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

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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

By SOFX Editor Staff · Sep 30 Ukraine Rebuilds Soviet Armor Into Kamikaze Robots and Storms a Russian Stronghold Armed Conflict

Ukraine Rebuilds Soviet Armor Into Kamikaze Robots and Storms a Russian Stronghold

By SOFX Editor Staff · Sep 28 Hypersonic Blackbeard Missile Flies on a Navy Super Hornet for the First Time Aerospace & Defense

Hypersonic Blackbeard Missile Flies on a Navy Super Hornet for the First Time

By SOFX Editor Staff · Sep 28 OpenAI and Anthropic Investigate Tens of Thousands of Rogue-Agent Incidents Technology & Privacy

OpenAI and Anthropic Investigate Tens of Thousands of Rogue-Agent Incidents

By SOFX Editor Staff · Sep 28 U.S. service members move through a residential compound during predawn raids with Ecuadorian police against a network tied to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Sept. 24, 2026. Armed Conflict

U.S. Commandos Join Ecuador Police Raids on Criminal Network Tied to Jalisco Cartel

By SOFX Editor Staff · Sep 25 U.S. Marines conduct a maritime interdiction training exercise in the Pacific Ocean. Security & Statecraft

Somebody Has to Sign the Order

By Samuel Havelock · Sep 24

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  2. 02U.S. Forces Complete Withdrawal From Iraq, Ending Anti-ISIS Mission, Iraqi Official Says
  3. 03Russian Tu-95 Bomber Crashes in Far East, Killing Six Crew
  4. 04Estonia Links Russian Intelligence to Arson at Robot-Maker Milrem
  5. 05Dutch Police Arrested Alleged ShinyHunters Leader Days Before FBI Breach
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Royal Navy Fires Naval Strike Missile for First Time as Allies Sink Ex-USS Klakring Aerospace & Defense

Royal Navy Fires Naval Strike Missile for First Time as Allies Sink Ex-USS Klakring

By SOFX Editor Staff · Sep 30 Army Awards Up to $7 Billion in Counter-Drone Contracts to 10 Companies Aerospace & Defense

Army Awards Up to $7 Billion in Counter-Drone Contracts to 10 Companies

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Rome Court Sentences Three Egyptian Officers for Kidnapping Italian Student Security & StatecraftRome Court Sentences Three Egyptian Officers for Kidnapping Italian StudentBy SOFX Editor Staff · Sep 30 Dutch Police Arrested Alleged ShinyHunters Leader Days Before FBI Breach Technology & PrivacyDutch Police Arrested Alleged ShinyHunters Leader Days Before FBI BreachBy SOFX Editor Staff · Sep 30 Milrem Robotics THeMIs UGV armed with a 50cal machine gun Security & StatecraftEstonia Links Russian Intelligence to Arson at Robot-Maker MilremBy SOFX Editor Staff · Sep 30 Russian Tu-95 Bomber Crashes in Far East, Killing Six Crew Armed ConflictRussian Tu-95 Bomber Crashes in Far East, Killing Six CrewBy SOFX Editor Staff · Sep 30 U.S. Forces Complete Withdrawal From Iraq, Ending Anti-ISIS Mission, Iraqi Official Says Armed ConflictU.S. Forces Complete Withdrawal From Iraq, Ending Anti-ISIS Mission, Iraqi Official SaysBy SOFX Editor Staff · Sep 30 AI Could Push 11 Million U.S. Workers Into New Careers by 2035, Study Finds Technology & PrivacyAI Could Push 11 Million U.S. Workers Into New Careers by 2035, Study FindsBy SOFX Editor Staff · Sep 30
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