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Defense Secretary Hegseth fires Navy chief of staff amid internal power struggle
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday dismissed Jon Harrison, chief of staff to Navy Secretary John...
Pentagon awards Lockheed Martin $12.5bn contract for nearly 300 F-35 jets
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The U.S. Department of Defense on Monday awarded Lockheed Martin a $12.5 billion contract to produce nearly...
US deploys new air defense system to South Korea amid rising drone threats
SEOUL (Realist English). A new U.S. air defense system designed to intercept cruise missiles, drones and rocket attacks has been...
Hegseth rules Wounded Knee Medals of Honor will remain despite massacre legacy
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Thursday that 19 soldiers awarded the Medal of Honor for their...
US Army expands battlefield use of 3D printing for faster equipment repairs
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The U.S. Army is increasing its use of additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, to repair equipment directly...
US defense officials call for AI-first approach in cyber warfare
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Cybersecurity leaders in the US defense establishment are warning that artificial intelligence has become both a weapon...
U.S. House passes $893 billion defense bill amid partisan clashes over social issues
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The U.S. House of Representatives approved an $893 billion defense authorization bill on Wednesday, advancing a measure...
Trump to revive ‘Department of War’ title in executive order
WASHINGTON (Realist English). US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Friday designating the Department of War as...
Pentagon data platform Advana stalls amid staff cuts and uncertainty
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The U.S. Defense Department’s flagship data platform Advana is facing indefinite delays after sweeping staff cuts, leaving...
Iran says armed terror cells dismantled as unrest turns deadly
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iranian security and judicial authorities say they have dismantled several armed terror cells and arrested dozens of...
China and African Union call for respect for sovereignty after U.S. raid on Venezuela
ADDIS ABABA (Realist English). China and the African Union issued a joint call on Thursday for strict adherence to international...
Russia moves to tighten migration health controls and enforcement
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s State Duma is preparing a package of legislative initiatives aimed at tightening and recalibrating the country’s...
Turkey elevates Africa as strategic priority amid intensifying global competition
ANKARA (Realist English). Turkey is placing Africa at the center of its strategic outlook as geopolitical competition on the continent...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
Putin, Trump and Zelensky: is a trilateral meeting necessary?
MOSCOW (Realist English). Although more than a week has passed since the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S....
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