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Air Force launches next phase of hypersonic missile program with $694M contract award for ARRW However, the program was revived, and officials requested funding from Congress in fiscal 2026 to start production. The award for the new production contract came in the final days of fiscal 2026. Mark Gunzinger, director for future concepts and capability assessments at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies and a former deputy assistant secretary of defense, called the production contract award “a real turning point” for the Air Force and the Pentagon. @marcorubio @SpaceForceCSO @BreitbartNews Source: Defense Scoop
Iran’s frozen assets need leverage before confiscation Before Congress creates a broader mechanism for confiscating Iranian assets , it must first ensure that those assets can be identified, preserved, conditioned, and maintained as leverage long enough to influence Iranian behavior. A discussion draft has now been presented that focuses specifically on that preliminary stage: strengthening and preserving the leverage itself. Get unlimited access to Washington Examiner's midterm coverage, analysis, and political insights. @JudicialWatch @TomCottonAR @MikePompeo Source: Washington Examiner Defense
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Where Are The Aircraft Carriers?: October 27, 2026 Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, the USS Ronald Reagan remotely controlled an MQ-25A Stingray tanker drone thousands of miles away for the first time, and the Navy announced that USS Abraham Lincoln , which just returned from a historic deployment, will conduct a homeport shift to Bremerton, Washington. Here’s TWZ’s weekly carrier tracker monitoring America’s flattop fleet, including deployed CSGs and ARGs, using publicly available open-source information. Check out our last report here . @SenatorWicker @marcorubio @BreitbartNews Source: The War Zone
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Cuba is back in the headlines, and the history behind it is the part nobody tells you. The SCIF: Let's Talk Cuba with Ed Vidal. Live at 10am ET Watch on X @SecRubio @StateDept @MarioDB
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Moscow is dangling oil deals while the war is still going. Washington is listening. Read more in comments @FT @ExxonMobil @SecScottBessent
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U.S. Forces Kill 5 in Strike on Suspected Narco Boat forces struck a suspected narco boat in the Eastern Pacific, U.S. 27, under the direction of #SOUTHCOM, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed a lethal, kinetic strike on a go-fast vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific,” reads a statement on X. @RepBrianMast @usairforce @TheBlaze Source: USNI News
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China has tripled its satellite fleet since 2018 as expansion continues: DIA “China employs a robust space-based ISR capability designed to enhance its worldwide situational awareness and enable long-range strikes,” including electro-optical (EO) and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery satellites and others that provide electronic and signals intelligence data, according to the DIA’s 2026 Challenges to Space Security report, released Monday. Clayton Swope, deputy director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Aerospace Security Project, said China is investing heavily in space-based sensors to monitor Earth and identify, track and target objects in the Indo-Pacific. @BreitbartNews @FoxNews @MikePompeo Source: Breaking Defense
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Want Savannah to be a safe place? It starts with knowing what's really happening. Thursday, Nov. 5, 6pm ET. Coach's Corner, Thunderbolt. @RogerJStoneJr @WTOC11 @savannahnow
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2 men charged with UK national security offenses over suspected plot at US-run military base LONDON (AP) — Two men were charged Tuesday with national security offenses over a suspected plot against RAF Fairford , a US-run military air base in England, police and prosecutors said. British nationals Mohmed Ahmad Abdulkarim and Nouman Essghir, both aged 24 and from London, were charged under the National Security Act, the Crown Prosecution Service said. They are due to appear in court later Tuesday. @usairforce @RepMattGaetz @DailyCaller Source: NY Post Military
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First CTM-290 Ballistic Missiles Delivered To Poland Poland has ordered a total of 290 Homar-K launcher modules under two contracts. The Polish configuration combines the South Korean K239 Chunmoo launcher module with a Jelcz 8×8 chassis and Polish communications and Topaz battle-management systems. @washingtonexaminer @OANN @USMC Source: Overt Defense
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Air Force Launches ARRW, Its First Hypersonic Weapon, into Production ARRW development began in 2018 when the Air Force signed Lockheed to a design contract worth up to $480 million . The program built on the joint DARPA-Air Force X-51, and sought to deliver a prototype capability by 2021. Get your daily fix of Air & Space Force news delivered right to your inbox every day. There's no more reliable source for news about your Air & Space Forces. @BreitbartNews @FoxNews @JudicialWatch Source: Air Force Magazine
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USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Oct. 26, 2026 These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Oct. 26, 2026, based on Navy and public data. In cases in which a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship. Amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD-8) arrived Monday in Yokosuka, Japan, according to ship spotters. @SenatorWicker @MikePompeo @FoxNews Source: USNI News
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How the Pentagon wants to buy cyber outcomes, not equipment “I’m focused on one single priority, and that is building a more robust set of capabilities for the [defense] secretary and the president. The demand signal that we see across all of our leadership in the department, our combatant commanders … far exceeds the supply we have,” Katie Sutton, assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, said in September. Politico first reported last month that drafts of the forthcoming Department of Defense cyber strategy show the Pentagon wants contractors to play a bigger role in conducting operations themselves. @USMC @BreitbartNews @DailyCaller Source: Breaking Defense
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Air National Guard to stand up a new special tactics squadron U.S. Special Operations Command is headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base near Tampa, Florida. Air Force Special Operations Command is based hundreds of miles away at Hurlburt Field, Florida, which is hundreds of miles northwest of MacDill in the Florida Panhandle. Hegseth’s memo indicates that the unit’s initial activation will be funded from the fiscal year 2027 budget and that the 2028 budget could cover additional construction, equipment and manpower authorizations. @MikePompeo @SpaceForceCSO @FoxNews Source: Task & Purpose
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Armed Forces Press retweeted
Israeli voters are turning out at the highest rate in decades. Read more in comments @gadi_eisenkot @naftalibennett @netanyahu @TimesofIsrael
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Poll: Jewish Voters Favor Republicans over Democrats by Nearly Two to One Republicans lead Democrats by 31 points among Jewish voters on the congressional ballot, according to a McLaughlin & Associates poll that points to a potential shift among a group that has long favored Democrats. McLaughlin surveyed 1,000 likely midterm voters nationwide. Jewish voters represented four percent of the poll’s sample. The firm did not disclose the exact number of Jewish respondents or a margin of error for that group. @NationalReview @TomCottonAR @SenJohnCornyn Source: Breitbart Defense
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AUKUS: USS Colorado Announced as First Submarine for SRF – West USNI News The Pentagon announced Monday the Virginia-class submarine that will be the lead nuclear attack boat in western Australia. @BreitbartNews @USNavy @DailyCaller Source: Real Clear Defense
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Private credit is cracking and the Fed is watching. Ed Dowd tells us how bad it gets. The SCIF: Gleason Wants Trump To Pay Up, Ed Dowd On Private Credit And The Fed. Live at 10am ET. Watch on X @DowdEdward @realDonaldTrump @federalreserve
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