The Coyote Block 3 Non-Kinetic counter-uncrewed aircraft system defeat a number of drone swarms in an exercise conducted by the US Army.

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AI is coming for the boring parts of white-collar work, and a new report from Redeployable, developed in partnership with Hire Heroes USA, basically says that’s a good thing. Routine jobs were never the end game for vets anyway.
The report says the winners in 2026 are roles that still require judgment, leadership, technical problem-solving, and real-world presence when things break.
Veterans are Built for the Jobs AI Can’t Kill
The report, called The AI Career Shift: Where Veterans Should Focus in 2026,” frames AI as a sorting machine.

The DoD has fused sales authority and industrial base management into a single organisation under the auspices of the Acquisition office.

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If you watch Sean Connery or George Lazenby’s portrayal of James Bond in movies, you’ll notice that they hold handguns one-handed, often firing from the hip or point shooting (shooting instinctively, without using the sights).
In comparison, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig use two hands (though not always effectively) to shoot their pistols. This Bondian evolution on the silver screen is reflective of a change in the actual shooting world brought about by a Marine Corps veteran named Jeff Cooper.

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Ladies and gentlemen, buckle up and prepare for takeoff into the adrenaline-fueled world of one of cinema’s most iconic action films.
Released in 1986, Tony Scott’s “Top Gun” stars a young Tom Cruise as the daring pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, who catapults audiences into the high-stakes realm of naval aviation. Its roaring jet engines, heart-pounding dogfights, and unforgettable soundtrack with hits like Kenny Loggins’ “Danger Zone” and Berlin’s “Take My Breath Away,” made the movie a cultural phenomenon.

You would think it’s easy to keep people from wandering across barren stretches of wasteland littered with unexploded ordnance, but apparently that’s not the case for a military test range in the Arizona desert, especially during peak tourist season.
Yuma Proving Ground police have had to crack down on trespassers on the 1,300-square-mile range, where the services test their latest experimental tech and regularly conduct live-fire training exercises — both of which are inherently dangerous and make it a less-than-ideal place to meander aimlessly.

During the 1950s, mushroom clouds regularly rose on the horizon of the blistering Nevada desert, visible from hotel rooftops and cocktail lounges in Las Vegas. Rather than fleeing from these symbols of unimaginable destruction, Americans moved toward them.
Tourists gathered with cameras, newspapers printed test schedules, and casinos timed breakfasts and cocktails to coincide with nuclear detonations. Out of this surreal convergence of spectacle and science emerged one of the most striking and unsettling cultural icons of Cold War America: Miss Atomic Bomb.

New footage replaced by Chinese state media has shown the People’s Liberation Army Navy Type 055 class destroyer Lhasa operating alongside one of the service’s oldest surface combat ships, the Type 051C class destroyerShijiazhuang, highlighting how modern multirole and older specialist destroyer types can field highly complementary capabilities.

Hanwha Aerospace has broken ground on an armoured vehicle production facility in Petrești, Dâmbovița County, in a move to establish its first manufacturing site in Europe.

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New footage of J-20A fifth generation fighters serving under the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Southern Theatre Command has shown ten of the aircraft with newradar domes that clearly differ from those of older production models, with analysts observing a high likelihood that this is an indicator of a radar upgrade. This has occurred as the U.S.

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When everyone is accountable, who is actually responsible?I can’t help but think of this question as I consider the flurry of new top-down activity on acquisition reform and modernization. In January 2026, the Defense Department and White House released four new initiatives: two memorandums on the defense innovation system and AI, an executive order on defense industry standards, and a new pilot program outlining no-fee commercial evaluation licenses.

Korea Aerospace Industries has showcased a 1:10 scale FA-50 lightweight fighter flying in close formation with the firm’s new Adaptable Aerial Platform unmanned aircraft, as part of apparent efforts to market the aircraft as a potential controller for manned-unmanned teaming in a manner that may significantly increase its appeal to potential clients.

