The United States is poised to approve a $3 billion agreement to sustain Saudi Arabia's aging F-15 fighter fleet. Following a request from its Gulf ally, the US State Department has approved a sustainment package for the Royal Saudi Air Force's F-15s.
A Canadian man, Dallas Pokornik, has been indicted for wire fraud after posing as a commercial airline pilot over four years. He obtained hundreds of free flights on three US airlines before being arrested in Panama, Cuba, and extradited to the US.
Poland has announced plans to receive over €43.7 billion ($51.6 billion) from the EU's Security Action for Europe (SAFE) instrument, government officials reported today - Breaking Defense reports. The funds will be spent between 2026 and 2030 on various systems, including artillery, anti-aircraft defense, ground combat, and cybersecurity solutions.
NATO announced a command restructuring plan that will see the US cede leadership of two warfighting-level commands to European senior officers. The US will hand over charge of Joint Force Command Norfolk to the UK, while Italy takes over Naples.