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Constellation-class Frigate Program Cancelled, U.S. Navy Looking for Faster Procurement of Alternatives - Naval News Secretary of the Navy John Phelan announced a "strategic shift" away from the Constellation-class frigate program this week shifting the fleet towards viable alternatives that can be built faster and ...

[BREAKING] Constellation-class Frigate Program Cancelled, U.S. Navy Looking for Faster Procurement of Alternatives 🇺🇸
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Several Airlines Suspend Venezuela Flights After FAA Warns Of ‘Heightened Military Activity’ The flight cancellations come as the U.S. military has expanded its buildup in the region.

The flight cancellations come as the U.S. military has expanded its buildup in the region.

Army anti-drone training in Germany tacks on tech demo to incentivize production and purchase The Army’s hunt for cost-effective ways to counter drones brought industry and NATO countries together for Project Flytrap 4.5 in Germany.

Army anti-drone training in Germany tacks on tech demo to incentivize production and purchase

Gov. Dunleavy approves deployment of Alaska National Guard to Washington D.C. in 2026 | Alaska Beacon Officials with the Alaska National Guard said they are preparing and training a response force of 100 service members to deploy to Washington D.C. and support civil authorities, as directed by the Pen...

NEW: Alaska Gov. Dunleavy's office confirmed he has approved a request for a rapid response force of 100 National Guard members to deploy Washington DC in 2026.

But the action may be moot, as today a federal judge ordered an end to troop deployments in DC

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BREAKING: Judge Cobb rules that the Pentagon's National Guard deployment into D.C. was illegal.

However, she has stayed the effect of her order until Dec. 11 to prevent disorder while the matter is under appeal.

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Air Force opens medical station at Djibouti airfield that aims to serve thousands of deployed troops The U.S. military has opened a medical facility at an airfield in Djibouti, strengthening its permanent presence and airpower projection across East Africa.

The recent opening of a medical care facility at Chabelley Airfield in Djibouti is the latest sign the U.S. military is putting down permanent roots at the remote site, which plays a role in projecting American airpower across east Africa.

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Middle East Black Hawks could be converted into unmanned UHawks, Sikorsky says "We're simply taking a customer's existing aircraft and outfitting it for a different purpose ... and then removing a variety of components, like the cockpit," a Sikorsky official told reporters.

Middle East Black Hawks could be converted into unmanned UHawks, Sikorsky says
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/11/middle-east-black-hawks-could-be-converted-into-unmanned-uhawks-sikorsky-says/

Warehouse and peace: Some 150 US troops in Israel drive Trump’s bid to preserve Gaza calm A warehouse space in Israel has become the central nervous system for President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan.

Warehouse and peace: Some 150 US troops in Israel drive Trump’s bid to preserve Gaza calm

Cloudflare Outage Knocks X And ChatGPT Offline Cloudflare said its global network was “experiencing issues” and it is “continuing to investigate this issue.”

Cloudflare said its global network was “experiencing issues” and it is “continuing to investigate this issue.”

Replicator 3 Should Be the Sustainment Revolution Under the Arizona sun, mothballed aircraft glisten in perfect rows at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. In the brackish calm of the James River, reserve ships

Unmanned systems don’t magically sustain themselves, and the Indo-Pacific will expose every weakness.

Donald Trump Says US Strikes in Mexico ‘OK’ With Him

Trump says he’s open to launching strikes inside Mexico to fight drug trafficking, saying that he’s “not happy with Mexico.”

The Hidden Cost of a Missile: Why the Headlines Get Cost Wrong Since late 2023, the U.S. Navy has fired nearly $1 billion worth of munitions to protect ships in the Red Sea from low-cost Houthi drones and missiles.

This is really good. Anyone comparing just the cost of a threat and the cost of the counter-measure isn't looking at the whole picture, usually on purpose.
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Aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean in major buildup near Venezuela The most advanced U.S. aircraft carrier has arrived in the Caribbean Sea in a display of American military power. The presence of the USS Gerald R.

The nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean on Sunday in a display of U.S. military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops and weaponry could signal for the Trump administration’s drug enforcement intentions in South America. apnews.com/article/airc...

Pentagon says it struck another suspected drug boat in Pacific, killing three The United States conducted another attack on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Saturday, killing three people aboard, the Pentagon said on Sunday.

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Israeli forces open fire on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, no injuries reported Israeli military forces opened fire on United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon on Sunday, in an incident the U.N. peacekeeping mission described as a serious violation.

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As it should be!

Maybe multiple parties

Trump's Pentagon name change could cost up to $2 billion Officially changing the Department of Defense to the Department of War can only be done by Congress and would require updating thousands of signs, rewriting digital code and creating new letterheads,...

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US conducts 20th strike on alleged drug boat, killing 4 Monday’s operation is at least the 20th conducted in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility since September, and 79 people have been killed.

The U.S. conducted another strike on an alleged drug boat on Monday in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people.

The federal government began reopening Wednesday night after President Trump signed into law a spending package that narrowly passed the House, ending the longest shutdown in the nation’s history. nyti.ms/3XvxMjG

Japan Weighs Nuclear Submarines as New Defense Minister Koizumi Signals Break from Postwar Nuclear Taboo - Naval News Japan new Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has publicly called for Tokyo to consider acquiring nuclear powered submarines (SSN)

Japan weighs nuclear submarines as new Defense Minister Koizumi signals break from postwar nuclear taboo 🇯🇵 ☢️

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U.S. aircraft carrier nears Latin America as Venezuela orders mobilization Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López said that Venezuela would put the entire country’s military arsenal at the ready, including militia and almost 200,000 soldiers.

Breaking news: A U.S. aircraft carrier near Latin America has prompted Venezuela to place its entire military on high alert as speculation builds that the Trump administration intends to escalate its deadly counternarcotics campaign.