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News March 12, 2026 Dan Taylor Technology Editor Military Embedded Systems Image via BAE Systems WASHINGTON, D.C. BAE Systems completed the preliminary design review for the U.S. Space Force’s $1.2 billion Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking — Medium Earth Orbit Epoch 2 program, which is intended to provide space-based missile warning and tracking against ballistic missiles and hypersonic glide vehicles, the company announced in a statement. The review covers both the satellite segment and the ground command-and-control system, the statement reads. BAE Systems said it reached the milestone in less than nine months after contract award for what it describes…

Each year, Spend Matters, a Hackett Group Division, honors a vast array of procurement solution providers by selecting them for our ‘50 to Know,’ ‘50 to Watch,’ ‘Future 5’ and ‘Hall of Fame’ celebration lists. Discover everything you need to know about these accolades, including who is on them. For the Future 5, our analysts, now part of The Hackett Group® Solution Intelligence analyst team, scour the market to find new specialist solution providers that can answer a burning need of procurement practitioners today. Following months of debate based on extensive knowledge of the many procurement technologies they have demoed, analyzed and…

DroneShield have launched a European C-UAS production line. Credit: © 2026 DroneShield Ltd. Australia’s DroneShield has expanded its industrial footprint with the establishment of counter unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) manufacturing line at an undisclosed location in the European Union (EU). The move marks the company’s first C-UAS production line outside Australia and is intended to meet rising operational demand across the region. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more DroneShield said it has collaborated with an “established manufacturer” to begin production of European-made C-UAS,…

A video released by United States Central Command appears to show the destruction of a Cobra V8 electronic warfare system during a U.S. airstrike targeting military facilities in Iran. The system was located at a surface-to-air missile site west of Bandar Imam Khomeini in Khuzestan province, according to open-source analysis. This strike has drawn attention […]

Global Times By Feng Fan and Li Xundian Published: Mar 12, 2026 12:45 AM The 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China’s top political advisory body, concluded its annual session on Wednesday morning, Xinhua News Agency reported. Xi Jinping and other Party and state leaders, including Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng, attended the meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Presiding over the meeting, Wang Huning, chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, said the top political advisory body’s annual session had yielded fruitful results.…

UNOCHA – United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Remarks at Press Conference on 87 Million Lives Campaign by Tom Fletcher, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Geneva, 11 March 2026 For more information on the campaign, including a video, please visit: Please donate here: So many thanks, colleagues for being here. I want to start by saying that we’re living through a moment right now of grave peril across the Middle East. We’re seeing these crises escalate rapidly and increasingly collide in dangerous ways. We’re seeing violence reverberate across borders, displacement, economic shocks, soaring…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army today announced the launch of Project ARIA, or Army Rapid Implementation of Artificial Intelligence, an Army initiative that harnesses AI to modernize Army operations and empower Soldiers. Project ARIA addresses critical Army challenges by partnering with leading technology companies to develop practical AI solutions that deliver real results for warfighters. “Through Project ARIA, we are building the Army of tomorrow, today,” said Deputy Under Secretary of the Army David R. Fitzgerald. “By working with the nation’s top minds in artificial intelligence, we are rapidly developing and deploying smart tools that empower our Soldiers, streamline our…

Ukrainian drone warfare experts arrived in the Middle East this week to defend the region against Iranian attack drones. Teams of Ukrainian specialists will help coordinate air defense operations in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, and will also reportedly work alongside American colleagues to protect US military bases in Jordan. News of these landmark deployments came also exactly one year after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s infamous Oval Office meeting with US President Donald Trump, which saw the US leader tell his Ukrainian counterpart, “You don’t have the cards.” Twelve months on, it would appear that Zelenskyy does…

New threat landscape addressed at Bundeswehr conference and high-level strategic dialogue Hybrid threats, drone attacks and cyber operations are changing the requirements for defence and protection of critical infrastructure. Against this backdrop, autonomous systems, artificial intelligence and robotics are relevant to security. They will be the focus of XPONENTIAL Europe, which will take place from 24 to 26 March 2026. The topics of defence and dual use will be on the agenda of the trade fair and supporting programme. The centrepiece is a specialist conference organised by the German Armed Forces, which will highlight the operational, technological and political perspectives…

Stars and Stripes The president of South Korea this week opposed the removal of U.S. air defense systems from his country to the Middle East but said doing so will not significantly affect Seoul’s ability to deter Pyongyang. “While we have expressed opposition to the possible redeployment” of some U.S. air defense assets, “the reality is that we cannot fully impose our position,” President Lee Jae Myung said at a Tuesday cabinet meeting livestreamed online. The Pentagon is moving parts of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system from South Korea to the Middle East, according to unnamed officials quoted…