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Mar- 2026 -

5 March

Land

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Hound Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division conducts driver’s training with the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) during Combined Resolve 25-01 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 14, 2025. The Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) is a lightweight, all-terrain vehicle designed to provide infantry squads with a highly mobile and versatile platform for transporting personnel and equipment. During Combined Resolve 25-1, the U.S. Army is implementing its Transforming in Contact initiative, utilizing new technologies and systems designed to enhance its warfighting readiness and ability to respond to crisis or conflict. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Thomas McCarty)

Pentagon Orders 121 Infantry Squad Vehicles From GM Defense

The US Department of Defense has awarded GM Defense an $18.8-million contract for the procurement of additional Infantry Squad Vehicles.

5 March

War

Soldiers from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) listen to a briefing in preparation for a search and extraction exchange during the 13th annual U.S.-China Disaster Management Exchange at Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center, November 17, 2017, in Warrenton, Ore. U.S. Army Pacific hosts the annual exchange with the PLA to foster mutual trust and understanding while sharing lessons learned to increase disaster response capabilities in the Pacific region. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class April Davis, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

Rojoef Manuel

China Adviser Warns AI Gap With US After Khamenei Killing in Iran Strikes

A Chinese political scientist and adviser to Beijing said the operation in Iran showed how deeply AI is now embedded in US combat power and noted why China needs to move faster.

4 March

Sea

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Pentagon Eyes New ‘Robot Ship’ Concept for Low-Profile, All-Domain Logistics

The Pentagon has put out a call for designs of a new vessel that could move gear to troops across long distances without a crew on board.

1 March

Americas

This handout picture released by the US Army shows U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, deploy from Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina on January 1, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

First US Service Members Killed in Operation Against Iran

Three members of the US military have been killed and five others wounded in the operation against Iran, the Pentagon said Sunday, announcing the first American deaths in the US-Israeli campaign that killed the Islamic Republic's supreme leader.

Feb- 2026 -

26 February

Technology

Soldiers in a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) training

Rojoef Manuel

Battelle Wins $93M Contract to Boost US Biodefense, Biological Threat Readiness

Battelle has secured a Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Scientific and Technical Engagement Partnership 2.0 contract for a prime biological threat mitigation initiative.

26 February

Space

Rojoef Manuel

Rocket Lab Cancels Maiden Launch of Hypersonic Drone for Pentagon

Rocket Lab has called off the launch of a hypersonic test vehicle for the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit, citing “out-of-bounds launch commit criteria.”

20 February

Americas

V2X's Tempest vehicle parked on a grassland with burning fires in the background

Ronald Watkins

V2X Secures Spot on $25B Pentagon Engineering and Technology Contract

V2X has joined a $25-billion engineering and tech initiative to modernize systems, address microelectronics obsolescence, and accelerate AI.

17 February

Nuclear

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)

Rojoef Manuel

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.

12 February

Arms

U.S. Airmen with the 3rd Munitions Squadron offload BLU-111 munitions from a shipping container at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 12, 2022. Over the course of eight days, the 3rd MUNS received the largest barge operation for the Air Force totaling 150,000 pounds of explosive weight. This is the 3rd MUNS annual inventory restock of both training and real-world munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Samuel Colvin)

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon Consolidates Arms Exports With Tighter Oversight

The US Department of Defense has moved two key agencies under its Office of Acquisition and Sustainment to streamline foreign military sales.

9 February

Americas

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.

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