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31 March

The USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) departs Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on June 9, 2025. The crew conducted a 22-day local patrol and training evaluation, reinforcing maritime security, upholding federal laws, and fostering community partnerships in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone around Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jackson Collins)

Northern Marianas Locals Oppose Expanded US Military Activity

Northern Marianas residents across Saipan, Tinian, and Rota have urged US officials to halt expanded military activity in the region, citing gaps in analysis tied to a draft environmental assessment document.

31 March

CC-330 Husky strategic tanker/transport aircraft

Rojoef Manuel

L3Harris, Airbus Nab $1B Support Deals for Canada’s CC-330 Husky Fleet

L3Harris and Airbus have signed $1.07-billion in contracts to maintain the operability of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s new CC-330 Husky tanker/transport aircraft.

31 March

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Palladyne AI, Draganfly Push Decentralized Autonomy for Drone Swarms

Drone swarms that can “talk” to each other and adapt on the fly are moving closer to reality.

31 March

The USS Massachusetts (SSN 798), the Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine. Photo: HII

Inder Singh Bisht

USS Massachusetts Joins US Navy as 25th Virginia-Class Attack Sub

The US Navy has commissioned the 25th Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, USS Massachusetts (SSN-798).

31 March

Inder Singh Bisht

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.

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