Royal Marines have fired mortar rounds into the Arctic sky as intensive mission rehearsals continue in Northern Norway, where around 1,500 UK Commandos have been deployed inside the Arctic Circle as part of NATO efforts to protect the alliance’s Nordic nations.

Northrop Grumman has elected Admiral Christopher Grady, the former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to its board of directors.

Eutelsat has launched the first military-grade manpack terminal for its OneWeb low Earth orbit network, developed with Intellian Technologies and now available to government and defence customers requiring portable and resilient connectivity.

Lockheed Martin and Middle East Propulsion Co. have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to expand localized production of THAAD interceptor canisters in Saudi Arabia, extending an existing localization contract and formally recognizing MEPC as a qualified Lockheed Martin supplier.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the Munich Security Conference that the United States and Europe remain bound by a “historic alliance, an alliance that saved and changed the world,” as he called for renewed Western strength amid geopolitical strain.

The U.S. Army’s Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona is testing prototypes of the Next Generation Rocket Assisted Projectile, aimed at significantly extending the range of 155 mm artillery rounds beyond the roughly 30 kilometers currently achievable with rocket assistance.