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17 June

US strike on alleged drug trafficking boat off the cost of Venezuela.

One Killed in US Boat Strike in Eastern Pacific Ocean

US military officials said a man died in a lethal kinetic strike on a boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday as Washington continues its campaign against alleged drug traffickers.

17 June

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

New LADOS System Aims to Fuse Battlefield Assets Into One Command Layer

Florida-based Ondas is advancing battlefield coordination with a layered command-and-control system designed to connect military equipment into a unified operational network.

17 June

A fighter variant of the M-346 Master aircraft

Rojoef Manuel

Canada to Adopt Italy’s M-346 Master Trainer Jet

Canada has announced it will pursue acquisition of the Leonardo M-346 Master transonic training aircraft from Italy.

17 June

Soldier operating a Hellcat small unmanned aerial system. Photo: Red Cat

Rojoef Manuel

Red Cat Introduces ‘Hellcat’ Small UAS With Ukraine-Informed Design

Red Cat Holdings rolled out its new Hellcat unmanned aerial system, positioning a small-class drone option for modern battlespaces where communications and GPS signals may be disrupted.

17 June

Airman 1st Class Orlando Saenz, services specialist, 184th Force Support Squadron, finds a Pokéstop in the airpark at McConnell Air Force Base July 27. The purpose of Pokémon Go is to get gamers off the couch and out in the community through an interactive game.

Rojoef Manuel

Pokémon Go Data Quietly Trained AI for Drone Battlefield Mapping

Millions of Pokémon Go players spent years scanning real-world locations for in-game rewards, unaware their data would later help train artificial intelligence tied to military drone navigation systems.

17 June

Artist rendition of Lockheed Martin's GPS IIIF.

Jodesz Gavilan

Lockheed to Build Two More GPS IIIF Satellites for US Space Force

Lockheed Martin has secured a $514-million US Space Force contract to build two additional Global Positioning System IIIF satellites.

16 June

An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) drone operator assigned to 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) releases a UAV for a flight demonstration at a counter- drone range in Ellerbe, North Carolina, May 5, 2026. UAVs are flown using First Person View (FPV) goggles to see real-time, immersive video feed from the drone's internal camera. This photo has been altered to protect the identity of the operator. (U.S. Army photo by Ssg. Gabriel E. Davis)

Rojoef Manuel

USSOCOM Opens Search for AI-Enabled Drone Vision Trainer

US Special Operations Command has launched a competitive effort to acquire a synthetic data generation tool that will train computer vision models for unmanned systems.

16 June