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10 February

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

Two Killed in Latest US Strike on Alleged Drug Boat in Pacific: Military

The US military said Monday it killed two people in its latest strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Eastern Pacific.

9 February

Rojoef Manuel

Northrop, Global Military Receive US Army Penalties Over Late Ukraine Ammo

The US Army is collecting penalties from Northrop Grumman and Global Military Products over late shipments of artillery ammunition intended for Ukraine.

9 February

Personnel deploying a small unmanned aerial system

Rojoef Manuel

Niagara College Opens New Engineering Streams Amid Canada’s Drone Push

Niagara College has launched a set of engineering programs aimed at training students to design and build tactical unmanned systems for multi-domain missions, as Canada ramps up defense spending and domestic innovation.

9 February

U.S. Army Capt. Maya Alexandri, a resident doctor with the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, operates an Ultrasound-Field Portable system during comprehensive system review hosted by Operational Medical Systems Program Management Office, Fort Detrick, Md., Jan. 28, 2026. OPMED, part of the Defense Health Agency, manages the USFP program. During the system review, project managers with OPMED’s Warfighter Expeditionary Medicine and Treatment team provided a program update for attendees as USFP moves to the next stage of development. Forward-deployable, rugged diagnostic tools with near instantaneous results, like USFP, are designed to enable far-forward treatment in austere, remote locations to save lives and return service members to duty with minimal delay. As part of DHA, OPMED partners with stakeholders across the Joint Force to develop, acquire, and field medical devices, treatments, and frontline care solutions for military medical providers to fill capability gaps with the speed of relevance. (Defense Health Agency Photo by T. T. Parish/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

Playbook Details How to Prep Future Military Doctors in AI Era

A new Military Medicine article lays out a roadmap for integrating AI literacy into military medical education.

9 February

Soldiers from Keller Army Community Hospital.

Giulia Bernacchi

Project MARS Drones Receive Flight Authorization for US Military Medical Logistics

The US Federal Aviation Administration approved Project MARS, a drone program delivering medical supplies for military operations.

9 February

With Imperium platform Leidos' and VML's combined AI and global communications expertise.

Rojoef Manuel

Leidos, RegScale Launch Continuous Authorization Capability for US Defense Networks

Leidos and RegScale are integrating their cybersecurity platforms to automate compliance and strengthen digital defenses across the US Department of Defense and other federal agencies, with initial deployment planned for the US Air Force.

9 February

IFS will support the Future Aircrew Training program for the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Giulia Bernacchi

Skyalyne Taps IFS Maintenance Software for Canada’s Aircrew Training Program

SkyAlyne has chosen IFS to provide a digital aviation maintenance and asset management platform for Canada’s new training system.

9 February

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Red Cat Reveals Next-Gen Multi-Role USV With Stand-Off Strikes

US firm Red Cat Holdings is stepping up its maritime autonomy push with the V7, an expeditionary unmanned surface vessel built for long-range kinetic engagements.

9 February

Christine Casimiro

Pentagon’s JIATF-401 Buys Bumblebee V2 Counter-Drone System for $5.2M

The Joint Interagency Task Force 401, the Pentagon’s lead organization for synchronizing counter-drone efforts across the department, has contracted Perennial Autonomy to supply kinetic counter-drone systems.

9 February