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NATO official says members often aren’t buying weapons together, and it’s a mistake

NATO members aren’t regularly buying weapons together, limiting how quickly and cheaply they can build up stockpiles, a senior alliance official said.Tarja Jaakola, NATO’s assistant secretary general for defense industry, innovation, and armaments, said that allies can acquire weaponry most cost-effectively by jointly purchasing it.Having multiple countries trying to independently develop…

Ukrainian strikes hit a Russian explosive materials plant 1,000 miles away and a major Black Sea oil terminal, security official says

Ukraine carried out long-range drone attacks overnight against a key Black Sea oil terminal and a plant making components for explosives located deep inside Russia, a security official told Business Insider on Tuesday.The twin attacks mark Ukraine’s latest long-range strikes and come as Kyiv’s forces continue to target facilities inside…

Mexican cartel drones were behind the brief El Paso airspace chaos, says Trump administration official. The US military took them out.

The US military intercepted Mexican cartel drones that breached US airspace, a Trump administration official said on Wednesday, explaining why the government made the rare decision to temporarily restrict flights over El Paso.The official told Business Insider that “Mexican cartel drones breached US airspace,” adding that the Pentagon “took action…