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Ukraine is transforming its frontline into a testing ground for Western prototype weapons, inviting foreign defense firms to trial drones, ground vehicles, missiles, and laser weapons in combat, with the aim of improving technology and fostering local manufacturing partnerships amid ongoing conflict with Russia.
The Pentagon-funded Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) faces potential layoffs after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's cuts to the weapons testing office, DOT&E, which has halted work and led to funding losses impacting IDA's staffing and operations, raising concerns about the ability to fulfill congressional testing obligations.
North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea on Sunday, testing activities that appear to be in response to ongoing U.S.-South Korean military drills. The missile, which was launched from the North’s northwestern Tongchangri area, flew across the country and landed in the sea off its east coast, according to South Korean and Japanese assessments, which reported that the missile traveled a distance of about 500 miles. The chief nuclear envoys from South Korea, Japan and the U.S. strongly condemned the missile launch as a provocation threatening peace on the Korean Peninsula and in the region.