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Ukraine says long-range strikes hit the Progress Rocket and Space Center in Samara, a producer of Soyuz launch vehicles and military satellites, as well as Savasleika airfield, home to MiG-31K Kinzhal carriers. Reports indicate the attacks may have involved Ukrainian Flamingo FP-5 cruise missiles.
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The Trump administration has withdrawn the last U.S. aircraft carrier stationed in Asia as military demands from the Iran conflict and the Western Hemisphere redirect American naval power. The move leaves the western Pacific without one of the U.S. Navy’s principal symbols and instruments of regional presence.
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Ukraine says long-range strikes hit the Progress Rocket and Space Center in Samara, a producer of Soyuz launch vehicles and military satellites, as well as Savasleika airfield, home to MiG-31K Kinzhal carriers. Reports indicate the attacks may have involved Ukrainian Flamingo FP-5 cruise missiles.
Reports that Uzbekistan has received its first batch of Chinese J-10C multirole fighters point to a potential expansion of China’s fighter export footprint, but publicly available evidence has yet to confirm that deliveries have occurred or establish the size and timing of any deal.
The US Navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, but only three are currently deployed, including two in the Middle East. The USS Abraham Lincoln’s record-breaking deployment has reached its ninth month, underscoring the operational pressure created by limited deployable capacity and maintenance demands.
Lockheed Martin and Raytheon are slowing momentum behind a proposed arrangement that would allow Ukraine to produce Patriot missile interceptors, despite President Donald Trump’s promise last month to grant Kyiv a license. Officials are questioning what has caused the hold-up in advancing the production agreement.
Ethiopian Airlines says it cannot repatriate $90 million in ticket revenue held in overseas markets, including $45 million trapped in Russia because of financial sanctions imposed after the war in Ukraine. The blocked funds underscore the cash-flow and settlement risks sanctions create for international carriers.
Jet-powered Geran drones now account for as much as two-thirds of some Russian attack waves, increasing the pressure on Ukraine’s low-cost interceptor systems. The shift is forcing a faster defensive response as Ukraine confronts larger, more demanding waves of attack drones.
NATO fighter jets shot down a drone after it entered Latvia’s eastern airspace, according to the Latvian Ministry of Defense. The action marks the second time in two months that the military alliance has responded by destroying an aerial threat over or near Latvian territory.
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