NATO’s top commander says Washington will retain critical but more limited alliance capabilities while Europeans assume greater responsibility, amid intelligence sharing over suspected Russian linked incidents and a force review affecting about 80,000 U.S. troops in Europe.
The Pentagon says 19 service members have died and just over 830 have been wounded since the Iran war began, but disputed classifications, delayed reporting, and additional regional deaths have intensified demands for a clearer accounting.
USS Chafee’s refueling of Seahawk marked another step toward sustaining Navy drones at sea, while DARPA works to reduce the risks created when sailors must board unmanned vessels during potentially dangerous conditions.
A federal watchdog says the Navy’s more than $200 billion shipyard overhaul lacks regular cost, risk and performance reviews, potentially leaving Congress with incomplete information as the service modernizes four facilities over more than 50 years.
The last operational HH-60G Pave Hawk has retired after decades of combat rescue and disaster response missions, closing a storied chapter as the Air Force transitions to the advanced HH-60W Jolly Green II.
Sean Stark admitted conducting firearms training with gross negligence before fatally shooting PFC Krystofer Lopez at Letterkenny Army Depot. The civilian instructor now faces up to eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
Germany is offering to manufacture PAC-3 MSE interceptors and other scarce American weapons, but U.S. approval, Lockheed Martin’s cooperation, protected performance data, and unresolved production details remain major hurdles.
Germany will station four Eurofighter Typhoons at Latvia’s Lielvārde air base during the Oct. 3 election, answering Riga’s request for NATO air support amid repeated drone incursions and heightened concern along the alliance’s eastern flank.