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The Australian Department of Defence has signed a three‑year agreement with DroneShield to enhance counter‑drone capabilities through joint research and technology sharing. The partnership will involve data exchange on emerging drone technologies via the Defence Science and Technology Group, and shared access to testing ranges and facilities. DroneShield’s recent appointment of a new COO and expanded manufacturing capacity underscore its growing role in defence and critical‑infrastructure markets. The collaboration aligns with Project LAND 156’s effort to mitigate small‑drone risks in domestic security environments.
India’s ISRO confirmed that a pyrotechnic valve malfunction prevented the NVS‑02 navigation satellite from igniting its orbit‑raising engine, leaving it stranded in a geostationary transfer orbit. The valve failed to open because the command signal did not reach it, likely...
NASA has issued a request for information (RFI) to find an IBM Platinum Partner that will manage its extensive software portfolio. The agency intends to establish a five‑year blanket purchase agreement covering licenses, subscription support, expert lab services, and remote...
President Trump has signaled intent to resume explosive nuclear weapons testing, prompting advocacy groups to urge Congress to block related funding. The article highlights historical fallout from past tests, noting lingering health and environmental impacts. Experts claim no technical justification...
The China‑aligned threat group UnsolicitedBooker has begun targeting telecommunications providers in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The campaign employs two custom backdoors, LuciDoor and MarsSnake, delivered through phishing emails that embed malicious Office macros and loaders such as LuciLoad. These implants can...
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced sanctions on 12 tankers and their owners that have shipped hundreds of millions of dollars in Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products. The designations also include nine individuals and entities in Iran,...
Airbus Defence and Space and Greenerwave have signed two additional contracts worth several million euros, expanding the partnership first announced at the June 2025 Paris Air Show. The deals integrate Greenerwave’s flat‑panel, multi‑orbit, low‑power antennas into Airbus’s end‑to‑end satellite communications...
The U.S. Army’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team at Fort Stewart is integrating drone operations into its cavalry scout mission, using the commercial Liftoff simulator to train soldiers before real‑world flights. This effort is part of the Transformation in Contact...
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is championing a “NATO First” agenda and a defence budget of 3 percent of GDP, aiming to raise spending by about $23 billion a year. The Conservatives, now in opposition, echo the 3 percent target for 2030 and suggest shifting...
The Oklahoma Army National Guard answered a state request by deploying UH‑60 Black Hawk helicopters equipped with 660‑gallon water buckets and two ground hand crews to combat wildfires in northwest Oklahoma. The Guard’s Wildland Firefighting Program, which has trained 130...
Seekr announced the launch of SeekrGeo, an AI‑driven geospatial reasoning engine that fuses hyperspectral, SAR and optical satellite data. The platform is powered by a Remote Sensing Foundation Model and Vision‑Language Models, enabling autonomous chemical, moisture and mineral detection. A...
Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters (SLH) is paying women $500 to $1,000 per call to conduct voice‑phishing attacks against IT help desks. The group supplies pre‑written scripts and leverages legitimate proxy services and tunneling tools to evade detection. These vishing campaigns aim...
OpenClaw, an AI‑driven automation framework with a modular skill marketplace, has sparked intense discussion across developer forums and security‑research channels. Critical flaws—including CVE‑2026‑25253, which enables one‑click remote code execution, and a lack of skill sandboxing—expose users to credential theft and...
The Lithuanian‑Polish‑Ukrainian Brigade (LITPOLUKRBRIG) held its annual Exercise Brave Band 2026 in Lublin, Poland, from Jan. 25 to Feb. 6. National Guard units from Illinois, Pennsylvania and California participated, marking the 11th consecutive year of U.S. involvement through the State Partnership Program. The exercise...
Ukraine confirmed the use of U.S.-supplied ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles to strike a Russian 5th Army auxiliary command post near Novopetrivka in occupied Donetsk on Feb. 24. The operation also hit ammunition depots, UAV‑control sites and three additional command‑observation posts, marking...
U.S. Northern, Space and Strategic Commands are deepening coordination with Golden Dome program manager Gen. Michael Guetlein to accelerate the missile‑defense system’s fielding. Senior leaders, including Gen. Stephen Whiting and Gen. Gregory Guillot, have placed liaison officers in the Pentagon...