Infernos raged aboard Japanese aircraft carriers after U.S. Navy dive-bombers found their marks during the Battle of Midway. Many Japanese pilots were incinerated in ready rooms and in the cockpits of their aircraft while they sat idling on flight decks. Those who were airborne returned to find their carriers aflame. They circled until fuel exhaustion and ditched into the sea, and many were never recovered. For Japan, the loss of its carriers was damaging, but the loss of its naval aviators was catastrophic. Her navy never recovered.

The Canadian Defence Ministry has initiated payments for long-lead items associated with the procurement of 14 additional F-35A fifth generation fighter aircraft, expanding the country’s fleet beyond the first 16 fighters that have already been paid for and approved for delivery. The components paid for include structural assemblies and avionics systems, which must be ordered years in advance to retain Canada’s position in the production sequence.

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The Russian Armed Forces were confirmed on February 11 to have targeted Ukrainian forces’ energy and transport infrastructure, while also attacking temporary deployment points of Ukrainian military formations and foreign contractor units.

The U.S. Air Force has redeployed half dozen F–35A fifth generation fighters to RAF Lakenheath in the United Kingdom on February 9, according to flight tracking data, representing one of the latest developments in a more than month long surge in the U.S. military presence in Europe and the Middle East. The fighters were deployed by the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing, and departed Burlington Air National Guard base on the morning of February 9 accompanied by three KC–135 Stratotankers which provided refuelling support.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel — not American service members — shot down an object with a military laser earlier this week near El Paso, Texas, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation.
Troops with Joint Task Force – Southern Border were not authorized to shoot down drones in the area. The task force — which works hand-in-hand with federal law enforcement and serves as the primary military entity for the U.S.-Mexico border mission — trained CBP personnel on the equipment who used it during the incursion.

Basic training, which often involves getting yelled at and having your head shaved, is typically not a fun experience for military recruits. But now getting there is less of a hassle.
The Defense Department is teaming up with the Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, to allow recruits headed to basic training who don’t have a REAL ID to get through airport security without having to pay a fee, a Pentagon official said.
Under the new process, which began on Feb.

Every Southern California neighborhood takes on a certain kind of look after a wildfire. The mountains still sit there as if nothing happened, the sky eventually turns blue again, but entire blocks go quiet. The familiar silhouettes of roofs and trees are replaced by chimneys and walls standing alone, punctuation marks for the end of a tragic sentence.
That was the reality after a wildfire tore through Eaton Canyon in the San Gabriel Mountains in 2025, ripping into Altadena and nearby foothill communities. The fire started on Jan.

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Marine Corps officials said they are implementing five major changes across its fleet of MV-22 Osprey aircraft, including major overhauls of its transmissions, after nearly 20 accidents across the services in a roughly two-year span. A federal watchdog that reviewed the aircraft said the service still has yet to show a “systematic” way of addressing risks.
The Tuesday release of the “2026 Marine Aviation Plan” confirmed that the service is continuing to replace older gearbox components across the fleet with new ones made of harder steel.

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When “Major Payne” hit theaters in 1995, it arrived disguised as a broad military comedy, led by Damon Wayans at the height of his pop-culture reach. On the surface, the film looked like a simple fish-out-of-water story: a hyperlethal Marine Corps officer forced out of combat and reassigned to train a group of wildly undisciplined junior ROTC cadets.
What followed, however, became something far more enduring than a mid-90s comedy.

The National Reconnaissance Office has selected the first tranche of companies for its nascent contracting vehicle aimed at evaluating emerging technologies for the spy agency’s missions.
The NRO announced Tuesday that HEO, SatVu and Sierra Nevada Corporation are contracted for the Strategic Commercial Enhancements program. The effort is designed to allow the agency to test out how commercial satellite data can be integrated into its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations.

In 2022, Vasabjit Banerjee and Benjamin Tkach wrote, “After Ukraine, Where Will India Buy Its Weapons,” where they explore India’s various defense systems acquisition relationships. Four years later, amid changing geopolitical dynamics and Russia’s ongoing war, we asked them to revisit their arguments.Image: Creative Commons, Flickr user cell105In your 2022 article, “After Ukraine, Where Will India Buy Its Weapons?,” you argued Russia was struggling to meet its weapons export commitments due to a buildup of debt, sanctions, and battlefield losses.

