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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Army Transformation and Training Command Quality Assurance Office Accreditation Team conducted an accreditation visit to the National Guard Professional Education Center at Camp Robinson Maneuver Training Center, February 10-12, 2026, evaluating the institution’s training, education and organizational effectiveness.The accreditation visit reflects a broader shift across the Army following the 2025 transition from U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command to the newly established Army Transformation and Training Command, or T2COM. The command was formed by consolidating TRADOC and Army Futures Command to unify training, education and modernization efforts under a single organization and better synchronize…

The latest package takes Sweden’s military support to Ukraine since 2022 to $11.4bn. Credit: Niklas Prescher/Shutterstock.com. Sweden will provide a new military aid package to Ukraine worth $1.4bn, Defence Minister Pal Jonson announced in a post on X on 19 February 2026. The support, which represents Sweden’s 21st military aid allocation to Ukraine since the start of Russia’s invasion in 2022, will focus on air defence systems, long-range weapons, and ammunition. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Of the total funds, approximately $470m…

The Defense Department this week began testing for the initial phase of its Drone Dominance Program, an effort to expand the use of commercial drones across the military. Dubbed “the Gauntlet,” military operators will fly and evaluate uncrewed aerial systems, or UASs, at Fort Benning, Georgia, to determine which of the 25 competing vendors will advance to the next phase of the program.However, ahead of the testing, DOD curated a list of commercial drones that meet baseline performance and compliance standards. With the list, officials aim to streamline procurement and encourage military leaders to begin buying and fielding approved systems…

Transcript Wednesday 18 February 2026 Latrobe, Tasmania Prime Minister Anthony Albanese The Hon Anthony Albanese MP Prime Minister of Australia Ms Anne Urquhart MP Member for Braddon SUZIE JONES, CEO OF LADY GOWRIE TASMANIA: Thank you. I’d like to welcome everyone, including the Prime Minister and Anne to our Lady Gowrie Gilbert Street, Latrobe service. We’re very proud to stand this service up in just under three months as an interim service while we build a new state of the art service down the road. Worked closely with the Albanese Government, State Government and Council for the funding to stand…

The Hon Pat Conroy MP Minister for Defence Industry Minister for Pacific Island Affairs 18 February 2026 To turbo charge our home-grown defence industry, the Australian Government is seeking proposals from Australia’s private capital market for potential co-investments in local industry. The Albanese Government has dramatically increased funding for our defence force and we are making record investments in our defence industry. To further drive growth and innovation in Australia’s defence industry, the Government is seeking proposals from the private capital market to co-invest in Australian businesses developing defence and dual‑use advanced capabilities. These investments will target the advanced capabilities…

At the UFC Houston weigh-ins, all 28 fighters on Saturday’s UFC fight card step on the scale Friday in Houston.In the main event, former UFC champion Sean Strickland meets Anthony Hernandez in the Octagon in a pivotal middleweight contest. Both fighters can weigh no more than 186 pounds for the non-title fight.See highlights from the main event and co-main weigh-ins below.The UFC Houston official weigh-ins will be at 10 a.m. ET.The UFC Houston ceremonial weigh-ins will be at 6 p.m. ET.Check out UFC Houston weigh-in results below.Main Card (Paramount+ at 8 p.m. ET)Sean Strickland (185) vs. Anthony Hernandez (186)Geoff Neal…

Ministry of Defence of Ukraine 17 February, 2026, 1:41 PM EET In January, ground robotic systems completed over 7,000 combat and logistics missions on the front line. Their routine integration into military unit operations is reducing risks to service members and increasing mission effectiveness. “As recently as six months ago, casualty evacuation using ground robotic systems was sporadic. Today, robots routinely enter high-risk areas — delivering ammunition, sustaining logistics, and evacuating the wounded where deploying personnel would create additional risk,” said Minister of Defence Mykhailo Fedorov. The majority of ground robotic system missions in January were logistics operations on the…

Bottom lines up front WASHINGTON—At the 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague, allies agreed to increase their defense spending to 3.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and their defense-related spending to 1.5 percent of GDP by 2030. Specifically on the latter figure, NATO leaders decided that “Allies will account for up to 1.5 percent of GDP annually to inter alia protect our critical infrastructure, defend our networks, ensure our civil preparedness and resilience, unleash innovation, and strengthen our defense industrial base.” This combination of defense and defense-related spending is how NATO arrived at the now often-quoted figure of 5 percent of GDP.  But beyond those general…

Phil Rowe was tripped up by the scale again.The veteran welterweight came in a pound over the limit (including the one-pound allowance for non-title fights) at the official weigh-ins for his bout with Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani, which takes place at UFC Houston on Saturday. Rowe was the last fighter to weigh in and registered at 172 pounds, while Lebosnoyani came in at 170.5.This is the third time Rowe has missed weight for a UFC bout. He previously came in 2.5 pounds over the limit for bouts against Niko Price and Orion Cosce, both of whom lost to Rowe via knockout. It…

Sign Up Now for the 3rd Annual Samsung Solutions & Partner Expo Samsung is co-hosting the 3rd Annual Samsung Partnership Day with Juggernaut, on April 2nd, 2026. This collaborative technology and emergency-response showcase is designed to highlight how strategic partnerships across the public sector, private industry, and the Department of Defense enable mission-critical operations. Modern response efforts rely on seamless integration; without one component, the others cannot achieve full effectiveness. This event brings together technology providers, solution integrators, and government agencies to demonstrate how coordinated systems, platforms, and communication tools work in unison to accomplish complex tasks. This year’s theme…