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“Local authorities say they intercepted 884 Russian drones in the last week of June alone.”
“Kendrew features a state-of-the-art £11.6million gym that provides fitness facilities for around 1800 troops and their families.”
“Officials said more than 28,000 troops, along with emergency machinery, equipment and vehicles, had been placed on standby to respond to any emergencies.”
“The amount of additional annual spending on the military that would occur if European countries hit their NATO commitment to spend 5% of GDP on defense, according to an estimate by Thierry Wizman and Gareth Berry at Macquarie.”
“U.S. intelligence has warned of Iranian assassination attempts against Trump since 2020, when the first threats came following his assassination of charismatic Quds Force commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani.”
“In Iran, the two days of American airstrikes have killed at least 14 people and wounded another 78, Iran's Health Ministry said Thursday.”
“10 months before its first flight”
“Germany’s Quantum Systems Group has broken the world airspeed record for an electric drone, hitting speeds of 699km/h (434mph) during internal testing on June 26, 2026.”
“Three people died when this bus carrying civilians was struck”
“the United States Army drafted him in 1951.”
“The Secret Service announced a brand-new unified insignia badge for all law enforcement personnel on Wednesday, a first in the agency’s 161-year history.”
“In Kuwait, the military said falling debris wounded one person as the nation shot down three ballistic missiles, a cruise missile and 10 drones.”
“the speed far exceeds that of the current record holder – 657.59km/h (409mph).”
“Some 29,000 soldiers have been put on standby to help with relief efforts, according to the island's defence ministry.”
“Turkey was removed from the F-35 programme and sanctioned under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA).”
“Blackinton, a private company located in Attleboro Falls, Massachusetts, is the manufacturer of the new badge, featuring a raised star around a circular shield. [...] The badges are plated in 24-karat gold and made mostly by hand.”
“The U.S. military's Central Command said it hit 90 targets across Iran, releasing black-and-white footage of what appeared to be strikes on an airport runway and missile launchers.”
“would represent a 6.3% increase over the current record.”
“As of 2026, the F-35 is operated by 11 countries, while the wider programme includes the United States and 19 allied nations.”
“When I first joined the Secret Service twenty-five years ago, one thing stood out to me immediately: while we all served the same mission, our law enforcement personnel were represented by different badges,” Secret Service Director Sean Cu…”
“the Revolutionary Guard said two bridges were attacked on the route to Mashhad.”
“the Apex Recordhunter drone was developed over the past year.”
“Israel is the only Middle Eastern country operating the F-35.”
“The first finished Blackinton-made badge was given to Curran on June 3.”
“Khamenei ruled Iran for nearly 37 years before being killed in the U.S. and Israeli airstrikes that started the war.”
“Tom’s Hardware recently reported of a New Zealand duo who recorded high speeds of 730km/h (453mph).”
“The two defence initiatives were among 18 major outcomes announced after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese during the Third India-Australia Annual Summit.”
“The previous special agent badges have been in use since 2003.”
“Some 150 firefighters and 220 soldiers from Spain's military emergency unit were battling the blaze”
“They are experiencing coordinated campaigns of violence against them and facing a 1,300% increase in assaults against them, a 3,300% increase in vehicular attacks, and an 8,000% increase in death threats.”
“Jessica Killin won her Democratic primary after signing onto a document affirming centrist principles and rebuking the socialist agenda.”
“On July 4, festivities on the Washington Mall will start at 1 p.m., with musical performances and military flyovers planned throughout the day.”
“At this time, we are not tracking any credible threats related to the July 4 event, but we always remain vigilant.”
“he had backtracked on it in the sixth month of his tenure when he supported New York City Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch’s plan to add 580 officers to the police force.”
“There are now 4,700 National Guard members from 19 states that are part of the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, with legislation moving through Congress seeking to extend the mission through the end of Trump’s term, according to the Pen…”
“This Exhibition includes a series of statues, including an equestrian statue of Founding Father Caesar Rodney, 12 Soldiers of the Revolution, and a set of reliefs honoring the Prison Ship Martyrs — The nearly 12,000 Americans who lost thei…”
“Israel had an opportunity to emerge from October 7 with its enemies severely degraded, if not entirely vanquished, but because its strategy was military-first, and in many ways military-only, and because that military strategy was so over …”
“I think Israel went to extraordinary lengths to minimize civilian casualties. That doesn’t mean there weren’t aberrations, doesn’t mean there weren’t war crimes, of course there were. The Israeli army’s made of human beings, but that was n…”
“Fourteen House Republicans took down a procedural measure to attach the SAVE America Act to the the $1.15 trillion defense spending bill.”
