Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed that his country would never surrender, as Israel announced a fresh blitz led by 80 fighter jets which set one of Tehran's main airports on fire.
Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei has said the company has "no choice" but to challenge in court the Pentagon's formal designation of the artificial intelligence firm as a risk to US national security.
President Donald Trump said Cuba was next on his agenda after Iran, predicting that the communist-run island, crippled by a US energy blockade, is "gonna fall pretty soon."
Australia's military said a Chinese navy helicopter flew dangerously close to one of its aircraft during a routine passage through the Yellow Sea that Beijing criticized as a "provocation."
Switzerland announced it wanted to buy 30 US F-35A fighter jets rather than 36 after Washington hiked the price, and said its broader defense set-up needed repurposing to face current threats.
US President Donald Trump demanded Iran's "unconditional surrender" as the only acceptable outcome to end hostilities, while promising to help rebuild the country's economy if Tehran complied.
Northrop Grumman will provide its proprietary Common Infrared Countermeasures system to Germany for the first time, supplying defensive technology for the country’s future CH-47 Chinook helicopter fleet.
UAE state corporation EDGE Group has signed a letter of intent with Ecuador to develop a national security infrastructure program that will reinforce its border surveillance and protection systems.
The European Defence Agency has partnered with Airbus Helicopters to research and develop a platform for the organization’s Multi Mission Unmanned Aircraft System project.
India has moved forward with a major effort to modernize its tactical airlift fleet after the Defence Procurement Board approved a proposal to acquire 60 transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force.