$14 billion AI startup Mistral — Europe's answer to OpenAI — lands French military deal as the region bets on homegrown tech

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Mistral scored a major win after France's military picked the homegrown AI startup over US tech giants.

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Trump wants to cap defense CEO pay. Here's how much they make.

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Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday regulating defense contractors, including their executive pay.

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Trump threatens Raytheon's business with the US government

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President Donald Trump said that Raytheon is not being responsive enough to the Pentagon's needs.

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Taiwan's F-16 fighter fleet has been grounded after an 'anomaly' saw a jet and its pilot disappear

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A Taiwanese F-16 is seen from the bottom right as it flies against a grey background.
Search and rescue operations continue for the aircraft and pilot.

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Hegseth's prosecution of Mark Kelly sends a chilling message to US troops and veterans, legal analysts say

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The Defense Department is investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for a video he made with fellow Democratic lawmakers. Kelly has said troops have the right to disobey an unlawful order.
The Defense Department is investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for a video he made with fellow Democratic lawmakers. Kelly has said troops have the right to disobey an unlawful order.

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No single piece of tech is going to defeat all drone threats, new US counter-drone force commander says

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A man wearing sunglasses and a camouflage uniform carries a small black drone.
The Joint Interagency Task Force 401 recently marked its first 100 days in operation.

US Marine Corps photo by Connor Taggart

The most important things Trump said about the operation that captured Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro

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Grey smoke rises from a white building. Other buildings are seen in the background. In the foreground there is a line of green trees.
Smoke rises from Port of La Guaira after the US strike on Venezuela.

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The US strikes and raid that captured Venezuela's leader raise some big questions. Here's what we know.

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Groups of people ride motorcycles and hold guys outside of a port in Venezuela. There is smoke rising in the background from a strike.
US military forces struck several locations in Venezuela as part of a raid to capture Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife on Saturday.

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The Pentagon says China has fielded a new long-range missile. Here's why the DF-27 is unusual.

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China's liquid-fueled intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles DongFeng-5C, which have a global strike range, pass through Tian'anmen Square during the V-Day military parade on September 3, 2025, in Beijing, China.
China rolled out its nuclear-capable missiles on Wednesday, including the DF-5C ICBM.

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New Pentagon maps show the reach of China's expanding missile force

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Chinese DF-26 missiles, camouflage colored, in front of military personnel standing at a parade against a blue sky.
China unveiled the DF-26 at a military parade in 2015.

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