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Poland intervenes as Russian shadow ship spotted near power cable
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk, above, said Poland intervened in the Baltic Sea in May 2025 after a Russian shadow fleet ship acted suspiciously near…
Rogue communication devices found in Chinese solar power inverters
Solar panels are arrayed on Earth Day in Northfield, Massachusetts, on April 22, 2022. REUTERS
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United States energy officials are reassessing the risk…
Troy Meink confirmed as Air Force secretary
Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink testifies at a Senate Armed Services Committee on May 20, 2025. Meink was overwhelmingly confirmed by Senators a week…
EU, NATO respond forcefully to Russian jet incursion over Estonia
The European Union and the United Kingdom responded forcefully to a Russian jet’s protection of a shadow fleet ship being checked by Estonian naval forces in…
Space Force sets up special forces component within SOCOM
The U.S. Space Force will form its own special forces component under the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), its commander told Congress in April 2025.…
The High North and the F-35 Lightning II
A Norwegian F-35 Lightning II closes the gap to be refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 101st Air Refueling Wing during Nordic Response 24 on March…
Defender 25 kicks off with Swift Response rapid deployment phase
Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division jump from a C-17 Globemaster III during an integrated joint forcible entry exercise for Swift Response 25 in May.…
U.S. Navy tests sea-based hypersonic missile in Florida
The U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs completed a sea-based hypersonic missile test from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, in May 2025. Above, a…
Dutch leader says NATO’s chief wants allies to spend 3.5% of GDP on…
German Chancellor Freidrich Merz, left, and NATO General-Secretary Mark Rutte address the media at NATO headquarters in Brussels in May 2025. THE ASSOCIATED…
Desert Peak tests counterdrone kit authorization, deployment
A drone lies on the ground after performing aerial maneuvers at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, on April 1, 2025. SENIOR AIRMAN ANDREW GARAVITO/U.S. AIR…