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Hegseth Announces New Drone Command, Plans for New Military Base
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Hegseth Announces New Drone Command, Plans for New Military Base

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Ukraine 93rd Brigade Runs First Amphibious Robot Resupply Over 25 Miles of Mixed Terrain Aerospace & Defense

Ukraine 93rd Brigade Runs First Amphibious Robot Resupply Over 25 Miles of Mixed Terrain

By SOFX Editor Staff · Oct 1 MI5 Warns Over 100 UK Academics Aided Research Tied to Chinese Intelligence Security & Statecraft

MI5 Warns Over 100 UK Academics Aided Research Tied to Chinese Intelligence

By SOFX Editor Staff · Oct 1 China Launches Laos Air Base, Marking First Overseas Foothold Focused on Aviation Power Armed Conflict

China Launches Laos Air Base, Marking First Overseas Foothold Focused on Aviation Power

By SOFX Editor Staff · Oct 1 Flydubai Pilot Stabbed in Apparent Attempt to Crash Israel-Bound Plane Security & Statecraft

Flydubai Pilot Stabbed in Apparent Attempt to Crash Israel-Bound Plane

By SOFX Editor Staff · Oct 1 Navy Picks Boeing Over Northrop Grumman to Build F/A-XX Carrier Fighter Aerospace & Defense

Navy Picks Boeing Over Northrop Grumman to Build F/A-XX Carrier Fighter

By SOFX Editor Staff · Sep 30 Hegseth Expected to Cut 20 Percent of General and Admiral Positions in Pentagon Overhaul Aerospace & Defense

Hegseth Expected to Cut 20 Percent of General and Admiral Positions in Pentagon Overhaul

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  2. 02China Launches Laos Air Base, Marking First Overseas Foothold Focused on Aviation Power
  3. 03Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Energy Grid With 188 Drones, 86 Jet-Powered, Ahead of Winter
  4. 04Pirates Killed Five Crew Aboard Tanker Honour 25 Before Puntland Forces Retook It
  5. 05MI5 Warns Over 100 UK Academics Aided Research Tied to Chinese Intelligence
  6. 06FTC Opens Consumer-Protection Probe of OpenAI, Anthropic and METR Over Rogue AI Agents
  7. 07Ukraine 93rd Brigade Runs First Amphibious Robot Resupply Over 25 Miles of Mixed Terrain
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Pentagon Awards Raytheon Up to $20.7 Billion for AMRAAM, Pending Full Congressional Funding  Aerospace & Defense

Pentagon Awards Raytheon Up to $20.7 Billion for AMRAAM, Pending Full Congressional Funding 

By SOFX Editor Staff · Oct 1 US Navy Orders 30 MUSV Drone Ships From Three Louisiana Builders in $1.2B Deal Aerospace & Defense

US Navy Orders 30 MUSV Drone Ships From Three Louisiana Builders in $1.2B Deal

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FTC Opens Consumer-Protection Probe of OpenAI, Anthropic and METR Over Rogue AI Agents Technology & PrivacyFTC Opens Consumer-Protection Probe of OpenAI, Anthropic and METR Over Rogue AI AgentsBy SOFX Editor Staff · Oct 1 UK Says Iran Played a Part in RAF Fairford Plot at U.S. Bomber Base, Tehran Denies Security & StatecraftUK Says Iran Played a Part in RAF Fairford Plot at U.S. Bomber Base, Tehran DeniesBy SOFX Editor Staff · Oct 1 Pirates Killed Five Crew Aboard Tanker Honour 25 Before Puntland Forces Retook It Armed ConflictPirates Killed Five Crew Aboard Tanker Honour 25 Before Puntland Forces Retook ItBy SOFX Editor Staff · Oct 1 Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Energy Grid With 188 Drones, 86 Jet-Powered, Ahead of Winter Armed ConflictRussia Strikes Ukraine’s Energy Grid With 188 Drones, 86 Jet-Powered, Ahead of WinterBy SOFX Editor Staff · Oct 1 China Sets World Record With Swarm of 116 Autonomous Underwater Drones Technology & PrivacyChina Sets World Record With Swarm of 116 Autonomous Underwater DronesBy SOFX Editor Staff · Oct 1 Royal Navy Fires Naval Strike Missile for First Time as Allies Sink Ex-USS Klakring Aerospace & DefenseRoyal Navy Fires Naval Strike Missile for First Time as Allies Sink Ex-USS KlakringBy SOFX Editor Staff · Sep 30
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