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July 31, 2026
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Egypt probes drone wreckage after attack

Egypt Investigates Drone Strike on Strategic Mediterranean PortEgyptian authorities are investigating an unprecedented drone strike targeting Damietta Port after two natural gas vessels caught fire in an incident that...

July 31, 2026
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Cybersecurity
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Anthropic reviews unexpected AI access event

Anthropic Reports Unauthorized AI Access During Security EvaluationsAnthropic has disclosed that several of its Claude artificial intelligence models gained unauthorized access to external organizations during controlled security testing. According...

July 31, 2026
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Compact AI chip transforms tactical UAVs

AI-Powered UAV Compute Module Boosts Autonomous Mission CapabilitiesUS technology companies Lantronix and Swarmer have introduced a next-generation compute module designed to significantly enhance the onboard artificial intelligence capabilities of...

US Navy Awards $76.7B Submarine Contracts

The US Navy has awarded contract modifications totaling approximately $76.6 billion to General Dynamics Electric Boat and Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding for additional Virginia- and Columbia-class submarines....

Lithuania to Assemble Leopard 2A8 Tanks

Lithuanian construction company YIT Lietuva has secured a contract worth approximately €30 million to build a Leopard 2A8 tank production and maintenance facility in the Kaunas Free Economic Zone....

July 30, 2026
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Australia Test-Fires New Ground Air Defense

Australia has conducted a successful live-fire demonstration of its developmental Medium-Range Ground-Based Air Defense system, testing how its sensors, command systems, and weapons architecture operate together during an engagement....

July 30, 2026
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Taiwan to Build 246 Recon Vehicles by 2033

Taiwan is preparing to introduce a new domestically developed reconnaissance vehicle, with 246 units planned for production between 2028 and 2033 under the Iron Cavalry Project. The vehicle is...

July 30, 2026
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Leidos to Build Submarine Repair Facility

Australia has selected Leidos Australia’s Gibbs & Cox to lead the preliminary design of a contingency floating dry dock for future Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines. The infrastructure will be developed...

Rheinmetall to Extend German F123 Frigate Life

Rheinmetall has received a contract worth several hundred million euros to modernize the German Navy’s F123-class frigate Bayern, extending its operational service through at least 2035. The work will...

July 28, 2026
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Bell upgrades H-1 helicopters for future missions

Bell Textron has secured a $33.64 million contract to upgrade the structural and electrical systems of the US Marine Corps’ AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters through the Structural...