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The US government, Lockheed Martin and European allies have selected Poland to host a maintenance facility for Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles.

Reports this week describe how Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed for fresh military strikes against Iran in the days before the October 27 election — but faced pressure from both his military leadership and the Trump administration to hold off.

The news comes as Israeli voters headed to the polls in an election watched worldwide.

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An Israeli F-15I Ra’am assigned to the 69th Squadron launches for a sortie in support of exercise Juniper Falcon May 7, at Uvda Air Base, Israel.

Air Force Col. John Edward Stavast served as a pilot with the 11th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron in Vietnam when he was shot down in 1967. He served 5½ years as a prisoner of war before his release. His time in captivity included a stint at the infamous Hỏa Lò Prison, otherwise known as the Hanoi Hilton.
Stavast, who also served during World War II and died in 2004, spoke to the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project in 1984. In the lead-up to Veterans Day on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, here is an edited transcript of Stavast’s recollections during that interview.

Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack against Ukraine overnight on October 26–27, killing at least four people and injuring dozens.

According to the Kyiv Independent, Kyiv was subjected to ballistic missile strikes alongside a wave of 280 attack drones.

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At least one person was killed and 15 injured in the capital, including a paramedic, medical technician, and university student.

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The Defense Post Applied Intuition has received a US Navy contract to install an AI system that helps sailors detect and track nearby vessels, starting with five Arleigh Burke-class destroyers

Dylan Malyasov, Defence Blog CoAspire’s CHAOS weapon is a ground-launched version of its Rapidly Adaptable Affordable Cruise Missile-Extended Range, or RAACM-ER,

Matthew M. Burke, Stars and Stripes An experimental software application tested this week in southern Germany allows U.S.

Lariosa, Naval News Lockheed Martin’s PrSM Inc 4 prototype integrates ramjet tech and advanced sensors to achieve a long-range maritime strike capability.

Could AI make RAF fighter pilots obsolete?

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Since returning to office in January 2025, the Trump administration has aggressively exercised executive authority across the federal government. Meanwhile, Congress has not adequately applied its oversight role to rein in the executive branch, particularly over the Department of Defense. We have watched these dynamics with specific interest, in discussions with congressional staff over bills and appropriations, and in conversations with our clients.

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Francis L. Donovan, commander of U.S. Southern Command, studies a map during a site survey in Tumaco, Colombia (file photo). Photo: U.S. Marine Corps / Cpl. Daniel Garcia via Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)

The commander of Southern Command, Marine Corps Gen. Francis L. Donovan, posted on the command’s official X account on October 24. He urged Cubans to push for political change. “Cuba’s future belongs to those who act. Seize the moment and build the change you want to see,” he wrote.

We’ve both spent our careers in national security, so we know some core principles will always be up for debate. Should we be realists or idealists? Do we have responsibilities to other nations beyond our immediate self-interest? How long should we let diplomacy go on before we send in the Marines?

Yet one core principle is uncontroversial: good national security decisions are seldom made by trusting one person’s gut, especially when that gut is painfully ill-informed.

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Polls in recent weeks consistently show Democrats are likely to win next week’s midterm elections. The biggest question may be how big the margin of victory will be in the House of Representatives.

An NPR/PBS/Marist poll released Tuesday looked at where the midterm elections stand a week before the vote.

President Donald Trump attends the National Prayer Breakfast, Thursday, February 6, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley.)

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U.S. President Donald Trump said he is considering whether to strike a peace deal with Iran.

“Do I make a deal or do I finish them off?” Trump mused during an interview with Fox News host Larry Kudlow on Sunday.

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Sept. 20, 2025) The United States Air Force F-22 Demo Team performs at the 2025 Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana Air Show aboard NAS Oceana, Sept. 20, 2025. The show’s theme celebrated 250 years of America’s navy and featured performances highlighting the precision, power, and innovation of naval aviation.

President Donald Trump appears to be holding off a new strike on Iran until after the November 3 midterm elections as he continues his national rally tour to encourage the Republican base to turn out and fend off a threat from Democratic congressional candidates.

But the problems Trump is facing, in large part caused by the Iran war, are nothing new.

