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• Move over, Best Ranger; the Army’s looking for the best drone pilots

  19-02-2026 20:34 via defenseone.com
  You’ve probably heard of Best Ranger or Best Sapper: Army competitions that test the skills of teams of infantrymen and combat engineers. This year, the service added Best Drone Warfighter.The inaugural battle kicked off Tuesday at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, bringing teams from across the active, Reserve, and National Guard components of the Army to test their skills and possibly win a slot on the service’s drone competition team.“At the end of the day, it's not a
  
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• Cyber responses will be ‘linked to adversary actions,’ involve industry: White House

  19-02-2026 20:00 via defenseone.com
  Future U.S. government responses in cyberspace will be “linked to adversary actions” and will involve coordination between the private sector and smaller governments, a top White House official said Thursday.The dynamic, which will be codified in a forthcoming national cyber strategy, is meant to make clear that foreign adversaries’ actions that target U.S. networks have consequences, according to Alexandra Seymour, who serves as the principal deputy assistant national cyber di
  
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• The D Brief: Buildup around Iran; More Somalia strikes; SOUTHCOM in Venezuela; JAG in trouble; And a bit more.

  19-02-2026 17:17 via defenseone.com
  With multiple naval assets in place and more on the way, the U.S. military is “prepared to strike Iran as early as this weekend,” CNN reported Thursday, one day after top national security officials met in the White House’s Situation Room. “Trump has not yet made a final decision about whether to strike,” CBS News reported Thursday as well, noting “the timeline for any action is likely to extend beyond this weekend.” U.S. and Iran negotiators m
  
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• Boeing moves its defense HQ back to St. Louis

  19-02-2026 10:25 via defenseone.com
  Boeing is relocating its defense and space business to St. Louis after nearly a decade on the East Coast, the company announced Wednesday. “It’s important for leaders to be side-by-side with our teammates, listening to their feedback and acting to remove obstacles as we continue to stabilize and strengthen our business,” said Steve Parker, CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, in a news release announcing the move.  “The headquarters move, coupled with ou
  
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