Author: Michael

A soldier with the 101st Airborne Division died after a vehicle accident over the weekend in Germany, the Army announced Sunday.
Sgt. Terell Seales, 34, died on Saturday, Oct. 18 from injuries caused by a vehicle accident while training at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center at Hohenfels, Germany. Seales, a Motor Transport Operator, was assigned to 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team “Strike,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). 
The Army is investigating the accident, it said.

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The German Defence Ministry is planning to expand procurements of F-35A fifth generation fighter aircraft by placing a $2.9 billion order for 15 further aircraft. The deal is reported intended to be presented to the country’s parliamentary budget committee for approval, with Reuters reporting that confidential documents prepared for lawmakers outlining a cost and rationale for the expanded procurements beyond the initial 35 fighters ordered in 2022.

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Editor’s Note: This is the second article in a four-part series. The first article, “America’s Quantum Moment,” was published on Oct. 13, 2025.  As quantum technologies move from proof-of-concept to deployment, supply chain resilience becomes just as critical as qubit coherence times. Resilience includes redundancy, domestic capacity, and timely alternatives when foreign manufacturers face disruptions or reprioritize their customers.

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Over the past month, eyes across Europe have been trained on the sky.On Sep. 10, about 20 Gerbera surveillance drones, believed to have been launched from Russia, crossed into Polish airspace. Some were shot down by NATO fighter jets, others crashed after running out of steam. Four days later, another errant drone was detected and tracked, this time over Romania, before it turned around and returned to Ukraine. The following week, three Russian fighter jets entered Estonian airspace over the Gulf of Finland where they remained for 12 minutes before being intercepted by NATO aircraft.

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