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Siblings indicted after alleged IED found at MacDill Air Force Base gate

Federal prosecutors have indicted a brother and sister after an alleged improvised explosive device was discovered on March 16 outside the visitors’ center gate at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. The find prompted a shelter‑in‑place and an FBI investigation; both face federal explosive-related charges.

2026-03-26T10:20:17.049557-07:00

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U.S. Space Command begins phased move to Alabama

2026-03-26T14:29:52.464165-07:00

Associated Press

House committees unanimously approve sweeping aviation safety reforms after 2025 jet–helicopter collision

2026-03-26T08:19:26.142045-07:00

The War Zone

U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet narrowly evades suspected Iranian MANPADS near coast

2026-03-26T10:58:12.993117-07:00

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U.S. Space Command begins phased move to Alabama U.S. Space Command has begun a phased relocation of its headquarters to Alabama, initiating transfer of personnel, functions and mission elements under a planned transition. The move represents a material shift in military space basing and will reshape regional infrastructure, workforce distribution and near-term operational posture.

2026-03-26T14:29:52.464165-07:00

U.S. Space Command begins phased move to Alabama

DefenseNews.com

Biden nominates Ravi Chaudhary, ex‑FAA official and C‑17 pilot, as Air Force installations boss President Biden has nominated former FAA official Ravi Chaudhary to serve as the Air Force’s installations boss. A retired Air Force C‑17 pilot, Chaudhary later worked with NASA, the FAA and other agencies, bringing operational and regulatory experience to the installations portfolio.

2026-03-26T13:36:06.199240-07:00

Biden nominates Ravi Chaudhary, ex‑FAA official and C‑17 pilot, as Air Force installations boss

The War Zone

U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet narrowly evades suspected Iranian MANPADS near coast Video circulating in late March 2026 appears to show a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet narrowly avoiding a missile strike while operating near the Iranian coast; the Pentagon denies the jet was downed. The incident highlights the persistent MANPADS threat to low‑altitude strike and patrol missions in the region.

2026-03-26T10:58:12.993117-07:00

U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet narrowly evades suspected Iranian MANPADS near coast

Associated Press

Siblings indicted after alleged IED found at MacDill Air Force Base gate Federal prosecutors have indicted a brother and sister after an alleged improvised explosive device was discovered on March 16 outside the visitors’ center gate at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. The find prompted a shelter‑in‑place and an FBI investigation; both face federal explosive-related charges.

2026-03-26T10:20:17.049557-07:00

Siblings indicted after alleged IED found at MacDill Air Force Base gate

SpaceWatch Global

Bundeswehr planning chief: space, data and AI are transforming warfare Major General Armin Fleischmann, head of planning for the Bundeswehr’s Cyber and Information Domain and Digitalization, says space, data and artificial intelligence are fundamentally reshaping warfare—altering sensing, command-and-control and decision cycles—and require new doctrine, secure architectures and rapid digital integration.

2026-03-26T09:18:20.194916-07:00

Bundeswehr planning chief: space, data and AI are transforming warfare

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House committees unanimously approve sweeping aviation safety reforms after 2025 jet–helicopter collision Two U.S. House committees voted unanimously to pass sweeping aviation safety legislation that implements dozens of federal investigators’ recommendations after the Jan. 29, 2025 collision between an American regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk that killed 67.

2026-03-26T08:19:26.142045-07:00

House committees unanimously approve sweeping aviation safety reforms after 2025 jet–helicopter collision

FlightGlobal

MBDA says tri‑national remote carrier development is progressing despite FCAS turbulence MBDA reports a three‑nation effort to develop a future class of remote carrier vehicles — its contribution to Pillar 3 of the Franco‑German‑Spanish FCAS programme — is making solid technical progress, despite the political, governance and industrial challenges currently affecting the wider FCAS initiative, the CEO said.

2026-03-26T08:00:19.751338-07:00

MBDA says tri‑national remote carrier development is progressing despite FCAS turbulence

European Spaceflight

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Norway and Iceland join EU GOVSATCOM and IRIS2 secure satcom programmes Norway and Iceland have signed agreements to join the EU's GOVSATCOM and IRIS2 secure communications programmes, bringing two EEA states into the bloc's sovereign satcom initiatives. The moves extend the user base for the EU's secure, multi‑orbit communications architecture.

2026-03-26T07:32:20.735835-07:00

Norway and Iceland join EU GOVSATCOM and IRIS2 secure satcom programmes

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Siblings indicted after alleged IED found at MacDill Air Force Base gate

U.S. Space Command begins phased move to Alabama

House committees unanimously approve sweeping aviation safety reforms after 2025 jet–helicopter collision

U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet narrowly evades suspected Iranian MANPADS near coast

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