May 2026 – Page 14 – The Bitstream

Ukrainian drone strike on empty Baltic fuel depot prompts top-level resignation – in Latvia

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Ukrainian drone strike on empty Baltic fuel depot prompts top-level resignation – in Latvia

2026.05.19

VIENNA — Latvia’s minister of defense has resigned following a renewed incursion of Ukrainian drones into the...

Near Russian border, NATO grapples with ground robots in combat

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Near Russian border, NATO grapples with ground robots in combat

2026.05.19

RIGA, Latvia — Exercising in Latvia’s dense pine and birch forests this week, local troops found themselves...

Unplanned Depot Repairs on the Rise, but USAF Metric Undercounts Delays: Report

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Military Intelligence

Unplanned Depot Repairs on the Rise, but USAF Metric Undercounts Delays: Report

2026.05.19

Depot-level maintenance took longer than expected for nearly three-quarters of Air Force aircraft from fiscal 2019-2024, according to a new report, as unplanned repairs rise across the...

Air Force Reservists Save 11 Plane Crash Survivors at Sea

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Military Intelligence

Air Force Reservists Save 11 Plane Crash Survivors at Sea

2026.05.19

Members of the Air Force Reserve’s 920th Rescue Wing helped save 11 airplane crash survivors off the...

Two Navy EA-18G Growlers Collide at Air Force Base Air Show

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Military Intelligence

Two Navy EA-18G Growlers Collide at Air Force Base Air Show

2026.05.19

Two Navy EA-18G Growlers collided midair on May 17 during an air show at Mountain Home Air...

New Air-to-Air Missile Photographed in Testing at Eglin

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Military Intelligence

New Air-to-Air Missile Photographed in Testing at Eglin

2026.05.19

The military’s secretive new air-to-air missile appears to have been publicly photographed for the first time during...

Month: May 2026

Ukrainian drone strike on empty Baltic fuel depot prompts top-level resignation – in Latvia

Pentagon reaches agreements with defense firms on containerized missiles

Blacklists, corruption and frontline needs: Ukraine tackles an arms-export puzzle

Near Russian border, NATO grapples with ground robots in combat

New Golden Dome ‘Ecosystem Hub’ Will Vet New Tech, Monitor Industrial Base

Unplanned Depot Repairs on the Rise, but USAF Metric Undercounts Delays: Report

Air Force Reservists Save 11 Plane Crash Survivors at Sea

Two Navy EA-18G Growlers Collide at Air Force Base Air Show

New Air-to-Air Missile Photographed in Testing at Eglin

Air Force Raises Bar for Religious Waiver Requests, Reduces Chaplains’ Input