2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (47+ words) Defense News Stars of the new D-Day movie "Pressure" talk about film Actor Andrew Scott gives insight on playing a pivotal meteorologist in the hours leading up to D-Day, as "Pressure" debuts in theaters....

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (197+ words) IZMIR " In a pair of milestones that underscore Ankara's growing ambitions as a regional military player, Libya and Syria have deployed forces to Turkey's EFES-2026 Combined Joint Live-Fire Field Exercise " the first time either country has participated in a military…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (360+ words) TAIPEI " Taiwan's government said on Friday it had not received any information about U. S. arms sales delays, after a senior U. S. official suggested there was a pause due to the need to have enough arms for the war with Iran. Taiwan, which…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (363+ words) The United States is deploying 5, 000 troops to Poland, President Donald Trump announced on Thursday. Trump, in a Truth Social post, wrote that the decision was sparked by the "successful election" of Poland's President Karol Nawrocki, whom he "was proud to…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (761+ words) The remotely piloted MQ-9 Reaper was the workhorse in the U. S. air campaign against Iran, Air Force leaders told Congress on May 20, even as the service's fiscal 2027 budget request still pours the bulk of aircraft dollars into crewed fighters. Having repeatedly…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (277+ words) ZMR " Turkey is moving to buy 100 expendable unmanned surface vessels for its navy, Defense News learned during the SAHA Expo 2026 defense exhibition this month. The decision to procure the systems was made during the February meeting of the Defense Industry…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (911+ words) KYIV, Ukraine " Senior White House officials publicly placed Ukraine's military ahead of allied counterparts in Europe across four venues last week, and in some respects ranked Kyiv ahead of the United States itself, even as U. S. President Donald Trump has continued…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (680+ words) ROME " Italy is considering backing out of a second EU-supported boost to defense spending, taking to about "27 billion ($31 billion) the amount of rearmament cash it could forego as it focuses on tackling soaring energy costs. Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (369+ words) VIENNA " Germany's defense minister used a rare four-nation gathering of German-speaking defense chiefs this week to push forward plans for a European military space command, calling on close partners including Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg, to help shape the initiative rather…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (692+ words) ROME " The mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is set to expire at the end of 2026, despite renewed violence in the country that has already claimed the lives of six peacekeepers. After years of U. S. pressure, the…...