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Raytheon has been awarded a contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a domestic production capability for thin film lithium niobate wafers, a material critical to high-speed secure communications and advanced sensing systems. The effort is intended to reduce reliance on foreign-dominated supply chains and ensure a secure U.S.-based source for both defense and commercial applications.

Raytheon secures U.S. contract to establish domestic thin film lithium niobate wafer production papability

Raytheon has been awarded a contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a domestic production capability for thin film lithium niobate wafers, a material critical to high-speed secure communications and advanced sensing systems.

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the Munich Security Conference that the United States and Europe remain bound by a “historic alliance, an alliance that saved and changed the world,” as he called for renewed Western strength amid geopolitical strain. Recalling that the conference began in 1963 when “the line between communism and freedom ran through the heart of Germany” and the Cuban Missile Crisis had brought the world “to the brink of nuclear destruction,” Rubio said the West once prevailed because it was “unified not just by what we were fighting against; we were unified by what we were fighting for,” and argued that “decline was a choice” then and is a choice now.

Marco Rubio at Munich Security Conference outlines U.S. policy on Europe, Ukraine war and China relations

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the Munich Security Conference that the United States and Europe remain bound by a “historic alliance, an alliance that saved and changed the world,” as he called for renewed Western strength amid geopolitical strain.

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Gretchen Whitmer, the Governor of the U.S. state of Michigan, joined RENK Group AG CEO Alexander Sagel in Augsburg on February 13, 2026, to announce the company’s continued commitment to Michigan through planned investments of $70 million in capital expenditures and $80 million in research and development between 2024 and 2030.

RENK Group to invest $150 million in Michigan, create up to 270 jobs and expand U.S. defense operations by 2030

RENK America and Horstman, the group’s two U.S. subsidiaries in Michigan, employ more than 540 workers at facilities in Muskegon, Sterling Heights and Roseville, and the expansion is set to strengthen those operations while supporting the state’s advanced manufacturing leadership.

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Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby urged allies to build a “NATO 3.0” based on “partnership rather than dependency” as he represented the United States at a NATO defense ministers’ meeting in Brussels, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was absent. The meeting marked only the second time in recent history that a Pentagon chief did not attend, following a February 2024 session when then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin participated virtually due to hospitalization.

Elbridge Colby urges Europe to lead donventional defence as U.S. pushes ‘NATO 3.0’ at ministerial meeting in Brussels

Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby urged allies to build a “NATO 3.0” based on “partnership rather than dependency” as he represented the United States at a NATO defence ministers’ meeting in Brussels.

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Europe is split over its future relationship with the United States, as some governments weigh greater independence while others warn that distancing from Washington could weaken the continent’s security against Russia, according to reporting by The Hill. The debate intensified after President Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland and remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, prompting divergent responses across the continent.

Europe divided over future relationship with United States as security and strategic autonomy debate intensifies

Europe is split over its future relationship with the United States, as some governments weigh greater independence while others warn that distancing from Washington could weaken the continent’s security against Russia.

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