The article outlines five common triage failures that inflate business risk, from decisions made without execution evidence to manual, error‑prone processes. It shows how interactive sandboxes—exemplified by ANY.RUN—provide rapid execution evidence, enabling analysts to reach evidence‑backed verdicts within seconds. Reported...
BAE Systems secured a contract worth over $500 million to deliver additional M109A7 Paladin self‑propelled howitzers and M992A3 ammunition carriers to the U.S. Army’s armored brigade combat teams. The deal, awarded in December, includes a later $473 million order for 40 more...
The Middle East UAV market still has about $17 billion in pending contracts, according to Shephard Defence Insight. Saudi Arabia leads the pipeline, eyeing MQ‑9B and Gambit systems, while other regional programs remain unawarded. Recent trade shows in Dubai, Abu Dhabi...
Researchers at StrongestLayer analyzed about 5,000 phishing emails that evaded secure email gateways between December 2025 and early 2026. They found that telephone‑oriented attack delivery (TOAD), which consists solely of a phone number, represented roughly 28 % of all bypasses and...
SYOS Aerospace announced that frontline feedback is accelerating upgrades to its uncrewed maritime, ground and aerial platforms, enabling rapid development cycles. The firm has produced over 140 uncrewed surface vessels in the past year and is expanding production for NATO...
Indonesia is accelerating its defence modernisation amid rising Indo‑Pacific tensions, but its spending remains low at about 0.77% of GDP. France has emerged as Jakarta’s principal European partner, signing multi‑billion‑dollar deals for Rafale fighters, Scorpène‑class submarines and a Thales‑LEN joint...
Naval Group signed three Memoranda of Understanding with Croatian firms AITAC, Adria Winch and CoE MARBLE on 24 February 2026 in Split, laying the groundwork for a Gowind‑class multirole corvette for the Croatian Navy. The agreement positions Croatia to acquire...
Four years into the Ukraine‑Russia war, Kyiv’s ground forces have dwindled to as low as 30‑60% of authorized strength, prompting a rapid shift toward a machine‑centric defense. The Ukrainian military now relies on dense networks of drones, ground robots and...
Zyxel has issued security updates to fix a critical remote code execution flaw (CVE‑2025‑13942) affecting more than a dozen of its router, CPE and extender models. The vulnerability exploits the UPnP function and requires both UPnP and WAN access to...
The Trump administration will deploy DARPA’s Open Price Exploration for National Security (OPEN) AI system to establish reference prices for critical minerals, starting with germanium, gallium, antimony and tungsten. The tool calculates fair values by stripping out alleged Chinese market...
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The Operational Technology Incident (OTI) Impact Score, unveiled at the S4x26 conference, offers a Richter‑scale‑style metric for gauging OT cyber‑attack consequences. It combines severity, reach, and duration into a single figure, with assessments delivered via an online portal within 12...
Satellite operators are increasingly unable to reach each other to avoid collisions, prompting the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs to intervene in two recent incidents involving U.S., Chinese, Malaysian, and North Korean assets. The lack of reliable contact...
More than half of national‑security agencies still move classified data by hand, a practice the CYBER360 report flags as a strategic liability. Manual transfers introduce human error, audit gaps, and exploitable seams that adversaries can weaponize. Legacy platforms, protracted procurement...
Europe’s Investment Bank is providing €25 million (≈$30 million) to Luxembourg‑based OQ Technology to expand its direct‑to‑device satellite constellation. The debt will fund the launch of more than 20 small satellites, including OQ’s first C‑band satellite aimed at smartphone connectivity slated for...
German Navy received the BlueWhale large autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) from a joint venture between ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) at Eckernförde base. The BlueWhale combines autonomous navigation, advanced towed sonar, and data‑fusion capabilities to conduct...
A new research paper by Jason Blazakis, funded by the EU’s Internal Security Fund and released through RUSI and Project CRAAFT, examines how large language models could be weaponised to facilitate terrorist financing. The study argues that AI‑driven content generation...
India is launching a ₹77,000 crore programme to build a domestic merchant fleet and expand shipbuilding, aiming to cut its reliance on foreign vessels that handle more than 90% of imports and exports. The plan prioritises ship construction, port upgrades, and...
