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February 12, 2026
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US Navy Unveils 10,000-NM Crewless Vessel

The US Navy is advancing unmanned maritime capabilities with the introduction of the “Liberty Class,” a 190-foot steel autonomous ship developed by Boston-based Blue Water Autonomy. Designed for extended...

February 12, 2026
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Land Platforms
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USMC ROGUE-Fires Gains Driverless Capability

Kodiak AI is integrating its “Kodiak Driver” autonomous system into US Marine Corps joint light tactical vehicles, including the Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary Fires (ROGUE-Fires). This AI-enabled...

February 12, 2026
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Missile & Missile Defence
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Munich Startup Tests Private Hypersonic Missile

Hypersonica has completed the first flight test of a privately developed European hypersonic missile, achieving speeds beyond Mach 6 and a range exceeding 300 kilometers. The Munich-based startup reported...

Seneca Integrates AI Into Canadian Forces Training

Seneca Polytechnic has extended its artificial intelligence technologies beyond academic settings by entering into a memorandum of cooperation with the Military Personnel Generation Training Group at Canadian Forces Base...

Pentagon Tightens Oversight on Arms Exports

The US Department of Defense has reorganized two pivotal agencies under its Office of Acquisition and Sustainment to streamline foreign military sales and improve oversight of technology transfers. The...

February 12, 2026
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Cybersecurity
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SAP Opens Munich Hub for Military Digital Tech

SAP SE has officially opened a defense innovation hub in Munich aimed at strengthening the digital preparedness of armed forces and security organizations confronting evolving cyber and hybrid threats....

SRC Wins SR Hawk Radar Deal With Poland

US defense company SRC has secured a follow-on contract to deliver additional SR Hawk surveillance radars to Poland, further expanding Warsaw’s reconnaissance capabilities. Previously integrated into BWR-1D/S and AWR...

L3Harris, Saudi Arabia Ink AI Defense Pact

L3Harris has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment and the General Authority for Military Industries to expand collaboration in advanced command-and-control (C2) and artificial...

February 11, 2026
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Unmanned Systems
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Taiwan, Kratos Test Mighty Hornet IV Drone

Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), in partnership with US-based Kratos, has successfully completed ground testing of the Mighty Hornet IV attack UAV. The evaluation validated...

February 11, 2026
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Europe’s AAM Receives Advanced Guidance Upgrade

Spain’s Indra is advancing a major upgrade to the Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile by redesigning its datalink architecture. The modernization seeks to extend communication range between the missile and...