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Defense News: 2025February26Wednesday

Defense news startup Payload raises cash, rebrands - Axios

Deputy Defense Secretary Nominee Talks DOD Audit, Strengthening Industrial Base - Department of Defense

UK to raise defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, Starmer says before Trump meeting - The Associated Press

Exclusive: China Strengthens Global Air Defense Export Market with New HQ-9BE Surface-to-Air Missile - Army Recognition

Ethereum Foundation pledges $1.25M to Tornado Cash developer’s defense - Cointelegraph

Hegseth Welcomes Saudi Defense Minister to Pentagon, Underscores Partnership - Department of Defense

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to Travel to Guantanamo Bay - Department of Defense

Japan and Philippines agree to deepen defense ties due to their mutual alarm over Chinese aggression - The Associated Press

Focus: Russia claims that new S-500 air defense system can intercept Western hypersonic missiles - Army Recognition

Flash News: US to Increase Air Defense Capabilities with Acquisition of 12 THAAD Interceptors in 2025 - Army Recognition

Military News: 2025February26Wednesday

Trump signals more firings of military leaders - POLITICO

GOP rep reveals after F-16 ride why Trump's leadership is already paying off for military - Fox News

Taiwan details surge in Chinese military activity, did not detect live fire - Reuters

Hegseth says he fired the top military lawyers because they weren’t well suited for the jobs - The Associated Press

Veterans Won Big with the PACT Act. Now, Civilian Military Contractors Are Starting Their Own Campaign - Military.com

For military staff across Europe, wargaming is all the rage - FRANCE 24 English

OPM memo that ‘categorically’ exempted military spouses from RTO ‘did almost nothing’ - Federal News Network

Poland scrambles military aircraft as Russian missiles target western Ukraine - ABC News

Opinion | Why Is the U.S. Paying Officers to Leave the Military? - The Wall Street Journal

Syria’s New Rulers Are Working To Unify Military Power - New Lines Magazine

Army News: 2025February26Wednesday

Army Is Breaking its Own Body Fat Standards to Meet Recruiting Numbers, Watchdog Says - Military.com

North Korea's Kim calls for building modern army to brace for war - Reuters

Army will field its long-range hypersonic weapon by end of fiscal year - Defense News

Senate confirms Daniel Driscoll as new Army secretary - Military Times

Army picks Carnegie, Forterra for autonomous logistics truck prototyping - Breaking Defense

British Army’s ageing rifles are ‘laughing stock of Europe’ - The Times

Army spectrum tool will feature in upcoming 'transforming-in-contact' exercises to inform rapid fielding decision - DefenseScoop

Trump allies circulate mass deportation plan calling for ‘processing camps’ and a private citizen ‘army’ - POLITICO

Sudanese pro-army militia accused of 'war crimes' after targeting civilians - Middle East Eye

Senate confirms Driscoll as Army secretary, putting an Iraq War vet at the helm - The Associated Press

Air Force News: 2025February26Wednesday

New Report: A $45B ‘Recovery Plan’ for the Department of the Air Force - Air & Space Forces Magazine

General: 8% cuts ‘painful,’ but could bring fresh funds for Air Force - Defense News

Air Force budget cuts may open old wounds with Congress - Defense News

Pentagon’s 8 percent budget shift will be ‘painful’ for the Air Force - Defense One

Gov. Kevin Stitt pledges support if federal government cuts affect Tinker Air Force Base - KOCO Oklahoma City

309th FS finishes final F-16 sortie at Luke AFB - luke.af.mil

Air Force Wargaming Chief Says New Fighter Makes Air Battle Easier To Win - Air & Space Forces Magazine

Air Force Deletes 'CQ' Brown Quote, COVID-19 History and Bias Lesson from New Handbook - Military.com

Airman dead after shooting at Kirtland Air Force Base - AirForceTimes.com

One Airman Killed, Another Injured in Shooting Outside New Mexico Air Force Base Gate - Military.com

Navy News: 2025February26Wednesday

'No time to waste': Navy's ousted top officer speaks to staff after DOD leadership shakeup - Fox News

Pete Hegseth Fires Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Navy’s Top Officer - The New York Times

Trump fires Joint Chiefs chairman, Navy head in DOD leadership purge - Military Times

Australia found out about Chinese navy live-fire drills through a commercial pilot, official says - CNN

Navy’s ‘Risk Averse’ Culture Hampering Shipbuildng, Ship Repair, Says Panel to HASC - USNI News

French Navy resumes full ship shock trials - Naval News

German Navy Thwarts Another Sabotage Attempt - The Maritime Executive

Airbus wins $500 million contract to upgrade French Navy comms - Defense News

Nominees for Navy secretary, No. 2 Pentagon post to face lawmakers - Military Times

Navy widow’s long wait for burial at sea about to end - WAVY.com