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Germany to set up first drone regiment next  year, modeled after Ukraine war lessons (Defense News) Germany plans to stand up its first dedicated  drone regiment next year, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius  announced, as Berlin attempts to institutionalize lessons from  the war in Ukraine after years of domestic foot-dragging on  unmanned warfare. Read More European defense startups to raise record  $10.5 billion in 2026, Dealroom forecasts (Defense News) European defense startups are forecast to  raise a record $10.5 billion of funding this year, roughly four  times the $2.6 billion raised a year earlier and led by  investments in firms developing drone technology, according  to Dealroom, which tracks data on venture capital funding.  Read More

Trump says he will 'certainly look at' establishing US military base in Lithuania

(The Hill) President Trump said Monday he will “certainly look at” establishing a U.S. military base in Lithuania a week after the country’s prime minister said he would welcome U.S. service members into the Baltic state.  “They’re friends of mine; they're great people, so we'll certainly look at it. They are great people,” the president said when... Read More