Global for Friday, October 16, 2026

• US Special Operations adopts new half-mask and goggles
• What is Starshield, SpaceX’s military version of Starlink?
• US Army’s 8th Psychological Operations Group inactivated
• Arizona Guard first to field Gray Eagle 25M drone
• Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources say
• South Korean lasers down three drones in Army demo, Hanwha says
• Bulgaria seeks NATO anti-drone systems, defense minister says
• Israel secures procurement of 12 Apache gunships in last-minute maneuver
• ‘Weaponized light’: KBR’s new base defense technology pits lasers against drones
• Team digitally traces Polish Revolutionary War hero’s West Point contributions
• Recap: Autonomy dominates the US Army’s 2026 conference in Washington
• Blood supplies, autonomous systems shape US Army’s Indo-Pacific combat care plans
• What is the US Army doing in Panama? A bit of everything.
• New human-machine interface will help Boxer punch above its weight
• Lockheed invests $300M in Texas plant to feed missile surge