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Reuters WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is set to unveil a $1.5 trillion defense budget request for the next fiscal year on Friday, by far the largest year-over-year increase in defense spending in the post-World War Two era. Funding for Trump’s marquee but controversial $185 billion “Golden Dome” missile defense shield is expected to be included in the budget request as well as Lockheed Martin F-35 jets and warships. Procurement of Virginia-class submarines made by General Dynamics, and Huntington Ingalls Industries as well as other top shipbuilding priorities is expected. Last year, Trump asked Congress for…

News April 03, 2026 Dan Taylor Technology Editor Military Embedded Systems Image via Red Cat SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Red Cat Holdings said a NATO ally selected its Black Widow small uncrewed aerial system (sUAS) through a competitive tender in March 2026, with deliveries of an undisclosed number of systems scheduled for 2026, the company announced in a statement. The contract was facilitated through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency, the statement reads. Each system will include two Black Widow aircraft, a ground control station, and other mission components, according to the company. Red Cat says the Black Widow is…

BERLIN — A Swedish defense company is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base.Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur confirmed last week that an agreement had been reached with an unnamed manufacturer to construct a large-caliber ammunition plant at the Põhja-Kiviõli defense industry park, with the investor committing at least €300 million ($346 million) to the project. The plant will produce short-, medium- and long-range munitions.According to Estonia’s public broadcaster ERR, the company is Swedish. That narrows the field…

The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran is on the verge of superseding the limits of the liminal conflict. What is liminal conflict?  Liminal conflict is a way in which states deploy bounded violence to shape the international order and to reproduce that order over time (Lacey 2024).  Liminal conflict is oriented toward system maintenance rather than disruption.  But in the case of the Persian Gulf, the regional order is now experiencing systemic disruption, which may escalate into systemic collapse.  Both Israel’s geopolitical ambitions and Iran’s capacity to engage in horizontal escalation exceed the limits of liminal conflict.  There are diplomatic responses…

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org The Pentagon’s research labs are ramping up their search for munitions that can be mass-produced—an effort likely to be buoyed by billions of dollars in the department’s new fiscal 2027 budget request and tens of billions in the upcoming years. A fact sheet released by the White House’s Office of Management and Budget on April 3 states that one of the Pentagon’s top priorities in 2027 is to “rapidly procure 12…

MMA Fighting has Deontay Wilder vs. Derek Chisora live round-by-round updates for one of the most anticipated boxing fights of the year at O2 Arena in London, England on Saturday afternoon.The main event is expected to begin around 5 p.m. ET on DAZN pay-per-view. Check out our Wilder vs. Chisora results page to find out what happened on the undercard.Deontay Wilder (44-4-1, 43 knockouts) has had a rough stretch as of late, losing four of his past six fights. The former WBC heavyweight champion did knock out Tyrrell Anthony Herndon in the seventh round in his last outing this past…

In the rolling hills and pine-lined ridges of Western Wisconsin lies Monroe County — a place whose very name echoes the early heartbeat of the United States. It is a name drawn from James Monroe, the fifth president, a Soldier-statesman whose life bridged the fragile birth of the nation and its confident stride into the 19th century. To name a county on the American frontier after Monroe was no small gesture, as history shows. It was an act of remembrance and aspiration — a way of tying the raw, developing lands of Wisconsin to the ideals forged in the fires…

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PARIS — France placed an order with shipbuilder Naval Group for the country’s fifth Defense and Intervention Frigate, known by its French acronym FDI and recognizable for its inverted bow, the final vessel currently planned in the class for the French Navy.The fifth vessel ordered at the end of March will be delivered in 2032, the French Armed Forces Ministry said in a statement late Thursday. France ordered the fourth vessel in the class in December, and both units will be built at Naval Group’s site in Lorient in western France, according to the company.“The Ministry of the Armed Forces…

Listen to the article 1 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Hasbro Inc., one of the nation’s largest toymakers, said it suffered a cyberattack that could lead to weeks of product delays, according to a regulatory filing. The company, with a portfolio that includes Play-Doh and Transformers, has implemented business continuity plans to help manage its ability to accept orders, ship products and conduct other operations, according to the 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The attack was first discovered Saturday, March 28, after an unauthorized party gained access to its…