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US Army’s 7th Infantry Division, 1st MDTF to merge as Multi-Domain Command-Pacific
The two-star Multi-Domain Command-Pacific will merge the 7th ID’s Stryker infantry brigades and a combat aviation brigade with a multidomain task force.
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https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/05/15/us-armys-7th-infantry-division-1st-mdtf-to-merge-as-multi-domain-command-pacific/ -
US Army’s 7th Infantry Division, 1st MDTF to merge as Multi-Domain Command-Pacific
The two-star Multi-Domain Command-Pacific will merge the 7th ID’s Stryker infantry brigades and a combat aviation brigade with a multidomain task force.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/05/15/us-armys-7th-infantry-division-1st-mdtf-to-merge-as-multi-domain-command-pacific/ -
US Army’s 7th Infantry Division, 1st MDTF to merge as Multi-Domain Command-Pacific
The two-star Multi-Domain Command-Pacific will merge the 7th ID’s Stryker infantry brigades and a combat aviation brigade with a multidomain task force.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/05/15/us-armys-7th-infantry-division-1st-mdtf-to-merge-as-multi-domain-command-pacific/ -
US Army’s 7th Infantry Division, 1st MDTF to merge as Multi-Domain Command-Pacific
The two-star Multi-Domain Command-Pacific will merge the 7th ID’s Stryker infantry brigades and a combat aviation brigade with a multidomain task force.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/05/15/us-armys-7th-infantry-division-1st-mdtf-to-merge-as-multi-domain-command-pacific/ -
US Army to receive thousands of Barracuda-500M cruise missiles in Anduril deal
The Pentagon’s Low-Cost Containerized Missiles program aims to obtain over 10,000 low-cost cruise missiles over a three-year span.
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https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/05/15/us-army-to-receive-thousands-of-barracuda-500m-cruise-missiles-in-anduril-deal/ -
Army leaders in hot seat over Poland deployment cancellation
Lawmakers questioned the timing and the reasons, lambasting the order that Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said sent a “terrible message to Russia and our allies.”
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https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/05/15/army-leaders-in-hot-seat-over-poland-deployment-cancellation/ -
US Army to receive thousands of Barracuda-500M cruise missiles in Anduril deal
The Pentagon’s Low-Cost Containerized Missiles program aims to obtain over 10,000 low-cost cruise missiles over a three-year span.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/05/15/us-army-to-receive-thousands-of-barracuda-500m-cruise-missiles-in-anduril-deal/ -
Army leaders in hot seat over Poland deployment cancellation
Lawmakers questioned the timing and the reasons, lambasting the order that Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said sent a “terrible message to Russia and our allies.”
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/05/15/army-leaders-in-hot-seat-over-poland-deployment-cancellation/ -
US Army to receive thousands of Barracuda-500M cruise missiles in Anduril deal
The Pentagon’s Low-Cost Containerized Missiles program aims to obtain over 10,000 low-cost cruise missiles over a three-year span.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/05/15/us-army-to-receive-thousands-of-barracuda-500m-cruise-missiles-in-anduril-deal/ -
Army leaders in hot seat over Poland deployment cancellation
Lawmakers questioned the timing and the reasons, lambasting the order that Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said sent a “terrible message to Russia and our allies.”
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/05/15/army-leaders-in-hot-seat-over-poland-deployment-cancellation/ -
US Army to receive thousands of Barracuda-500M cruise missiles in Anduril deal
The Pentagon’s Low-Cost Containerized Missiles program aims to obtain over 10,000 low-cost cruise missiles over a three-year span.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/05/15/us-army-to-receive-thousands-of-barracuda-500m-cruise-missiles-in-anduril-deal/ -
Army leaders in hot seat over Poland deployment cancellation
Lawmakers questioned the timing and the reasons, lambasting the order that Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said sent a “terrible message to Russia and our allies.”
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/05/15/army-leaders-in-hot-seat-over-poland-deployment-cancellation/ -
No sound of silence: US soldiers train eyes — and ears — for drone swarms
The U.S. Army is moving beyond battling individual drone threats as it experiments with tactics to combat throngs of unmanned aircraft in saturated skies.
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https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/05/15/no-sound-of-silence-us-soldiers-train-eyes-and-ears-for-drone-swarms/ -
No sound of silence: US soldiers train eyes — and ears — for drone swarms
The U.S. Army is moving beyond battling individual drone threats as it experiments with tactics to combat throngs of unmanned aircraft in saturated skies.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/05/15/no-sound-of-silence-us-soldiers-train-eyes-and-ears-for-drone-swarms/ -
No sound of silence: US soldiers train eyes — and ears — for drone swarms
The U.S. Army is moving beyond battling individual drone threats as it experiments with tactics to combat throngs of unmanned aircraft in saturated skies.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/05/15/no-sound-of-silence-us-soldiers-train-eyes-and-ears-for-drone-swarms/ -
No sound of silence: US soldiers train eyes — and ears — for drone swarms
The U.S. Army is moving beyond battling individual drone threats as it experiments with tactics to combat throngs of unmanned aircraft in saturated skies.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/05/15/no-sound-of-silence-us-soldiers-train-eyes-and-ears-for-drone-swarms/ -
USS Gerald R. Ford to return from 11-month deployment on Saturday
The world’s largest aircraft carrier is finally returning home after etching its name into Navy history books.
