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Anduril Industries will begin building its new loyal wingman drones in the coming days at a new facility in Ohio. militarytimes.com/unmanned/2026/…

Pentagon staffers, former officials and IT contractors who work closely with the U.S. military say they are reluctant to give up Anthropic’s AI tools. militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-…

U.S. soldiers used Apache helicopters to pursue and attack drones in an air-to-air combat training exercise this week. militarytimes.com/news/your-mili…

The USS Santa Barbara and USS Tulsa, which are homeported in Bahrain, arrived in Singapore this week. militarytimes.com/news/your-navy…

The Defense Department continues to ask its civilian employees to volunteer for logistics support and more with ICE and CBP. militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-…

The operation is separate from the joint U.S.-Israel war on Iran, but the dynamics of each conflict zone will inevitably intersect with each other. militarytimes.com/global/mideast…

The packages include systems for the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Jordan, and range from counter-drone technology to aircraft munitions. militarytimes.com/global/mideast…

Religious waivers that have already been approved will be reevaluated within 90 days, the memo states. militarytimes.com/news/your-mili…

The newest bunker-buster bomb made its combat debut against Iran earlier this week. militarytimes.com/news/your-air-…

CENTCOM confirmed the pilot made an emergency landing during combat operations. CNN sources told the outlet the aircraft was struck by an Iranian munition. militarytimes.com/news/your-mili…

The president drew a parallel between the U.S. strikes on Iran and Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. militarytimes.com/news/your-mili…

Shigeaki Mori, an atomic bomb survivor, spent decades researching the forgotten American prisoners of war killed in the Hiroshima attack. militarytimes.com/veterans/milit…

The A-10’s deployment in Operation Epic Fury comes as Congress has moved to protect it from Air Force divestment efforts. militarytimes.com/news/your-air-…

The attacks against Iran had cost the U.S. about $12 billion as of Sunday, 15 days after they began. militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-…

US weighs military reinforcements as Iran war enters possible new phase militarytimes.com/news/your-mili…

Sending a military care package to the Middle East? Check this list first militarytimes.com/pay-benefits/2…

“There has been no decision to send ground troops at this time, but President Trump wisely keeps all options at his disposal," a White House official said. militarytimes.com/news/your-mili…

Nonetheless, Russia still views the Arctic as vital to its security for a variety of political, economic and military reasons. militarytimes.com/flashpoints/uk…

The upgraded missile is backed by "significant investment" and is advancing rapidly through initial tests. militarytimes.com/news/your-mili…

The move will save the commissary system money, officials said in their announcement of the change. militarytimes.com/pay-benefits/m…