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The Air Force recently took a major step in its pursuit of hypersonic missiles, awarding Lockheed Martin a $694 million production contract for a boost-glide system that can be carried by B-52 bombers.
The deal for the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) was awarded Sept. 29, according to a press release, although the service didn’t announce it until Monday.
The announcement withheld key details about the contract, such as quantities of missile purchases and delivery dates, citing a need to protect “operational security.

The U.S. military killed five people Tuesday aboard what Southern Command described as a “go-fast vessel” associated with “narco-terrorists” in the eastern Pacific Ocean, bringing the death toll from its campaign against suspected drug traffickers to at least 240 since September 2025.
U.S. Southern Command said Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere carried out the Oct. 27 strike against a speedboat traveling along known drug-trafficking routes.

President Donald Trump has reopened the debate over whether he could seek a third term in the White House, despite previously acknowledging that the U.S. Constitution prevents him from running again.

Speaking at a campaign rally in Iowa on October 22, the president told supporters he sees a legal path to run in the 2028 presidential election, arguing that Democrats cheated him out of a win in 2020.

President Donald J. Trump participates in a courtesy call with Taoiseach Michael Martin at Farmleigh House, the official Irish state guest house, Saturday, September 12, 2026, in Dublin.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, back in February, reportedly pushed President Donald Trump to join Israel in striking and killing Iran’s Supreme Leader, leading to what has become known as the Iran War.

During his long tenure as Israel’s leader, the Jerusalem Post quoted former Secretary of State John Kerry as saying Netanyahu had asked at least three previous U.S. presidents to attack Iran, including George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Joseph Biden, but that Trump was the first American leader to say yes.

President Donald Trump appears to be holding off a new strike on Iran until after the November 3 midterm elections as he continues his national rally tour to encourage the Republican base to turn out and fend off a threat from Democratic congressional candidates.

But the problems Trump is facing, in large part caused by the Iran war, are nothing new.

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A team of close to 50 reconnaissance and intelligence-focused Marines are being sent to join a NATO mission that oversees the network of undersea internet cables and pipelines in the Baltic Sea.
The Marines are being sent to join the NATO-led operation due, at least in part, to their expertise with unmanned reconnaissance drones and other tactical intelligence-gathering skills.

North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine are gaining valuable battlefield experience that risks making Pyongyang a more dangerous military opponent for both South Korea and the United States, a U.S. commander has warned.

The warning comes as thousands of North Korean soldiers continue fighting alongside Russian soldiers in Ukraine, exposing them to modern drones and electronic warfare systems and giving them valuable battlefield experience that the country’s military otherwise wouldn’t have had.

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Smith & Wesson was already a classic titan of American industry, and has been since 1852. In 2026 alone, it generated $523.8 million in revenues. But it’s about to get a whole lot bigger: On Oct. 21, 2026, Smith & Wesson announced the acquisition of Savage Arms from JDH Holdings for $160 million.

President Donald Trump’s war with Iran has become a growing political problem for Republicans, as high fuel prices and voter frustration threaten the party’s control of Congress.

The midterm elections are only a week away, and polls suggest a Democratic Party victory is almost certain as Republican candidates struggle to share their own messages amid increasing discontent with the Trump administration.

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Before his 2024 election victory, Donald Trump promised to end the inflation seen under then-President Joe Biden. Many experts believe inflation was a core reason so many Americans changed their tune during the Biden presidency.

“When I win, I will immediately bring prices down,” Trump reiterated on the campaign trail.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks regarding unifying the nation after the attempted assassination of former President Trump, Sunday, July 14, 2024, in the Oval Office.

Ukraine’s air defenses shot down or destroyed two ballistic missiles and 255 drones during a large-scale attack by Russia on Tuesday night, damaging key infrastructure including the Southern Bridge in Kyiv, university buildings, and residential buildings.

At least one person was killed and 15 injured during the attacks on Kyiv, which began on Monday evening and continued into the early hours of Tuesday. Two people also died in Kharkiv as a result of the attack.

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President Donald Trump is on a late campaign blitz to limit the Republican losses forecast for next week’s midterm elections.

The Democratic Party has led the polls for much of the campaign, and almost all pollsters expect a strong showing next week.

President Donald J. Trump watches the liftoff of Artemis II in the Outer Oval Office, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

President Donald J. Trump holds a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room Wednesday, May 27, 2026.