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https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-navy/2026/05/15/uss-gerald-r-ford-to-return-from-11-month-deployment-on-saturday/ -
USS Gerald R. Ford to return from 11-month deployment on Saturday
The world’s largest aircraft carrier is finally returning home after etching its name into Navy history books.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-navy/2026/05/15/uss-gerald-r-ford-to-return-from-11-month-deployment-on-saturday/ -
USS Gerald R. Ford to return from 11-month deployment on Saturday
The world’s largest aircraft carrier is finally returning home after etching its name into Navy history books.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-navy/2026/05/15/uss-gerald-r-ford-to-return-from-11-month-deployment-on-saturday/ -
USS Gerald R. Ford to return from 11-month deployment on Saturday
The world’s largest aircraft carrier is finally returning home after etching its name into Navy history books.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-navy/2026/05/15/uss-gerald-r-ford-to-return-from-11-month-deployment-on-saturday/ -
Canada-led brigade in Latvia moves beyond tripwire role, commander says
“Right now I have a brigade, there is nothing on the other side of the border that can take out this brigade,” the unit commander told Defense News.
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https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/15/canada-led-brigade-in-latvia-moves-beyond-tripwire-role-commander-says/ -
Canada-led brigade in Latvia moves beyond tripwire role, commander says
“Right now I have a brigade, there is nothing on the other side of the border that can take out this brigade,” the unit commander told Defense News.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/15/canada-led-brigade-in-latvia-moves-beyond-tripwire-role-commander-says/ -
Canada-led brigade in Latvia moves beyond tripwire role, commander says
“Right now I have a brigade, there is nothing on the other side of the border that can take out this brigade,” the unit commander told Defense News.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/15/canada-led-brigade-in-latvia-moves-beyond-tripwire-role-commander-says/ -
Canada-led brigade in Latvia moves beyond tripwire role, commander says
“Right now I have a brigade, there is nothing on the other side of the border that can take out this brigade,” the unit commander told Defense News.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/15/canada-led-brigade-in-latvia-moves-beyond-tripwire-role-commander-says/ -
US Marines practice seizing remote islands in Philippine exercise
Based on Oahu, MADIS crews face limitations when live-firing at home, so Konien was enthusiastic about the opportunity to fire rounds and missiles abroad.
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https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2026/05/15/us-marines-practice-seizing-remote-islands-in-philippine-exercise/ -
DoD faces mounting pressure to pass clean audit for the first time
To date, the DoD has never passed a full, clean audit since they first became mandated in 2018.
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https://www.defensenews.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/05/15/dod-faces-mounting-pressure-to-pass-clean-audit-for-the-first-time/ -
US Marines practice seizing remote islands in Philippine exercise
Based on Oahu, MADIS crews face limitations when live-firing at home, so Konien was enthusiastic about the opportunity to fire rounds and missiles abroad.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2026/05/15/us-marines-practice-seizing-remote-islands-in-philippine-exercise/ -
DoD faces mounting pressure to pass clean audit for the first time
To date, the DoD has never passed a full, clean audit since they first became mandated in 2018.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/05/15/dod-faces-mounting-pressure-to-pass-clean-audit-for-the-first-time/ -
US Marines practice seizing remote islands in Philippine exercise
Based on Oahu, MADIS crews face limitations when live-firing at home, so Konien was enthusiastic about the opportunity to fire rounds and missiles abroad.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2026/05/15/us-marines-practice-seizing-remote-islands-in-philippine-exercise/ -
DoD faces mounting pressure to pass clean audit for the first time
To date, the DoD has never passed a full, clean audit since they first became mandated in 2018.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/05/15/dod-faces-mounting-pressure-to-pass-clean-audit-for-the-first-time/ -
US Marines practice seizing remote islands in Philippine exercise
Based on Oahu, MADIS crews face limitations when live-firing at home, so Konien was enthusiastic about the opportunity to fire rounds and missiles abroad.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2026/05/15/us-marines-practice-seizing-remote-islands-in-philippine-exercise/ -
DoD faces mounting pressure to pass clean audit for the first time
To date, the DoD has never passed a full, clean audit since they first became mandated in 2018.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/05/15/dod-faces-mounting-pressure-to-pass-clean-audit-for-the-first-time/ -
Near Russian border, NATO grapples with ground robots in combat
“We are a little bit behind because we’ve been using only the air drones,” a Latvian commander said.
