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17 February

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 452nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Aerial Port Flight at March Air Reserve Base, California, support loading operations of a next-generation nuclear reactor onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of Operation Windlord Feb. 15, 2026. The mission was conducted in coordination with Airmen from the 15th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, and the 62nd Airlift Wing, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The aircraft transported the reactor to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, in support of a Department of War and Department of Energy partnership focused on nuclear energy testing and evaluation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wendy Day)

Pentagon Airlifts Microreactor to Utah in First C-17 Nuclear Transport

The US Department of Defense has airlifted a compact nuclear reactor from California to Utah, marking the first time a C-17 military transport aircraft has transported a nuclear microreactor.

17 February

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Altman, 15th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron flying crew chief, secures a U.S. Army Bradley Fighting Vehicle onto a C-17 Globemaster III at an undisclosed location, Southwest Asia, June 29, 2023. U.S. Air Forces Central uses the Globemaster III to support partners with a rapidly deployable airlift asset for combat operations across austere airfields to deter regional aggressors and to assure regional regional partners in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Emily Farnsworth)

Rojoef Manuel

Maris-Tech to Bolt AI Eyes Onto US Infantry Fighting Vehicle

Maris-Tech Ltd. just scored a US pilot deal to plug AI-powered situational awareness into an Infantry Fighting Vehicle, part of a broader push to modernize America’s armored fleet.

17 February

Nigerian Navy and Police Force personnel conduct Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training during exercise Obangame Express 2023 in Lagos, Nigeria, Jan. 25, 2023. Obangame Express 2023, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation, and increase maritime safety and security among participating nations in the Gulf of Guinea and Southern Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Sixth Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrea Rumple)

Staff Writer With AFP

Nigeria Announces Arrival of 100 US Soldiers

Some 100 US soldiers are being deployed to Nigeria as part of increased military cooperation to fight insecurity in the West African country.

17 February

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Part Boat, Part Aircraft: US Firm REGENT Launches Hybrid Seaglider

A new platform from US firm REGENT skims the waves like a boat and takes to the air like an aircraft, redefining what autonomous drones can do at sea.

16 February

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army Tests Apache With New Proximity-Fused Counter-Drone Munition

The US Army has live-tested an Apache helicopter firing a proximity-fused round designed to counter the threat posed by drones.

16 February

Iranians pass by the anti-American murals painted on the walls of the former embassy of the US in Tehran, Iran on April 16, 2025.

Giulia Bernacchi

US Military Draws Up Plans for Extended Operations in Iran: Report

The US military is reviewing plans for a potential weeks-long campaign against Iran if President Trump authorizes military action.

16 February

Christine Casimiro

General Dynamics Lays Keel for US Navy’s 8th John Lewis Tanker Vessel

General Dynamics NASSCO has laid the keel for the US Navy’s eighth John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, the future USNS Ruth Bader Ginsburg (T-AO 212), at its San Diego shipyard.

16 February