“There’s a lot of really good programmatic priorities that we had in the bill, including about 65 of the Trump administration’s priorities and executive orders that would be included in the bill.”
“For weeks, a GOP blockade has effectively prevented them from advancing key legislative items, including two appropriations bills this week, and would have threatened the passage of the annual defense bill.”
“For the second time, our sanctions in response to Russia’s prolongation of the war have reached the oil refinery in Ufa, one of Russia’s largest producers of lubricants. The distance is more than 1,300 kilometers from the front line.”
“Also in the Penza region, our weapons reached a strategic facility of Russia’s military-industrial complex involved in developing and manufacturing components for missile weaponry that the occupiers use to strike our cities and communities,”
“The United States military conducted strikes “against multiple targets in Iran” Saturday afternoon after Tehran launched a drone attack against a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz early Saturday morning.”
“CENTCOM forces launched strikes today in direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping,” an official statement said. “U.S. military aircraft targeted Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communication…”
“The announcement comes one day after the U.S. struck Iran in response to Tehran launching drone attacks against four commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz despite a signed ceasefire agreement.”
“One ship was struck during yesterday’s attack, but no casualties occurred, and the ship continued its route.”
“After yesterday’s U.S. strikes in response to the Iranian attack on M/V Ever Lovely, Iran was given a chance to honor the ceasefire agreement but elected not to when its forces launched a one-way attack drone that hit M/T Kiku this morning…”
“President Donald Trump called Iran’s decision to attack commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday a “foolish violation” of the ceasefire agreement”
“Iran also attacked the country of Bahrain on Saturday morning.”
“the 21,000-person federal law enforcement organization”
“We do not have 100% situational awareness along the 5,500 miles of the northern border”
“more than four months after Khamenei was killed in the opening wave of U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Feb. 28.”
“FP-1’s success rate when it was first launched in late 2024 was around 70%”
“Right now the number is 10%”
“shooting down over 90% of much larger groups”
“Kyiv endured one of the deadliest nights of the entire war in Ukraine overnight Wednesday-Thursday, as Russia unleashed 74 missiles and 496 long-range drones on the Ukrainian capital. At least 20 people were killed and more than 90 injured.”
“Ukraine says its air defense units intercepted 48 missiles and 476 drones during the most recent attack. Unfortunately, 25 ballistic missiles punched through.”
“Zelensky said Ukraine would need at least 140 Patriot missiles to repel an attack involving around 70 ballistic missiles”
“At the same time, the United States currently produces roughly 60 to 65 PAC-3 interceptors per month, while Ukraine needs up to 180 monthly to sustain nationwide coverage.”
“Recent conflicts in the Middle East have consumed between 50% and 61% of already low U.S. inventories of Patriot and THAAD interceptors, according to analysis from the Center for Strategic and International Studies.”
“A single PAC-3 MSE takes over two years to manufacture, Lockheed Martin’s planned expansion to 2,000 units annually will materialize only in the early 2030s”
“Johnson attempted to advance legislation on the National Defense Authorization Act, a defense spending bill, and merge the two priorities after meeting with different factions of his caucus.”
“Ultimately, 14 House Republicans voted Tuesday to take down a procedural measure to attach the SAVE America Act to the $1.15 trillion defense spending bill.”
“That program, which allows foreign surveillance without a warrant, has been expired for almost three weeks, but getting Clayton in place is expected to end the impasse.”
“What these candidates offer is a vision that extends beyond the midterms, that extends beyond 2028,” Mamdani said Tuesday.”
“We’ve had an army of volunteers come down here and now look, you have Pennsylvanians and people from all over the country seeing what Pennsylvania is all about,” Isakowitz said. “It was a great volunteer citizens’ effort to get from Saturd…”
“On March 5, 1770, a confrontation between Massachusetts colonists and British soldiers turned deadly when troops fired into a crowd, killing five colonists, including Crispus Attucks.”
