Defense News
Russian military aircraft detected off of Alaska defense zone, NORAD says - ABC News
Trump directs military to control federal land along southern border - Defense One
Breaking News: U.S. Defense Secretary proposes military presence in Panama as US warships gain canal priority - Army Recognition
Trump planning military parade through DC for 79th birthday - The Hill
Trump promises $1 trillion in defense spending for next year - Military Times
China's Military Buildup Threatens Indo-Pacific Region Security - U.S. Department of Defense (.gov)
Top US admiral at NATO removed amid Trump’s growing military firings - Defense News
A $1 trillion defense budget? Trump, Hegseth say it’s happening - Breaking Defense
Article on Jackie Robinson’s military career restored to defense department website - The Guardian
Asia Defense
What tariffs mean for security in Southeast Asia - Politico
How Trump’s Coercion Could Backfire in Asia: Forcing the Region to Choose Sides Risks Pushing It Toward China - Foreign Affairs
Train like you fight: Taiwan comes to grips with an old military adage - Defense News
Captured Underwater Drone Sent Messages to China: Philippine Military - The Defense Post
Trump’s Tariff Threat and Thailand’s Response: A Missing Piece on Defense? - The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine
U.S. Forces Japan begins historic upgrade to joint force headquarters - Indo-Pacific Defense FORUM
US moves Patriot missile battalion from Asia to Middle East amid buildup with Houthis, Iran - Stars and Stripes
Does Russia have military interest in Indonesia? Here’s what we know – and why Australia would be concerned - The Conversation
Hegseth Addresses Indo-Pacom Partnerships During First Trip to Region - U.S. Department of Defense (.gov)
US shifts Patriot missile defense system from Asia to Middle East - Al Arabiya English
United States Defense
United States Army Enterprise Cloud Management Agency Expands its Oracle Defense Cloud Services - PR Newswire
Exclusive: Top Hegseth adviser Dan Caldwell put on leave in Pentagon leak probe - Reuters
Pink Slips and Pay Cuts in the US Defense Industry’s Birthplace - Inkstick
Military Mission for Sealing the Southern Border of the United States and Repelling Invasions - The White House (.gov)
Hegseth Announces Additional $5.1 Billion in DOD Spending Cuts - U.S. Department of Defense (.gov)
Rocket Lab Onramped To Multi-Billion Dollar U.S. and U.K. Defense Contracts To Expand Hypersonic Technology Development with HASTE - Rocket Lab
Defense Finance Lessons from the Napoleonic Wars - RealClearDefense
Ripple Effects: Steel Tariffs and U.S. Naval Shipbuilding - Defense Security Monitor
Taiwan ‘core interest’ of US: defense minister - Taipei Times
Russia Defense
Ukraine war latest: Ukraine developing strategic-level air defense system; Russia intensifies assaults against Kharkiv Oblast - The Kyiv Independent
Israeli Companies Supplied Tools to Russia’s Defense Industry — Investigation - Мілітарний
Defending Europe without the US: first estimates of what is needed - Bruegel
Russia seen ready for big troop move year after Ukraine truce: Dutch - Defense News
Europe launches defense push amid Russia threat, US worries - DW
russia Speeds Up Construction of Its Largest Ship With 15 Helipads - Defense Express
Investigation: We tried to buy American chips as a Russian defense manufacturer — and it worked - The Kyiv Independent
Russian military aircraft detected off of Alaska defense zone, NORAD says - ABC News
Chairman Moolenaar Introduces “No Limits Act” to Sanction PRC Military Firms Aiding Russia - Select Committee on the CCP | (.gov)
Spend more on defence now to protect Europe from Russia, says Lithuania's defence minister - Reuters
China Defense
China’s Defense Budget Is Bigger than You Think - The National Interest
Hegseth Says U.S. Partnering With Panama to Secure Canal, Deter China - U.S. Department of Defense (.gov)
China Just Turned Off U.S. Supplies Of Minerals Critical For Defense & Cleantech - CleanTechnica
Why China's Rare Earth Curbs Could Devastate US Defense Industry - Newsweek
Philippine defense chief calls China's claims in the South China Sea 'the biggest fiction and lie' - AP News
China is practicing ‘dogfighting’ in space, Space Force says - Defense One
China has a defense against Trump’s trade war: A great wall of pork - The Washington Post
China demonstrated ‘satellite dogfighting,’ Space Force general says - Defense News
U.S.' inability to replace rare earths supply from China poses a threat to its defense, warns CSIS - CNBC
Japan Defense
Japan broaches ‘one-theater’ concept to U.S. for Indo-Pacific - 朝日新聞
Japan to spend 1.8% of GDP on defense in 2025, 2% target in sight - Kyodo News+ | Japan's leading news agency.
Japan develops new missiles designed to repel an invasion - Defense News
Defense Secretary Announces U.S. Forces Japan's Upgrade to Joint Force Command - U.S. Department of Defense (.gov)
NATO chief makes Japan debut with focus on defense industry tie-ups - The Japan Times
U.S. mulls expanding military ties with Japan despite Trump's criticism of the alliance - CBS News
Hegseth Pledges to Step Up Military Cooperation With Japan and Deter China - The New York Times
Pentagon's Hegseth says US command in 'warrior' Japan being upgraded to deter China - Reuters
Hegseth Says US Is Upgrading Japan Ops to War-Fighting Command - Bloomberg.com