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LONDON—The trio of Saab GlobalEye radar planes ordered by the Swedish Air Force are separate from—but a vital complement to—NATO’s own order of 10, the service’s top officer said Monday.Maj. Gen. Jonas Wikman, the head of the Swedish Air Force, told reporters in London that his country’s order of  the Swedish-built airborne early warning and control aircraft  is “on top” of the alliance deal announced at the NATO summit in Turkey earlier this month. “My view is that NATO will have the fleet, like AWACS today,” Wikman said. “We will have our fleet, a national fleet, in cooperation with other nations,…

NEW YORK (AP) — A former U.S. Army soldier toting an anti-ICE sign set off fireworks, lit a fire and shot a pellet gun Monday morning outside a Manhattan federal office building, injuring three people before security officers subdued him, authorities said. Andrew Arrabaca, 43, went to the building known as 26 Federal Plaza “armed with bad intentions,” made “anti-government and anti-American statements” as he was being arrested, and told investigators he didn’t care if he killed people, said James Barnacle, the assistant director in charge of the FBI’s New York field office. “The building was attacked,” Barnacle said at…

The federal government’s human resources office shed more than a third of its total workforce so far under the second Trump administration and is seeking further staffing cuts through another round of voluntary separation incentives. The Office of Personnel Management shrank its total headcount by 35% between December 2024 and March 2026, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office. In its analysis of federal workforce data, GAO found that more than half of OPM employees who left during this period had 11 or more years of service. “These actions have reduced institutional knowledge and operational capacity at the agency,” GAO wrote,…

With demand for Patriot PAC-3 interceptors sharpened by Russian and Iranian ballistic missile attacks, Lockheed Martin unveiled plans to build a smaller and cheaper, if less capable, version of the exquisite interceptor.The Adapted Capability Effector, or ACE, missile would use the PAC-3’s launcher and command and control software, but a less expensive rocket motor, radar, and electronic brain, according to a company announcement and remarks by Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control president Tim Cahil at the Farnborough International Airshow.The ACE lacks some of the features to counter the most advanced missiles, said Cahil, but is intended to be useful…

HII (Huntington Ingalls Industries), America’s largest shipbuilder and producer of the Romulus Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) and the Remus Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV), hosted a media briefing on July 20, 2026, discussing its Odyssey Autonomous Control System and recent developments Odyssey Autonomous Control System (ACS): Overview The Odyssey Autonomous Control System (ACS) is a modular, open-architecture software system capable of integrating with USVs, UUVs, UGVs (Unmanned Ground Vehicles), UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) or any manned platform in any domain. Once integrated, the system offers varying oversight options depending on the user’s needs, from semi-autonomous operations to fully autonomous, with multi-system…

Rome, 20 July 2026 – The Minister of National Defence, Nuno Melo, and the Chief of Staff of the Navy, Admiral Jorge Nobre de Sousa, were present at the signing ceremony of the bilateral agreement, at the Army Palace in Rome. This programme is part of the modernization process of the Portuguese Navy and Armed Forces to adapt to the new geopolitical reality and threats. The delivery of the three new ships to the Portuguese Navy will take place between 2029 and 2030. The Minister of National Defence, Nuno Melo, went to Rome as part of the delegation of the…

The U.S. Coast Guard began tracking a Chinese research vessel last week near the Arctic to ensure compliance with international law, the service announced.The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro observed the Chinese ship Xue Long as it transited through the U.S. exclusive economic zone and over the U.S. extended continental shelf in the Bering Sea toward the Arctic. “Alongside the Department of War, the Department of State, and our international partners, we are actively responding to competitor activities across an increasingly contested Arctic,” said Rear Adm. Bob Little, commander U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District.The U.S. Coast Guard completed the surveillance…

To PMP or not to PMP? That is the question facing many transitioning military members, veterans and military spouses looking for a job as a project manager. Yet passing the test to get the PMP certification is not easy. How do you know if earning your Project Management Professional certification (PMP) is really worth your time and effort during your military transition? One reason getting your PMP might be worth it is the availability of jobs in project management. According to the Talent Gap report by the Project Management Institute, the global economy will need up to 30 million new…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. Here’s TWZ’s weekly carrier tracker monitoring America’s flattop fleet, including deployed Carrier Strike Groups (CSG) and Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG), using publicly available open-source information. Check out last week’s report here. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the end of a weekend wave of air strikes yesterday, the ninth consecutive night of precision strikes “further degrading Iranian military capabilities,” and the beginning of a new, tenth round today. As the blockade approaches the one-week mark, CENTCOM forces have redirected seven commercial vessels and…

Navantia’s Ferrol shipyard has reached a new milestone in the F110 programme with the keel laying of the F113 frigate “Menéndez de Avilés”. Navantia press release The ceremony, chaired by the Director General for Armament and Material (DIGAM), Admiral Aniceto Rosique, and by Navantia’s Chairman, Ricardo Domínguez, took place at midday as a working event within the framework of the shipyard’s regular production activity. They were joined by the Chief of Staff of the Spanish Navy (AJEMA), Admiral Antonio Piñeiro, and the Director of the Ferrol shipyard, Eduardo Dobarro, as well as other representatives from the Ministry of Defence and…