OpenAI’s latest threat report reveals a Chinese law‑enforcement unit using ChatGPT to edit internal briefings and draft a propaganda push against Japan’s prime minister. The single account uploaded dozens of operation reports, exposing a coordinated effort involving mass posting, bogus...
The World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia highlighted the Kingdom’s push to source at least half of its defense budget domestically by 2030, showcasing a new Saudi Supply Chain Zone and a Future Defense Lab for startups. Contracts announced...
On 24 February 2026 the Turkish Navy commissioned Havelsan’s SANCAR armed unmanned surface vehicle (USV) at a ceremony in Ankara and Aksaz Naval Base attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and senior ministers. The platform, developed with YONCA TEKNİK, leverages the...
In October 2020 Chinese officials feared a U.S. military move could spark a war to sway the U.S. presidential election, a concern later shown to be baseless but prompting high‑level U.S. reassurances. The episode illustrates how misperceptions can destabilize bilateral relations...
The U.S. Air Force has pushed the LGM‑35A Sentinel’s initial capability from the original 2029 target to the early 2030s after a series of cost overruns and schedule slips. A Milestone B decision to move the program into engineering and manufacturing...
Epirus and Digital Force Technologies have merged Epirus' Leonidas high‑power microwave weapon with DFT's Seraphim command‑and‑control software to create a unified detect‑to‑defeat counter‑UAS system. The integrated solution links autonomous detection, tracking and non‑kinetic microwave defeat, allowing a single burst to...
Turkey’s Air Force confirmed that an F‑16 fighter jet crashed near a highway in western Turkey, killing the pilot. The aircraft took off from the 9th Main Jet Base Command in Balıkesir and lost radio and tracking contact at 00:56...
The United States has sanctioned Russian cyber‑exploit broker Operation Zero, its director Sergey Zelenyuk, and a UAE‑based front company for stealing eight zero‑day vulnerabilities from a U.S. defense contractor. Australian insider Peter Williams allegedly sold the exploits for roughly $1.3 million...
Micro‑Magic has introduced the U5000, a tactical‑grade MEMS inertial measurement unit positioned to match the performance of Sensonor’s STIM320 series. The device delivers gyroscope bias stability of ≤0.1°/h, angle random walk of ≤0.1°/√h, and accelerometer bias under 30 µg, while operating...
ALTUS LSA, a UAV developer, is joining two Horizon Europe initiatives—FORESIGHT and PANTHEON—to create advanced drone platforms for disaster response. FORESIGHT focuses on heavy‑lift multicopter UAVs capable of carrying 40‑100 kg payloads, equipped with LiDAR and laser beacons for navigation in...
Lt. Gen. Rebecca J. Sonkiss said the Air Force’s Next‑Generation Air Refueling System (NGAS) could evolve into a family of systems with varied capabilities. The Air Mobility Command is keeping all options open, from stealth airframes to blended‑wing bodies and...
U.S. defense and tech giants are confronting a shifting landscape as Europe pursues digital sovereignty, strategic autonomy, and faster defense innovation spurred by the Ukraine war. New EU rules like the Digital Networks Act and Data Act compel American cloud...
President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address to repeat unverified claims that a June 2025 strike "obliterated" Iran’s nuclear program and that his interventions ended eight wars, including a cease‑fire between Thailand and Cambodia. He also asserted...
President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address to honor retired Navy Captain Royce Williams, a 100‑year‑old Korean War ace, by presenting him with the Medal of Honor. Williams survived a 35‑minute dogfight in 1952, downing four Soviet...
During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Israel, India signaled intent to acquire the Israeli‑developed Sky Sting beyond‑visual‑range missile for its LCA Tejas Mk‑1A fleet. The missile, still under development, boasts a 250 km range, Mach 5 speed and an AI‑enabled RF...
The U.S. Space Force announced a push to modernize the data‑transport and battle‑management components of long‑range kill chains, a critical capability for future high‑intensity conflicts. Leaders highlighted System Delta 85, established in August 2025, as the hub for space domain...
Pakistan and Qatar have reaffirmed their defence cooperation during high‑level talks in Doha. Senior officials from both nations agreed to deepen military collaboration, including joint exercises, technology sharing, and expanded training programs. The partnership is framed as a strategic response...
