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Manila, Philippines – The Ukrainian Defense Forces (ZSU) and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) have commemorated the 82nd anniversary of the historic World War II Allied 6 June 1944 D-Day invasion of occupied France by striking a Russian Navy (VMF) arsenal in the settlement of Velyka Izhora in the Leningrad Region. This location is roughly 31 miles southwest of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hometown of St. Petersburg.

The successful attack was first reported by the Dossye Shpiona (the Spy’s Dossier) Telegram channel, not long after it occurred.

Laura Heckmann, National Defense
one of the service’s top priorities is its Organic Precision Fires concept

Nick Ulmer & Harrison Schramm, RealClearDefense
For the uninitiated, a token is a small piece of information, in text roughly three-quarters of a word, that a large language model processes…

NGN
HELIOS is a 60-kilowatt-class directed-energy laser with a range of up to 5 miles, offering layered defense against drones, fast attack craft, and incoming missiles.

Global Defense News
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace a $240.

Atharva Gosavi, IntEngineering
The Rydberg atom-based sensor could help soldiers detect complex electromagnetic signals across the battlefield.

China’s nuclear submarine industrial base has undergone one of the world’s most significant expansions over the past two decades, with a major landmark reached in early June when it was confirmed that the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai had launched its first nuclear powered submarine.

By Bob Morris, VMI grad
A new lawsuit accuses the governing board of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) — one of the nation’s last state military colleges and a primary commissioning source for the armed forces — of conducting the public’s business in the shadows.
The verified petition, filed June 1, 2026 in York County Circuit Court (Morris v. Virginia Military Institute, No.

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Congress rarely moves fast, but Reps. Rob Wittman and Pat Ryan are trying to change that. The two lawmakers founded the bipartisan House Defense Modernization Caucus in 2024 and have driven reforms through two consecutive defense authorization acts, targeting acquisitions and other bottlenecks. Jonathan sits down with both congressmen to discuss their initiatives, how a caucus without markup power actually moves legislation, and whether bipartisan cooperation on defense can last.Image: Sgt. 1st Class Rakeem Carter via DVIDS.