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Opposition parties are calling for mandatory advance notification to parliament of arms exports that exceed a certain monetary threshold. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/13/japan/opposition-arms-exports-notification/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #defense

Opposition calls for prior notification to parliament over arms exports

The opposition parties also demand Cabinet approval for exports of highly lethal weapons and for first-time projects.

The Japan Times

💜Zia Hazen🏴2h ago

5 Low-Cost Tools to Get Started In Signals Intelligence

#Anarchy #Anarchism #Socialist #Socialism #SIGINT #Defense #History #Politics #Economics #Philosophy

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5 Low-Cost Tools to Get Started In Signals Intelligence

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Defense One 2h ago

How the Army is preparing to bring its first tiltrotor aircraft online

The service wants its MV-75 to bring capabilities other services have had for years—while avoiding the V-22’s fraught reputation.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defenseone
https://www.defenseone.com/defense-systems/2026/04/how-army-preparing-bring-its-first-tiltrotor-aircraft-online/412808/

Defense One 3h ago

HASC Chair: Trillion dollar defense budgets are the ‘new normal.’ Reconciliation is less certain.

Many of the administration’s military space priorities bank on abnormal budget maneuvers.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defenseone
https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2026/04/hasc-chair-trillion-dollar-defense-budgets-are-new-normal-reconciliation-less-certain/412806/

defense_news 5h ago

US military eyes high-energy ‘laser dome’ for domestic air defense

The U.S. military's pursuit of high-energy laser weapons for American air defense comes amid the expanding threat of low-cost weaponized drones.
#defense #miltodon #defence #defense_news
https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/04/13/us-military-eyes-high-energy-laser-dome-for-domestic-air-defense/

Osna.FM 7h ago

Rüdiger Lucassen has apparently resigned from his role as the AfD parliamentary parliamentary group's spokesperson for defense policy. Several media outlets rep... https://news.osna.fm/?p=41701 | #news #afd #amid #defense #internal

AfD Spokesman Lucassen Resigns Amid Internal Power Struggle Over Defense Policy - Osna.FM

Get the latest details on the political shake-up and what it means for the party's platform..

Osna.FM

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)7h ago

Magyar hints at ending Hungary’s block on €90B Ukraine loan https://www.politico.eu/article/peter-magyar-hints-ending-hungary-block-e90b-ukraine-loan/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #FinancialServices #ForeignAffairs #Corruption #Elections #Pipelines #Politics #Defense #Budget #Drones #Oil #War

Magyar hints at ending Hungary’s block on €90B Ukraine loan

Budapest still won’t contribute to funding Kyiv, which is running out of cash, incoming prime minister says.

POLITICO

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Nonilex 7h ago

Asked directly about #Trump’s comments on Truth Social, #PopeLeo said: “It’s ironic — the name of the site itself. Say no more.”

Leo’s comments came after Trump’s lengthy attack on the pope on Sunday night….

Tensions between the 2 leaders have risen in recent weeks. The pope has criticized Trump’s attacks on #Iran & appeared to distance himself from efforts by Pete #Hegseth, the #US Secy of #Defense, to portray the #US - #Israel campaign against Iran as a #Christian mission.

#ChurchAndState

World Briefly 8h ago

The Pentagon struggles to convince military personnel to trust AI systems they don't fully understand, creating a major obstacle to integrating artificial intelligence into warfare operations.

https://worldbriefly.news/pentagon-faces-challenge-of-building-trust-in-ai-warfare-systems

#Military #AI #Defense