NATO Activates Comprehensive Arctic Defense Mission NATO officially launched its Arctic Sentry operation on February 11, 2026, marking a significant escalation in …
February 2026
- Global News
Russia Strikes Ukraine Energy Grid Forcing Nationwide Blackouts On February 11
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 2 minutes readUkraine Faces Nationwide Blackouts After Russian Strikes Ukraine is set to experience scheduled nationwide blackouts on February 11 after a series of …
- Global News
Lavrov Confirms Russia Will Honor Nuclear Weapons Limits If U.S. Maintains Compliance
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes readRussia Pledges Conditional Nuclear Restraint Following New START Expiration Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced Wednesday that Moscow would continue observing nuclear …
- Aerospace & AviationDrones & UAVs
US Air Force Tests Backpack Drones To Speed Bomb Disposal Missions
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 2 minutes readUS Air Force Tests Backpack Drones To Support Bomb Disposal Ops The US Air Force backpack drones reached simulated explosive hazards faster …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
Canada Confirms Payment For 14 Additional F-35 Fighter Jets Amid Fleet Modernization Push
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 9 minutes readCanada Advances Multi-Billion Dollar F-35 Acquisition Canada has officially begun making payments for 14 additional F-35 Lightning II fighter jets as part …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
U.S. Deploys F-15E Strike Eagles To Undisclosed Middle East Base For ISIS Strikes And Iran Deterrence
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 3 minutes readU.S. Deploys F-15E Strike Eagles To Undisclosed Middle East Base U.S. Central Command says F-15E Strike Eagles have deployed to an undisclosed …
- Naval & MaritimeNaval Strategy & Maritime Security
Bangladesh Navy To Receive Former UK Hydrographic Vessel Strengthening Bay Of Bengal Capabilities
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 2 minutes readBangladesh Navy To Receive Hydrographic Vessel From The UK The Bangladesh Navy will add a former Royal Navy hydrographic vessel to its …
- Defense Contracts
Saudi Arabia And Iraq To Receive M-SAM II Air Defense Systems In 2028
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 2 minutes readSaudi Arabia And Iraq To Receive M-SAM II Air Defense Systems In 2028 South Korea’s M-SAM II medium-range surface-to-air missile system is …
- Global News
Ukraine Defenses Unlikely To Collapse This Year Say NATO Officials
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 2 minutes readUkraine Defenses Unlikely To Collapse This Year: NATO Assessment A senior NATO official said Ukraine defenses are unlikely to collapse this year, …
- Aerospace & AviationDrones & UAVs
U.S. Marine Corps Picks GA-ASI YFQ-42A For MUX TACAIR Collaborative Combat Aircraft Evaluation
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 2 minutes readMarines Select GA-ASI YFQ-42A For MUX TACAIR Collaborative Combat Aircraft Evaluation The U.S. Marine Corps has selected General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ YFQ-42A …
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