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Bayraktar TB3 executes autonomous short‑deck launches and live naval strikes from TCG ANADOLU during NATO Steadfast Dart 2026

Turkey's Bayraktar TB3 UCAV performed autonomous short‑deck takeoffs from the TCG ANADOLU and executed live naval strikes on surface targets in the Baltic during NATO's Steadfast Dart 2026, reportedly scoring direct hits with a dual‑salvo of MAM‑L munitions in its first overseas operational demonstration.

2026-02-16T21:49:51.434744-08:00

SpaceWatch Global

Germany's Space Safety and Security Strategy — expert explainer with Dr. Antje Noetzold

2026-02-16T09:52:49.972796-08:00

AeroTime

UK to deploy Carrier Strike Group and F‑35s to North Atlantic and High North to deter Russia

2026-02-16T02:10:59.343943-08:00

SpaceNews.com

Pentagon pauses portions of LEO constellation as acquisition reviews proceed

2026-02-16T03:17:22.289906-08:00

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Bayraktar TB3 executes autonomous short‑deck launches and live naval strikes from TCG ANADOLU during NATO Steadfast Dart 2026 Turkey's Bayraktar TB3 UCAV performed autonomous short‑deck takeoffs from the TCG ANADOLU and executed live naval strikes on surface targets in the Baltic during NATO's Steadfast Dart 2026, reportedly scoring direct hits with a dual‑salvo of MAM‑L munitions in its first overseas operational demonstration.

2026-02-16T21:49:51.434744-08:00

Bayraktar TB3 executes autonomous short‑deck launches and live naval strikes from TCG ANADOLU during NATO Steadfast Dart 2026

The War Zone

NORAD: California F-16s scrambled twice Sunday to investigate mysterious targets — balloons, not UFOs NORAD scrambled F-16s out of California twice on Sunday to intercept unidentified targets over Nevada and California. After both intercepts, the aircraft reported the objects were balloons rather than unknown aircraft, with officials treating the missions as routine responses to airspace alerts.

2026-02-16T15:09:49.712496-08:00

NORAD: California F-16s scrambled twice Sunday to investigate mysterious targets — balloons, not UFOs

SpaceWatch Global

Germany's Space Safety and Security Strategy — expert explainer with Dr. Antje Noetzold At MSC 2026 Torsten Kriening interviews Dr. Antje Noetzold, senior researcher at the University of the Bundeswehr Munich, on Germany's newly articulated Space Safety and Security Strategy — what it aims to protect, how it integrates civilian and military priorities, and what it means for procurement and industry.

2026-02-16T09:52:49.972796-08:00

Germany's Space Safety and Security Strategy — expert explainer with Dr. Antje Noetzold

DefenseNews.com

Slovakia in talks with US to buy four additional F-16s, boosting fleet to 18 Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said Bratislava is in talks with the United States to buy four additional Lockheed Martin F‑16s — increasing Slovakia’s Block 70 order to 18 — after transferring jets to Ukraine, a move intended to restore the country’s air‑policing and sovereignty.

2026-02-16T05:25:36.084345-08:00

Slovakia in talks with US to buy four additional F-16s, boosting fleet to 18

SpaceNews.com

Pentagon pauses portions of LEO constellation as acquisition reviews proceed The Pentagon has placed portions of its planned low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation on hold while acquisition reviews proceed, pausing contract awards and scheduled deployments. The hold delays program timelines and contractor selection as officials reassess procurement next steps.

2026-02-16T03:17:22.289906-08:00

Pentagon pauses portions of LEO constellation as acquisition reviews proceed

AeroTime

UK to deploy Carrier Strike Group and F‑35s to North Atlantic and High North to deter Russia Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the UK will deploy its Carrier Strike Group, led by HMS Prince of Wales, to the North Atlantic and High North this year, including embarked F‑35s, as a “powerful show of force” to deter rising Russian aggression in the Arctic.

2026-02-16T02:10:59.343943-08:00

UK to deploy Carrier Strike Group and F‑35s to North Atlantic and High North to deter Russia

war.gov

US conducts first airlift of nuclear microreactor aboard C-17 to test rapid-deployment energy resilience The Departments of Defense and Energy this month completed the first air transport of a small, unfueled nuclear microreactor aboard a Boeing C‑17 Globemaster III, moving the unit from March Air Reserve Base, Calif., to Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The flight tested a rapid‑deployment concept to bolster military energy resilience.

2026-02-15T19:42:16.185836-08:00

US conducts first airlift of nuclear microreactor aboard C-17 to test rapid-deployment energy resilience

The Aviationist

Dutch defence minister warns F-35 software can be 'jailbroken', flags sovereignty risk Dutch Defence Secretary Gijs Tuinman warned the F-35’s vendor-locked mission software could be “jailbroken,” likening the threat to an iPhone and raising questions about European operational sovereignty. His remarks highlight allied concern over software control as diplomatic relations with the U.S. cool.

2026-02-15T12:12:30.011119-08:00

Dutch defence minister warns F-35 software can be 'jailbroken', flags sovereignty risk

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Bayraktar TB3 executes autonomous short‑deck launches and live naval strikes from TCG ANADOLU during NATO Steadfast Dart 2026

Germany's Space Safety and Security Strategy — expert explainer with Dr. Antje Noetzold

UK to deploy Carrier Strike Group and F‑35s to North Atlantic and High North to deter Russia

Pentagon pauses portions of LEO constellation as acquisition reviews proceed

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