Navy Lt. Edouard Victor Izac served on surface vessels in World War I and, on May 30, 1918, while serving aboard the troop carrier USS President Lincoln. He became one of the first Americans to survive an attack by a German U-boat when U-90 sank the President Lincoln.
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As a POW, he hid the fact that he could speak German and collected intelligence on his captors, attempted to escape more than 10 times before succeeding, and later reported his experiences to the Navy.

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Donald Trump has made it clear, for the last several weeks, that he would not be attacking Iran before the U.S. midterm elections, which are now just a week away.

At the same time, he has threatened the possibility of resuming attacks against Iran once the elections are over.

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – A U.S. Marine Corps F-35 Lighting II attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, takes off for a training mission during Northern Edge, May 2, 2017.

Iran’s escalating campaign against commercial shipping vessels in the Strait of Hormuz has reached record levels, with new figures showing that October has already become the worst month since the war began.

Dozens of oil tankers and cargo ships have been struck by missiles and drones in recent weeks, even as the United States Navy continues its efforts to move tankers through the critical waterway.

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Gulf allies are worried that President Donald Trump may pull back troops from the Middle East after the war with Iran, following months of missile and drone attacks.

Government officials in the Gulf are increasingly concerned about the prospect, NBC News reported Tuesday, citing sources including a U.S. official, a former U.S. official, and two others familiar with the situation.

Eight U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, sit on the flightline, July 9, 2018, at Yokota Air Base, Japan.

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Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy sector have amounted to war crimes and crimes against humanity, a UN probe has found.

The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine found that Russia had launched a deliberate attack on Ukraine’s civilian energy infrastructure, leaving millions of people to freeze, in what amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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GRAPEVINE, Texas — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine encouraged hundreds of military personnel and commercial logistics insiders gathered in Texas on Monday to embrace more entrepreneurialism as they prepare for future wars.
On the opening day of the annual Fall Meeting co-hosted by the National Defense Transportation Association and U.S. Transportation Command, Caine described expanding the nation’s industrial capacity and the military’s strategic mobility as essentials to ensuring combat power in the years ahead.

Four robotic vehicles were sent hunting for enemy targets during a military demonstration at Fort Knox, Kentucky, recently, but only one initially moved.
Guided by satellite imagery, the unmanned vehicle climbed a hill, scanning the surrounding terrain while the other three waited behind. Halfway up, it spotted a potential target and abruptly stopped.
Two other robotic vehicles advanced to provide support before a simulated rocket strike hit a target roughly 300 yards away.

Nearly 1 in 10 Americans want President Donald Trump to run for a third term, according to a new poll by The New York Times and Siena University. But it would cross a historic red line that could spark a political crisis. Such a move would raise questions over the 22nd Amendment, which prevents any president who has served at least two terms from seeking a third.

Trump has toyed with the idea since winning the 2024 presidential election, sometimes saying he was kidding, other times being vague.

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Defense technology company Anduril, best known for building drones and AI-enabled software for the military, is branching out into a new product manufacturing business: laptops.
The company on Tuesday announced the launch of a computer initiative, dubbed BlueChip, in partnership with wireless tech giant Qualcomm.
Anduril has already developed “functional prototypes” of the laptops, according to a press release. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Series will provide the core computing capabilities for the devices, including “general-purpose processing, graphics, and on-device AI.

Teledyne FLIR Defense has secured a $48m contract from the US Army to provide nuclear, biological and chemical reconnaissance vehicle sensor suite upgrades for Bulgaria’s Stryker fleet.

India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has granted Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital procurement proposals worth about Rs2.12tn ($22.29bn), covering equipment and platforms for the Army, Navy and Air Force.

Yesterday, two people were killed, and 17 are reportedly injured following a drone strike on Voronezh, a city in southwestern Russia.

Drone debris also damaged one passenger train.

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Hundreds of miles away in Russia’s Sverdlovsk Region, seven tanks caught fire in a separate incident after a freight train derailed.

Russian authorities have not publicly linked the incidents, which occurred in the early hours of Monday.

Russia has indicated that renewed peace negotiations will not interrupt its military operations against Ukraine.

On October 26, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow would continue its offensive despite preparations for another round of US-brokered talks.

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According to the Kyiv Post, Peskov said, “The decision to resume trilateral talks does not imply any restrictions on combat operations.