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31 March

Pentagon Seeks Rapid Delivery of Hardened Bunkers for Middle East Deployment

The US has sought market information on the delivery of prefabricated, hardened bunkers for US forces deployed in the Middle East.

30 March

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) holds a student-built FPV drone—complete with carbon fiber frame, blue propellers, orange anodized motors, strapped lithium-polymer battery, and exposed wiring—following successful assembly during the Operator Drone Basic Course at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 26, 2027. After Week 1 hands-on construction, troubleshooting, and simulator training, students walk away with a fully functional drone they built themselves, enabling Green Berets to deploy these unmanned systems for reconnaissance, precision observation, or action—placing robots in harm's way to protect personnel and enhance situational awareness on future battlefields. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jacob Bradford)

Rojoef Manuel

Sion Power Shifts Batteries From EVs to Military Systems

Arizona-based company Sion Power has announced it will refocus its battery efforts from electric vehicles to defense and aerospace.

30 March

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Martin Gamez Corral, 28th Health Care Operations Squadron ambulance services medical technician, operates a virtual reality simulator at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Oct. 30, 2025. This VR system allows Airmen to train for simulated specific healthcare situations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Addison Bolt)

Rojoef Manuel

UK, US Test When Medics Trust AI With Life-or-Death Decisions

Military planners are moving beyond whether AI can support battlefield medicine to a more critical question: when will humans trust it to decide?

30 March

Anduril’s Lattice open software platform

Giulia Bernacchi

Gaxos Portfolio Firm Deploys Anduril Lattice for Counter-Drone, Swarm Threats

Gaxos.ai portfolio company America First Defense has begun deploying the Anduril Lattice platform to support counter-drone operations.

30 March

Canadian Army soldiers stand during the opening ceremonies for North Wind 26 on Camp Makomanai, Japan, Jan. 22, 2026. North Wind is a bilateral U.S. Army Japan and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force winter field training exercise in Hokkaido, Japan—running from Jan. 20–Feb. 3—focused on enhancing bilateral tactics, techniques and procedures for extreme cold-weather conditions and enhancing interoperability and readiness between U.S. and Japanese forces. (U. S. Army photo by Sgt. John Russell)

Giulia Bernacchi

Canada Reaches 2% NATO Defense Spending Target, Unveils New Military Investments

Canada has reached NATO’s 2 percent of GDP defense spending benchmark and announced new military infrastructure investments.

30 March

Christine Casimiro

Northrop Tests Sentinel Missile Silo Design to Speed ICBM Rollout

Northrop Grumman and the US Air Force are accelerating the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program by prototyping a new launch silo tube designed to speed fielding and improve maintainability.

30 March

A Republic of Korea Air Force F-15K fighter plane is seen flying above a body of water. The fighter plane is painted gray and has a sleek body to make it more aerodynamic. The number "013" is painted on its tail in white.

Jodesz Gavilan

US Approves $356M Communications Equipment Sales to South Korea and Belgium

The US State Department has approved more than $350 million in communications equipment sales to South Korea and Belgium.

30 March

Faculty and students from the US Naval War College’s Cyber & Innovation Policy Institute with personnel from the US military and Japan Self-Defense Forces, as well as members of the Australian science and technology communityl after a wargame focused on critical undersea communications infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific region.

Jodesz Gavilan

US, Allies Simulate Defense of Indo-Pacific Undersea Cables

The US Naval War College has brought together American, Australian, and Japanese military and scientific experts to simulate how to protect undersea communications lines that are vital to Indo‑Pacific security.

30 March

US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One for a trip to Florida in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 2026.

Staff Writer With AFP

Trump Says Iran Has Undergone ‘Regime Change’

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that the US-Israel war had achieved regime change in Iran, even as he assured that he would "make a deal" with the Iranians.

28 March

US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the US military and the Japanese Self-Defense Force

Staff Writer With AFP

Trump Says ‘Cuba is Next’, Denies Losing MAGA Support

Trump said "Cuba is next" in his latest threat against the Caribbean island, as he dismissed concerns that recent American military actions would cost him political support.

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