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After 21 hours of talks in Islamabad, U.S. and Iranian delegations left without an agreement, leaving the future of the ceasefire uncertain and core disputes over nuclear restrictions and the Strait of Hormuz unresolved.

Britain says it monitored a month-long Russian submarine and surveillance-vessel operation near infrastructure relevant to the UK and its allies in the North Atlantic.

The FAA and Pentagon have signed an agreement allowing deployment of a high-energy laser counter-drone system near the southern border after tests found no undue risk to passenger aircraft.

Hezbollah’s reported increase in first-person-view drone strikes on Israeli forces in Lebanon underscores how rapidly low-cost attack methods pioneered elsewhere are being adapted into new conflicts.

Fresh videos of the stealthy aircraft widely referred to as the RQ-180 are offering new clues about its design and sensor package after repeated sightings around Larissa Air Base in Greece.

CIA Deputy Director Michael Ellis says the agency plans to embed AI assistants in analytic workflows and, within a decade, expects officers to supervise teams of AI agents.

The U.K. says Russian submarines spent weeks operating around critical undersea infrastructure before British and Norwegian forces tracked and deterred them.

France has proposed a major update to its military planning law, adding €36 billion over four years while signaling a possible stopgap tank program to bridge the gap before the delayed MGCS enters service.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, with Pakistan mediating and Israel also accepting a pause, though missile launches were reported just after the announcement.

Interesting Engineering reports that a new compact launcher from UK-based ISS Aerospace is designed to deploy 10 drones rapidly for battlefield surveillance, pointing to continued demand for faster, denser small-UAS use.

Bell and M1 have advanced to Phase IV of the Army’s Flight School Next competition, moving closer to a September award for a new helicopter training system at Fort Rucker.

Fresh imagery from Greece has revived questions about the shadowy RQ-180 and why a long-endurance stealth surveillance drone may matter so much in the current conflict with Iran.

Newly surfaced images appear to show destroyed AH-6 or MH-6 Little Bird helicopters at an improvised airstrip in Iran linked to the rescue of a downed F-15E weapons systems officer.

A U.S. weapon systems officer shot down over Iran was rescued after a dangerous combat search-and-rescue effort, according to reports and a presidential statement.

An A-10 Warthog has flown with a bolt-on aerial refueling probe and reportedly connected with a drogue-equipped C-130, a test that could carry implications well beyond the aging attack jet itself.

A budget request expected on April 3 would push U.S. defense spending sharply higher, with missile defense, ships, submarines, and weapons production at the center of the administration’s pitch.

Breaking Defense says it will launch a distinct European edition in early May, reflecting what it describes as unprecedented emphasis on defense across Europe.

A caption included in The War Zone’s weekend discussion post described a field medical laboratory operating in a Soviet-era bunker during DEFENDER 25, highlighting the military role of emergency countermeasure support.

U.S. Central Command is seeking hardened shelters and underground infrastructure at Al Udeid Air Base after repeated Iranian missile and drone attacks damaged facilities, wounded personnel, and pushed troops into improvi

A reported first successful FPV drone strike on a parked U.S. Army Black Hawk in Iraq is sharpening concerns about how cheap, short-range attack drones can threaten aircraft and air defenses on the ground.