“British General Thomas Gage began the preparation for battle on April 14, 1775. As Massachusetts’s governor, Gage was also in charge of over 3000 British troops.”
“On April 19, the powerful British military met the American colonists’ militia on the field at Lexington Commons.”
“We will announce tens of billions in new contracts that will provide the crucial kit we need to deter and defend, and then our industries, from Arkansas to Ankara, combine their strengths and step up supply.”
“Rutte also estimated that the alliance will spend $258 billion on defense in 2025 and 2026, more than in previous years due to the increased defense spending by Europe and Canada that will continue to grow for years to come.”
“The alliance agreed last year to bump the defense spending minimum requirement from 2% to 5%, though countries have until 2035 to reach the new benchmark.”
“They shared a lot of lessons on using AI and algorithms to predict where the fires will occur.”
“When the State Department amended its visa regulations in 2020, it described the birth tourism industry as “rife with criminal activity, including international criminal schemes,” and warned that foreign governments and other entities “may…”
“The United States and Iran last week struck a memorandum of understanding agreeing to a ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.”
“U.S. officials said on Thursday that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had "struck" a cargo ship "with a drone."”
“President Donald Trump warned that the attack was a "foolish violation" of the two countries’ interim peace deal.”
“More than 20 nations have also sent tall ships and military vessels for the Sail250 regatta. That event began on May 28 in New Orleans and will finish on July 16 in Boston.”
“Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) and 13 GOP hardliners took down a procedural rule vote last week that attached the measure to the $1.15 trillion defense spending bill, the National Defense Authorization Act,”
“And we will do so by approving the Save America Act, which means all voters must show voter ID. All voters must provide a little thing called proof of citizenship. And there will be no mail-in ballots except for illness, disability, milita…”
“he said £80,000,000,000 a year will be spent on defence by 2029.”
“If passed, Section 219 would require the Secretary of Defense to designate an executive agent whose sole task is to further integrate U.S. and Israeli military technology.”
“The Defense Intelligence Agency recently designated Israeli espionage 'critical,' the highest threat level in the agency, NBC News reported.”
“The Senate’s proposed Intelligence Authorization Act also includes similar provisions to enhance intelligence sharing between the U.S. and Israel. The Senate legislation requires all future presidents to document any determinations to susp…”
“Massie ripped Section 219 as an 'unprecedented escalation of foreign involvement' in the U.S. military in a statement to the Washington Examiner.”
“‘Congress has blocked Thomas Massie and my amendment to prevent the integration of our military with Israel,’ Khanna said in an X post on Tuesday. ‘This is unconscionable. They’re not even giving us a vote on the amendment. Thomas and I wi…”
“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised recent legislative efforts ‘to shift the framework for US-Israel defense cooperation from aid to partnership.’”
“It has now been more than 50 months since the Russian president launched his ‘special military operation’”
“Russian recruits can expect to last barely half an hour upon arriving on the frontline”
“eight Russians are being either killed or seriously injured for every Ukrainian”
“Some 420,000 were reported by state media to have taken up one-year-long contracts”
“an average fighter can expect to last somewhere between 10 days and three weeks from arriving at a training ground”
“Half a million casualties, fuel shortages and key infrastructure destroyed”
“He later reported that debris ignited a fire at a market in the Shevchenkivskyi district and caused a fire and partial collapse of a five-story apartment building in Darnytskyi. Klitschko said at least 11 people were injured and hospitaliz…”
“We have information about another massive Russian strike — we have relevant intelligence data,” Zelensky said. “We know that Putin has been preparing a massive strike against Ukraine for some time. That is exactly the threat we are facing …”
“The overnight barrage came one day after Ukraine carried out two long-range strikes inside Russia, targeting an oil refinery and a military facility.”
“Two in three MAGA voters found the national security framing compelling, stopping threats at the source, at a fraction of a fraction of the federal budget, makes America safer.”
“The Home Office has announced it is expanding the use of military bases to house asylum seekers, with three new sites set to open up in England.”
“The expansion in the use of military facilities across the country was announced alongside the closure of 20 asylum hotels, including the Bell Hotel in Epping which became a focal point for protests last year.”