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https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/15/near-russian-border-nato-grapples-with-ground-robots-in-combat/ -
Near Russian border, NATO grapples with ground robots in combat
“We are a little bit behind because we’ve been using only the air drones,” a Latvian commander said.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/15/near-russian-border-nato-grapples-with-ground-robots-in-combat/ -
Near Russian border, NATO grapples with ground robots in combat
“We are a little bit behind because we’ve been using only the air drones,” a Latvian commander said.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/15/near-russian-border-nato-grapples-with-ground-robots-in-combat/ -
Near Russian border, NATO grapples with ground robots in combat
“We are a little bit behind because we’ve been using only the air drones,” a Latvian commander said.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/15/near-russian-border-nato-grapples-with-ground-robots-in-combat/ -
Canada eyes Turkey as a fellow mid-power ally in weapons development
Canada looks for lessons in Turkey's effort to nurse a homegrown industrial ecosystem for making vital defense equipment, a senior Canadian official said.
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https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/11/canada-eyes-turkey-as-a-fellow-mid-power-ally-in-weapons-development/ -
Canada eyes Turkey as a fellow mid-power ally in weapons development
Canada looks for lessons in Turkey's effort to nurse a homegrown industrial ecosystem for making vital defense equipment, a senior Canadian official said.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/11/canada-eyes-turkey-as-a-fellow-mid-power-ally-in-weapons-development/ -
Canada eyes Turkey as a fellow mid-power ally in weapons development
Canada looks for lessons in Turkey's effort to nurse a homegrown industrial ecosystem for making vital defense equipment, a senior Canadian official said.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/11/canada-eyes-turkey-as-a-fellow-mid-power-ally-in-weapons-development/ -
Canada eyes Turkey as a fellow mid-power ally in weapons development
Canada looks for lessons in Turkey's effort to nurse a homegrown industrial ecosystem for making vital defense equipment, a senior Canadian official said.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/11/canada-eyes-turkey-as-a-fellow-mid-power-ally-in-weapons-development/ -
Canada eyes Turkey as a fellow mid-power ally in weapons development
Canada looks for lessons in Turkey's effort to nurse a homegrown industrial ecosystem for making vital defense equipment, a senior Canadian official said.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/11/canada-eyes-turkey-as-a-fellow-mid-power-ally-in-weapons-development/ -
Canada eyes Turkey as a fellow mid-power ally in weapons development
Canada looks for lessons in Turkey's effort to nurse a homegrown industrial ecosystem for making vital defense equipment, a senior Canadian official said.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/11/canada-eyes-turkey-as-a-fellow-mid-power-ally-in-weapons-development/ -
Canada eyes Turkey as a fellow mid-power ally in weapons development
Canada looks for lessons in Turkey's effort to nurse a homegrown industrial ecosystem for making vital defense equipment, a senior Canadian official said.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/11/canada-eyes-turkey-as-a-fellow-mid-power-ally-in-weapons-development/ -
Canada eyes Turkey as a fellow mid-power ally in weapons development
Canada looks for lessons in Turkey's effort to nurse a homegrown industrial ecosystem for making vital defense equipment, a senior Canadian official said.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/11/canada-eyes-turkey-as-a-fellow-mid-power-ally-in-weapons-development/ -
Canada eyes Turkey as a fellow mid-power ally in weapons development
Canada looks for lessons in Turkey's effort to nurse a homegrown industrial ecosystem for making vital defense equipment, a senior Canadian official said.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/11/canada-eyes-turkey-as-a-fellow-mid-power-ally-in-weapons-development/ -
Canada eyes Turkey as a fellow mid-power ally in weapons development
Canada looks for lessons in Turkey's effort to nurse a homegrown industrial ecosystem for making vital defense equipment, a senior Canadian official said.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/11/canada-eyes-turkey-as-a-fellow-mid-power-ally-in-weapons-development/ -
Canada eyes Turkey as a fellow mid-power ally in weapons development
Canada looks for lessons in Turkey's effort to nurse a homegrown industrial ecosystem for making vital defense equipment, a senior Canadian official said.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/11/canada-eyes-turkey-as-a-fellow-mid-power-ally-in-weapons-development/ -
Canada eyes Turkey as a fellow mid-power ally in weapons development
Canada looks for lessons in Turkey's effort to nurse a homegrown industrial ecosystem for making vital defense equipment, a senior Canadian official said.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/11/canada-eyes-turkey-as-a-fellow-mid-power-ally-in-weapons-development/ -
Canada eyes Turkey as a fellow mid-power ally in weapons development
Canada looks for lessons in Turkey's effort to nurse a homegrown industrial ecosystem for making vital defense equipment, a senior Canadian official said.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/11/canada-eyes-turkey-as-a-fellow-mid-power-ally-in-weapons-development/ -
Canada eyes Turkey as a fellow mid-power ally in weapons development
Canada looks for lessons in Turkey's effort to nurse a homegrown industrial ecosystem for making vital defense equipment, a senior Canadian official said.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/11/canada-eyes-turkey-as-a-fellow-mid-power-ally-in-weapons-development/