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Germany and the UK have signed a contract worth more than $520m with OCCAR, for M3 amphibious bridging vehicles.

The Marine Corps is reinforcing its security around weapons, ammunition and explosives storage after government watchdog audits found that annual inspections were “not conducted or completed” in accordance with military policy, according to a force-wide message released on Thursday.

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Stephen Losey, Air Force Times
Wilsbach was approved as part of a batch of military promotions

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In sum, excising bloat isn’t austerity—it’s inoculation against defeat.

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The Trump administration’s nominee to serve at the helm of U.S.

Joseph Trevithick, The WarZone
The OPV Black Hawk showed off new abilities to drop cargo by parachute, move sling-loads, and carry out medical evacuation missions.

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The Japan Air Self-Defence Forces were reported by U.S. President Donald Trump to have received its first batch of air-to-air missiles to equip its F-35 fifth generation fighters only the last week of October 2025, over eight years after the service received its first F-35s in mid-2017. The statement indicates that the F-35s have been operating without an air-to-air capability for years, raising questions regarding their utility for Japan’s defence.

The Republic of China Army on October 31 operationalised its first battalion of M1A2T Abrams main battle tanks, with the new unit based at Hukou base in Hsinchu County at a ceremony attended by senior political and defence officials. The 3rd Combined Arms Battalion of the 584th Armoured Brigade has transitioned to the tank from the CM-11 Brave Tiger, variant of the M48 tank which dates back to the 1950s. Abrams tanks were first delivered in December 2024, and subsequently underwent ten months of integration and training.