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NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organisation 26 March 2026 Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us today for the launch of our 2025 Annual Report. This report is basically a summary of what we have discussed, what we have decided, and also what we have done as NATO throughout 2025. And it was quite an eventful year. We see clearly that our world is constantly changing. And we are adapting to ensure we remain prepared. Putin’s war of aggression continued, as did support for Russia’s war from China, from Iran, North Korea, and Belarus. We saw increasingly reckless Russian…

The Justice Department has filed suit against a California towing company for allegedly illegally auctioning off service members’ vehicles — many of which had been towed from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Justice officials allege that S & K Towing Inc., of San Clemente, California, violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act by selling or disposing of as many as 148 vehicles without a court order, even when they knew, or should have known, that the vehicles were owned by military members.Some of the vehicles were registered to addresses on Camp Pendleton, including rooms in the barracks. In other cases, the…

PARIS — MBDA, Europe’s biggest missile maker, plans to double production of its top-of-the-range Aster air-defense missile in 2026, an “absolutely massive” jump in response to surging demand, Chief Executive Officer Éric Béranger said.The company will lift its overall missile output by 40% this year, a “very significant” increase, Béranger said at a press conference here on Thursday to present MBDA’s annual results. The firm will double the size of its five-year investment plan to help ramp up production.The destruction wrought by missiles and drones in wars in Ukraine and the Middle East has created a sense of urgency in…

Decisions involving federal employees’ union representation will soon see more political involvement on the front end of the process, a change that upends more than 40 years of precedent. The Federal Labor Relations Authority issued a pair of interim final rules on Tuesday, revising its internal operations for how it processes the labor-management cases. Once the rules take effect next month, the FLRA’s three-member board of political appointees will become involved in initial decisions on amending bargaining units, overseeing union elections and certifying new union chapters. That initial process is currently designated to regional directors — career federal employees —…

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence is developing a policy framework and accompanying standards to speed AI adoption for cybersecurity and other tech tools across the intelligence community, as part of a broad cybersecurity and IT modernization effort launched under the Trump administration last year.ODNI has also sought to tighten the intelligence community’s cyber posture, including through modernizing networks, standing up a shared authorization repository, pushing a zero-trust model and expanding threat hunting, according to an ODNI official who requested anonymity under ground rules accompanying a news release on the modernization efforts.The office, which oversees America’s spy agencies…

The Pentagon is weighing whether to redirect weapons originally meant for Ukraine to the Middle East, as the war in Iran strains supplies of some of the U.S. military’s most critical munitions, the Washington Post reported Thursday, citing three people familiar with the matter.The weapons that could be redirected include air defense interceptor missiles purchased through a NATO initiative launched last year, under which partner countries buy U.S. arms for Kyiv, the report said.The consideration comes as U.S. operations in the region intensify. Adm. Brad Cooper, the Central Command chief leading U.S. forces in the Middle East, on Wednesday said…

Humble’s latest monthly bundle pairs fast, aggressive tactical combat with old-school first-person dungeon crawling and six more games. Just like always, so far behind on the news, but I still want to mention how good the March 2026 Humble Choice lineup looks, with an incredible couple of RPG’s that make buying this subscription well worth it. As I usually do, below is a brief reminder of what Humble Choice is (as I am sure most of you know), but just to give a little background. Humble Choice is a monthly subscription service, giving subscribers at least 10 solid games each…

(L-R): Turkish Defence Minister Yaşar Güler and UK Defence Secretary John Healey. Credit: BAE Systems. The UK Government has formalised a defence agreement with the Republic of Türkiye relating to the latter’s procurement of Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. In October last year, Türkiye ordered 20 Typhoon fighter jets from the UK in a deal valued at £5.4bn ($7.2bn). Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The new agreement covers training, support equipment, and related services for these aircraft. Under the contract, BAE Systems will supply…

Count the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee among the defense-policy experts who say the National Defense Strategy is inadequate in key ways.At a Thursday hearing, Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., said the defense policy’s tepid treatment of satellites and nuclear weapons might encourage Chinese and Russian ambitions.“It’s no secret that I believe this NDS falls short in several areas,” Wicker told U.S. Strategic and Space Command leaders gathered to testify. “I am particularly concerned that the current strategy does not address space and nuclear threats with anywhere near the urgency they deserve.”The NDS makes only passing mention of Russia’s…

In a demanding test of precision, endurance and teamwork, 17 elite sniper teams participated in the U.S. Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 15-19. The U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School hosted the competition, now in its 17th year. Special Forces sniper course instructors and leadership designed the various challenges and served as officials and scorekeepers. “This competition represents the pinnacle of the sniper craft,” said Army Col. Simon Powelson, commander of the 2nd Special Warfare Training Group. “We have brought together highly trained teams from across the joint…