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AURORA, Colo. — Leaders from U.S. Space Force Combat Forces Command (CFC) praised their Guardians’ forward momentum and ever-increasing combat readiness throughout multiple discussion panels the Air and Space Forces Association’s Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colo., Feb. 23-25, 2026. The Space Force We Need: Delivering a Combat-Ready Force in an Evolving Operational Environment U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Gregory Gagnon, CFC commander, teamed with Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, for a panel that focused on the needs of the service and what leaders need from Guardians to meet and exceed the threat. “We have…
Copyright: NürnbergMesse GmbH / Frank BoxlerWith more than 1,400 exhibitors from 45 countries (2025: 998) and around 26,500 trade visitors from 100 countries (2025: 18,576), Enforce Tac 2026 has completed the most important step of its development to date. Whereas dynamic growth was the most visible change in 2025, the crowning development in 2026 was the achievement of structural systemic relevance. Europe’s leading trade fair for security and defence has established itself as the top European platform for strategic discussions, industrial scaling, and networked security architecture. Enforce Tac was held under the patronage of Germany’s Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz for…
ARLINGTON, Va. — February 26, 2026 — AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in autonomous systems and precision strike solutions, today announced receipt of a $186 million delivery order from the U.S. Army for Switchblade® 600 Block 2 and Switchblade® 300 Block 20 explosively formed penetrator (EFP) loitering munition systems. The order was issued under the Army’s existing five-year, $990 million Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Lethal Unmanned Systems (LUS), which was awarded in August 2024. This delivery order marks the U.S. Army’s first procurement of AV’s next-generation Switchblade product line, underlining a significant step forward in fielding advanced, precision loitering munitions across infantry and maneuver formations. It is the Army’s first Switchblade order containing EFP payload, delivering enhanced…
France’s President Emmanuel Macron announced Monday that his nation will increase its nuclear stockpile and allow for the temporary deployment of nuclear-armed aircraft to allied territories. Macron announced France will potentially work with Great Britain, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Denmark, and Sweden on a “forward deterrence” strategy which would see these eight countries join France’s nuclear exercises. “This dispersal across Europe, like an archipelago of power, will complicate our adversaries’ calculus,” stated Macron. Subscribe Today Get daily emails in your inbox According to Macron, France will also cease disclosing its number of nuclear warheads. France currently…
Hudson Supplies Exhibiting at the Premier Edition of DEFSEC West in March HUDSON SUPPLIES Will be Exhibiting at 1st edition of DEFSEC West, March 24-26, 2026 Booth C-805 Showcasing TASMANIAN TIGER new 2026 products, DOWN EAST INNOVATION FASTmag? Gen V magazines holders and HUDSON SUPPLIES new field Expedient repair kits. To register visit defsecwest.ca. For our patch collectors, please bring a patch to participate in our patch swap. Limited new 2026 PVC patches for this event. Read the full article here
As the American-Israeli war on Iran entered its third day Monday, Israel was rocked by Iranian missiles while Israel and the U.S. continued air operations over Iran. Hezbollah also retaliated against Israel, launching missiles against Israel from Lebanon. Israel responded with strikes, killing more than two dozen people President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told reporters that the war will continue, probably for about four weeks, and that the U.S. has not ruled out sending ground troops into the conflict. In a phone interview conducted by CNN’s Jake Tapper early Monday morning, President Donald Trump said that…
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