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French sources have reported that India has been refused access to the source code governing the Rafale fighter’s main electronic systems and its electronic warfare suite, including the SPECTRA defensive aids package, as the sale of up to 114 of the aircraft remains under discussion. This follows India’s cancellation of a prior agreement to procure 126 Rafale fighters in the 2010s in large part due to the limits of the technology transfers which French negotiators were willing to offer, with only 36 fighters having been ordered.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that the country will continue to treat the modernisation of its nuclear triad as an “unconditional priority” in broader efforts to strengthen the capabilities of the armed forces and tech sector. ”The development of the nuclear triad, which guarantees Russia’s security and enables us to effectively ensure strategic deterrence and balance of power in the world, remains our unconditional priority,” he stated.

In the fall of 1791, Gen. Arthur St. Clair pushed an unready, ill-trained, and poorly supplied American army of militia and regulars into the woods of central Ohio where it would experience the worst defeat in U.S. military history against Native Americans. The battle belongs to the broader Northwest Indian War, often dated 1785–1795, a conflict in which the United States sought to secure territory north of the Ohio River from the Natives, suppress their outraged raids, and more generally establish federal authority over western expansion.

When joining the military, you either become an enlisted service member or a commissioned officer. There are also Warrant Officers, but you rarely see them, so they might as well not exist. While enlisted service members do the majority of the work, it is the officers who receive the most credit.
Sure, Private First Class Smith may have been the one to drop the mortar, but 2nd Lt. Johnson gets a bronze star because he was the one who called for fire. Also, Johnson wrote the citation for himself, and Pfc. Smith only learned to read last week. It’s unfair, really.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed that one of the production lines of the new domestically developed FP-5 Flamingo long range cruise missile was destroyed as a result of a Russian strike, forcing production to be moved to a new location. This follows reports in August that Russian forces had successfully targeted four Ukrainian defence industrial facilities contributing to producing long-range missile systems, marking a major setback to the Ukrainian Sapsan ballistic missile program among others.

The commander of the Navy destroyer USS Truxtun was removed from the ship on Sunday, “due to a loss of confidence” in his ability to command, following the ship colliding with a supply vessel earlier this month.
This afternoon the Navy said that the head of Naval Forces Southern Command, Rear Adm. Carlos Sardiello, relieved Cmdr. James Koffi of command of the Truxtun. Cmdr. Taylor Auclair, previously with the U.S. Fleet Forces Command was named the interim commander of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. Koffi has been reassigned to Commander, Naval Surface Group Middle Atlantic.

Space Force guardians provided critical support during high-profile U.S. military operations in Iran and Venezuela — experience that underscores the need for additional resources to prepare the service for future conflicts, a senior official told DefenseScoop in an exclusive interview Friday.
Operation Midnight Hammer and Operation Absolute Resolve were carried out by the joint force in June 2025 and January 2026, respectively.

Soldiers from across the Army raced quadcopters, tried out new inventions and tested out offensive drone tactics in the first Best Drone Warfighter Competition this past week. 
The three-day competition, held this past week at the Army Aviation Center of Excellence and the Maneuver Center of Excellence, in Huntsville, Alabama, brought together soldiers from who were working on the rapidly expanding use of drones. The competition is designed to be similar to Army events such as Best Ranger or Best Sapper.