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The US Army conducted a successful flight test of the Extended-Range Guided Multiple-Launch Rocket System at White Sands Missile Range.

The Navy has been heavily involved in combat operations in recent years, including two lengthy campaigns against Houthi rebels in Yemen, during which sailors were pitted against enemy drones, missiles, unmanned boats, and other threats. 
U.S. sailors have not faced a peer adversary since World War II, when the Navy fought against German submarines, helped the Allies come ashore in North Africa and Europe, and waged titanic battles against the Japanese across the Pacific. But the sheer variety of threats facing sailors today has not been seen since then, said retired Navy Capt.

Everyone who served in the military is familiar with the U.S. Army’s most elite forces: the Rangers, Green Berets, and even Delta Force. Each has unique capabilities and a unique mission, and they are highly trained troops to execute those missions.

The UK will deploy the containerised units in a static capacity at undisclosed locations operated by the British military.

The UK will increase its troop presence in the Norwegian Arctic to deter the threat from Russia in the contested region.

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SAN DIEGO — As the Navy hustles to activate a hybrid, “hedge” force of manned and unmanned platforms that enhance the military’s global reach and capacity, senior officials recognize a growing need to establish a clear command structure for controlling those emerging assets.
The service’s new warfighting directions rely heavily on the integration of surface, undersea, and aerial drone swarms — or robotic and autonomous systems (RAS) — across the fleet. Those plans are backed by billions in investments.

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In “Top Gun,” Maverick’s dad was (spoiler alert) shot down after engaging a numerically superior enemy force and, in doing so, saved the lives of his wingmen. His bravery was kept secret because the action happened in airspace that the U.S. did not want to admit being in.
What’s really incredible is that this is basically the story of real-life Navy Capt. Royce Williams. Even more incredible is the fact that Williams survived.
Williams joined the Navy as an aviation cadet after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Synopsis: The radical proposal to transform Iowa-class battleships into “battlecarriers” remains one of the most provocative “what-if” designs in naval history.

-Phase II of this Cold War-era plan envisioned removing the aft 16-inch turret to install a V-shaped “ski jump” flight deck for AV-8B Harriers and a staggering 320-cell Vertical Launch System (VLS). Designed as an “Interdiction Assault Ship” to dominate the “ten-fathom line,” this hybrid would have combined the world’s thickest steel armor with modern precision missiles.

Synopsis: China’s rapid conversion of the YU-20 cargo fleet into strategic tankers marks a critical shift in the Pacific balance of power. By successfully demonstrating in-flight refueling for J-15 and J-20 fighters, the PLA is effectively doubling the combat radius of its air wing, directly challenging the 5th-generation overmatch currently held by US Navy F-35s.

-Furthermore, the integration of domestic WS-20 engines enables the Y-20 to airlift Type 99 main battle tanks, thereby significantly shortening deployment timelines for amphibious assaults.

Summary and Key Points: In April 2024, the U.S. Air Force executed its most powerful “elephant walk” in history at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, launching 12 B-2 Spirit stealth bombers simultaneously.

-Representing over 50% of the active fleet, this mass fly-off was a high-stakes signal of deterrence to Russia and China.

-As the world’s most advanced flying wing, the B-2 combines intercontinental range with a 40,000-pound payload of conventional or nuclear munitions.

Synopsis: The F-22 Raptor remains the world’s premier air-superiority fighter, but its survival comes at a “King’s Ransom.”

-Truncated to just 187 airframes in 2009 by then-SECDEF Bob Gates, the Raptor now faces a mission-capable rate of just 40.19%.

-With no active production line, spare parts are nearly impossible to source, driving flight costs to $85,325 per hour.

Synopsis: The U.S. Air Force’s $209.6 billion modernization drive for 2026 is hitting a critical juncture as China accelerates production of its J-20 and J-36 fighters.

-From the $800 million B-21 Raider to the newly confirmed Boeing F-47 NGAD fighter, the Pentagon is racing to replace Cold War-era fleets with high-tech “sanctuary denial” systems.

-With the Air Force requesting 42 F-35As and shifting toward “collaborative combat aircraft,” the strategic focus has moved from simple “divest to invest” to a desperate need for mass.