet of these ...
Sea of Japan · Sep 17, 2026 · WedgetailWhat Is 3D Printing Actually Good For? Keeping Old Equipment in the Fight and Small Drones in the Air
Image credit: Senior Airman Renee Blundon, US Air Force The post What Is 3D Printing Actually Good For? Keeping Old Equi...
United States · Sep 17, 2026 · WedgetailFive Questions for a General: Brigadier General Matthew Ross
Welcome back to Five Questions for a General, a production of the Modern War Institute at West Point. This series featur...
United States · Sep 17, 2026 · WedgetailHow China Is Building an Architecture of Control Across the Heart of Asia
In the years following the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, much of the world treated the region as strategically per...
Beijing, China · Sep 17, 2026 · WedgetailSIPRI hosts dialogue on state–industry collaboration for lawful military AI
On 9–10 September, SIPRI’s Governance of AI Programme hosted a closed in-person dialogue on how states and industry acto...
Stockholm, Sweden · Sep 17, 2026 · WedgetailAn Army General Talks Fusing Sensors and Shooters on the Eastern Flank
This exclusive Cogs of War interview is with Brig. Gen. Steven P. Carpenter, the commanding general of Multi-Domain Comm...
Mainz, Germany · Sep 17, 2026 · WedgetailThe Real U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal Is Better Than We Thought
On Aug. 24, 2026, the Trump administration transmitted the text of the U.S.-Saudi nuclear cooperation agreement to Congr...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Sep 17, 2026 · WedgetailIndian, Pakistani Naval Vessels Collide in Arabian Sea, Prompting Diplomatic Tensions
This is the first time since the May 2025 military clashes that tension between the two sides has erupted into the open.
Arabian Sea · Sep 17, 2026 · WedgetailAI military targeting may move faster than humans can authenticate, critics warn
AI military targeting may move faster than humans can authenticate, critics warned during a Wednesday hearing in Washing...
Washington, D.C. · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailThe lesson from Germany: under-reacting to hybrid threats is dangerous
Berlin’s hurried shift to actively defending against hybrid threats shows the danger of cumulative under-reaction to hos...
Germany · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailMoscow’s Other Front: Why Ukraine’s Churches Are a Security Issue
A CIA director and the Vatican’s foreign minister were in Moscow in August. The spy chief drew the coverage; the Archbis...
Ukraine · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailNavy, Pentagon Enter Into $1.7 Billion Housing Expansion in Newport News
Hunt Military Communities entered into a deal with the Pentagon and Navy to create a $1.7 billion development that will ...
Newport News, United States · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailFault Lines – Defence bills, warning flares, Pacific cheques
Welcome to the latest edition of ASPI’s Fault Lines. Every fortnight, ASPI’s Defence Strategy Program monitors the actio...
Australia · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailJapan Air Self-Defense Force Recon Drone Crashes into Sea of Japan
One of Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s RQ-4 Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft System crashed into the Sea of Japan on Tuesday...
Sea of Japan · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailUS ‘not prepared’ to respond to nuclear attacks in space, report says
A recent war-gaming report found that the U.S. has no tested response to a nuclear detonation in space.
United States · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailWould NATO Membership for Ukraine Undermine Article 5 Itself?
In 2025, Jennifer Kavanaugh and Christopher McCallion wrote, “Armed Neutrality for Ukraine Is NATO’s Least Poor Option,”...
Ukraine · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailIsrael’s SPICE 1000 bombs can soon drop from F-35 fighters
The Israeli air force can look forward to yet another bomb type for its F-35 fleet.
Israel · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailThe Pentagon must prepare for battles around the moon: Joint Chiefs chair
Days after orbital weapons were revealed, Gen. Dan Caine ups the scope of the military’s desired reach.
United States · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailUS military must adapt as formations will be ‘hunted’ by autonomous systems, Caine says
Technology, such as AI and autonomous systems, is changing the character of war, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan...
United States · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailNavy Awards $200M for Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile for Carrier Fighters
The U.S. Navy awarded $200 million this week for the production of low-cost Blackbeard hypersonic missiles that will be ...
United States · Sep 16, 2026 · Wedgetail“A Recurring Pattern”: Civilians Paying the Price in Mali’s Drone Campaign
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No location · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailThe Houthis’ Advance to Bab al-Mandab: Has Yemen’s War Returned?
The Houthis’ Advance to Bab al-Mandab: Has Yemen’s War Returned? eschelhaas Wed, 09/16/2026 - 17:32 Latest Updates Afric...
No location · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailSiddhant Kishore on BRICS and the New Geopolitics of Asia
Siddhant Kishore joins host Tushar Shetty to examine the BRICS summit in New Delhi and the strategic realignment underwa...
No location · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailUnderwater Autonomy in the China-US Naval Race
Insights from Verineia Codrean.
No location · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailGermany, US to expand shared production of Patriot interceptors, strike missiles
German and U.S. defense leaders have signed an agreement positioning Germany as an additional production hub for scarce ...
No location · Sep 16, 2026 · Wedgetail'A masterclass in the ethics of espionage'
Ben Macintyre’s “Redwood” is the surprising true account of how a KGB major’s erectile dysfunction may have altered geop...
No location · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailDrone Downed in Lithuania Was Russian and Likely Aimed at Ukraine, President Nausėda Says
A NATO fighter jet intercepted the unmanned aircraft, identified as a Gerbera, over central Lithuania early Tuesday.
No location · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailSouth Korea Embraces the Silk Road Spirit With Central Asian Leaders
In the first Central Asia-South Korea leaders summit, energy and critical minerals were top of the agenda.
No location · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailPentagon Inspector General Report on Operation Epic Fury
The following is the Defense Department Office of Inspector General report to Congress on Operation Epic Fury, published...
No location · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailSyzran and Saratov Oil Refineries Halt Operations After Drone Attacks, Sources Say
Industry sources said the Syzran plant paused operations on Tuesday, while the Saratov refinery halted work last Friday.
No location · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailWhat Do Taiwan’s People Think About Its Annual Military Exercises?
Taiwan’s Han Kuang exercises are winning public approval, despite the growing impact on civilians. Understanding is anot...
No location · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailThe Challenges of Finding Political Treasure in Chinese Overseas Ports
When it comes to Chinese overseas port projects, negative economic externalities may coexist with positive ones.
No location · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailBelousov Awards Warship Captain for ‘Skillfully and Decisively’ Firing Flares at Danish Helicopter
The captain received Russia’s medal “For Courage” after he “prevented a provocation by a Danish helicopter,” the Defense...
No location · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailWorld News in Brief: Shipping alert from IMO, democracy vanishing in Nicaragua, alert over political ‘denialism’
Amid a rising number of attacks on shipping in key waterways in the Middle East linked to the US-Iran war, the head of U...
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