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- Tiny drones making a buzz at the Berlin Air Show
- Boeing bows out of Navy’s new trainer jet competition
- Poland intends to buy two more squads of F-35s, minister says
- Better collaboration needed on SOCOM programs, says government watchdog
- Israeli startup unveils laser system it says can kill drones in seconds
- ‘The threat is there’: Germany to pair P-8s with MQ-9 drones to keep an eye on Russian subs
- PHOTOS: The sights of Berlin Air Show 2026 on Day 3
- Leonardo in ‘advanced’ talks to expand Italian Army’s AW-249 combat helicopter fleet
- Israel’s Elbit Systems, Germany’s Diehl Defence team on SkyStriker pitch for Berlin
- As F-35 readiness lags, Pentagon seeks $13.7 billion boost: GAO
- After FCAS’s fall, Airbus and ‘Team Gen 6’ line up for new future fighter
- Saronic, Castelion to pair Marauder MUSV with Blackbeard hypersonic capability
- Talking Italian attack helos and skyrocketing air defense demand at the Berlin Air Show
- SASC’s $1.14T defense policy bill creates combatant command for drones







