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  Comments Off on Pentagon awards $500 million counter-drone contract to Perennial Autonomy 0

  Pentagon awards $500 million counter-drone contract to Perennial Autonomy

  News, US May 20, 2026 , by IRIA

  The Pentagon has awarded California-based defense startup Perennial Autonomy a contract worth up to $500
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  Comments Off on USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier returns home after 326-day deployment supporting Iran War and Venezuela operations 0

  USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier returns home after 326-day deployment supporting Iran War and Venezuela operations

  News, US May 18, 2026 , by IRIA

  The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest and most advanced aircraft carrier, returned to Naval Station
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  Comments Off on US conducts joint operation with Nigeria to kill senior ISIS leader 0

  US conducts joint operation with Nigeria to kill senior ISIS leader

  Africa, News, US May 17, 2026 , by IRIA

  The United States and Nigeria said their forces killed Abu-Bilal Al Minuki on May 16, 2026, during a
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  Comments Off on CIA Director visits Cuba as US pushes for security cooperation and political change 0

  CIA Director visits Cuba as US pushes for security cooperation and political change

  Americas, News, US May 17, 2026 , by IRIA

  The United States has renewed diplomatic engagement with Cuba after CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled
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  Comments Off on Trump and Xi hold high-level talks in Beijing as historic US-China summit focuses on trade and global security 0

  Trump and Xi hold high-level talks in Beijing as historic US-China summit focuses on trade and global security

  Asia-Pacific, News, US May 15, 2026 , by IRIA

  U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held extensive high-level talks in Beijing
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  Comments Off on Pentagon seeks additional funding as cost of Iran War increases to $29 billion 0

  Pentagon seeks additional funding as cost of Iran War increases to $29 billion

  Middle East, News, US May 13, 2026 , by IRIA

  The Pentagon said May 12, 2026, that the United States has spent an estimated $29 billion on the ongoing
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  Comments Off on US Army awards $2.7 billion contract to Leidos to accelerate hypersonic weapons production 0

  US Army awards $2.7 billion contract to Leidos to accelerate hypersonic weapons production

  News, US May 13, 2026 , by IRIA

  The United States Army awarded a $2.7 billion contract to Leidos Holdings to move key American hypersonic
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  Comments Off on Iran says it will ‘never bow’ as Trump rejects peace counteroffer, escalating Middle East conflict 0

  Iran says it will ‘never bow’ as Trump rejects peace counteroffer, escalating Middle East conflict

  Middle East, News, US May 12, 2026 , by IRIA

  Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would “never bow before the enemy” after U.S. President
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  Comments Off on Netherlands awards counter-drone air protection systems contract to US defense firm Anduril 0

  Netherlands awards counter-drone air protection systems contract to US defense firm Anduril

  Europe, News, US May 11, 2026 , by IRIA

  The Netherlands signed counter-drone systems agreements with American defense technology company Anduril
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  Comments Off on Pentagon releases first batch of declassified UFO files spanning decades of sightings 0

  Pentagon releases first batch of declassified UFO files spanning decades of sightings

  News, US May 9, 2026 , by IRIA

  The U.S. Department of War released a new batch of “never-before-seen files” related to Unidentified

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