{"id":2713,"name":"system","username":"system","avatar_template":"/uploads/default/original/1X/461c3fb699fff9afe9dbc43189d999b5fa0580cb.png","created_at":"2026-09-02T10:00:04.486Z","cooked":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-2713-defense-news-september-02-2026-1\" class=\"anchor\" href=\"#p-2713-defense-news-september-02-2026-1\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eDefense News — September 02, 2026\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-2713-german-government-blames-russia-for-leipzig-airport-drone-attack-with-explosiveshttpswwwdefensenewscomglobaleurope20260902german-government-blames-russia-for-leipzig-airport-drone-attack-with-explosives-2\" class=\"anchor\" href=\"#p-2713-german-government-blames-russia-for-leipzig-airport-drone-attack-with-explosiveshttpswwwdefensenewscomglobaleurope20260902german-government-blames-russia-for-leipzig-airport-drone-attack-with-explosives-2\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/09/02/german-government-blames-russia-for-leipzig-airport-drone-attack-with-explosives/\"\u003eGerman government blames Russia for Leipzig airport drone attack with explosives\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRussia was behind the failed explosive drone attack on Germany’s key Leipzig/Halle Airport last month, the authorities in Berlin have concluded.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-2713-how-a-middling-chinese-guided-missile-frigate-unnerves-japan-taiwan-and-the-ushttpswwwdefensenewscomglobalasia-pacific20260902how-a-middling-chinese-guided-missile-frigate-unnerves-japan-taiwan-and-the-us-3\" class=\"anchor\" href=\"#p-2713-how-a-middling-chinese-guided-missile-frigate-unnerves-japan-taiwan-and-the-ushttpswwwdefensenewscomglobalasia-pacific20260902how-a-middling-chinese-guided-missile-frigate-unnerves-japan-taiwan-and-the-us-3\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2026/09/02/how-a-middling-chinese-guided-missile-frigate-unnerves-japan-taiwan-and-the-us/\"\u003eHow a middling Chinese guided-missile frigate unnerves Japan, Taiwan and the US\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina’s navy has introduced a new guided-missile frigate designed for coastal as well as open-sea attacks.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-2713-after-over-200-days-at-sea-uss-abraham-lincoln-arrives-in-thailandhttpswwwdefensenewscomnewsyour-military20260902after-over-200-days-at-sea-uss-abraham-lincoln-arrives-in-thailand-4\" class=\"anchor\" href=\"#p-2713-after-over-200-days-at-sea-uss-abraham-lincoln-arrives-in-thailandhttpswwwdefensenewscomnewsyour-military20260902after-over-200-days-at-sea-uss-abraham-lincoln-arrives-in-thailand-4\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/09/02/after-over-200-days-at-sea-uss-abraham-lincoln-arrives-in-thailand/\"\u003eAfter over 200 days at sea, USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in Thailand\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe USS Abraham Lincoln arrived in Thailand on Wednesday morning after more than 200 days at sea.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-2713-ousted-ukrainian-defense-chief-lands-palantir-ceo-as-first-investor-in-new-venturehttpswwwdefensenewscomglobaleurope20260901ousted-ukrainian-defense-chief-lands-palantir-ceo-as-first-investor-in-new-venture-5\" class=\"anchor\" href=\"#p-2713-ousted-ukrainian-defense-chief-lands-palantir-ceo-as-first-investor-in-new-venturehttpswwwdefensenewscomglobaleurope20260901ousted-ukrainian-defense-chief-lands-palantir-ceo-as-first-investor-in-new-venture-5\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/09/01/ousted-ukrainian-defense-chief-lands-palantir-ceo-as-first-investor-in-new-venture/\"\u003eOusted Ukrainian defense chief lands Palantir CEO as first investor in new venture\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUkraine’s recently ousted defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov is teaming up with Palantir CEO Alex Karp to launch a new defense company.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca name=\"p-2713-us-approves-possible-800-million-military-helicopter-sale-to-iraqhttpswwwdefensenewscomnewsyour-military20260901us-approves-possible-800-million-military-helicopter-sale-to-iraq-6\" class=\"anchor\" href=\"#p-2713-us-approves-possible-800-million-military-helicopter-sale-to-iraqhttpswwwdefensenewscomnewsyour-military20260901us-approves-possible-800-million-military-helicopter-sale-to-iraq-6\" aria-label=\"Heading link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/09/01/us-approves-possible-800-million-military-helicopter-sale-to-iraq/\"\u003eUS approves possible $800 million military helicopter sale to Iraq\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe United States has approved a potential $800 million sale of Bell helicopters, weapons and related equipment to Iraq, according to the State Department.\u003c/p\u003e","post_number":433,"post_type":1,"posts_count":543,"updated_at":"2026-09-02T10:00:04.486Z","reply_count":0,"reply_to_post_number":null,"quote_count":0,"incoming_link_count":0,"reads":1,"readers_count":0,"score":0.2,"yours":false,"topic_id":65,"topic_slug":"us-defense-news-daily-digest","display_username":"system","primary_group_name":null,"flair_name":null,"flair_url":null,"flair_bg_color":null,"flair_color":null,"flair_group_id":null,"badges_granted":[],"version":1,"can_edit":false,"can_delete":false,"can_recover":false,"can_see_hidden_post":false,"can_wiki":false,"user_title":null,"bookmarked":false,"raw":"## Defense News — September 02, 2026\n\n### [German government blames Russia for Leipzig airport drone attack with explosives](https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/09/02/german-government-blames-russia-for-leipzig-airport-drone-attack-with-explosives/)\nRussia was behind the failed explosive drone attack on Germany’s key Leipzig/Halle Airport last month, the authorities in Berlin have concluded.\n\n### [How a middling Chinese guided-missile frigate unnerves Japan, Taiwan and the US](https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2026/09/02/how-a-middling-chinese-guided-missile-frigate-unnerves-japan-taiwan-and-the-us/)\nChina’s navy has introduced a new guided-missile frigate designed for coastal as well as open-sea attacks.\n\n### [After over 200 days at sea, USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in Thailand](https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/09/02/after-over-200-days-at-sea-uss-abraham-lincoln-arrives-in-thailand/)\nThe USS Abraham Lincoln arrived in Thailand on Wednesday morning after more than 200 days at sea.\n\n### [Ousted Ukrainian defense chief lands Palantir CEO as first investor in new venture](https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/09/01/ousted-ukrainian-defense-chief-lands-palantir-ceo-as-first-investor-in-new-venture/)\nUkraine’s recently ousted defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov is teaming up with Palantir CEO Alex Karp to launch a new defense company.\n\n### [US approves possible $800 million military helicopter sale to Iraq](https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/09/01/us-approves-possible-800-million-military-helicopter-sale-to-iraq/)\nThe United States has approved a potential $800 million sale of Bell helicopters, weapons and related equipment to Iraq, according to the State Department.","actions_summary":[],"moderator":true,"admin":true,"staff":true,"user_id":-1,"hidden":false,"trust_level":4,"deleted_at":null,"user_deleted":false,"edit_reason":null,"can_view_edit_history":true,"wiki":false,"post_url":"/t/us-defense-news-daily-digest/65/433","activity_pub_enabled":false,"event":null,"reactions":[],"current_user_reaction":null,"reaction_users_count":0,"current_user_used_main_reaction":false,"can_accept_answer":false,"can_unaccept_answer":false,"accepted_answer":false,"topic_accepted_answer":null}