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Monthly report · February 2026

Space & defense news in February 2026

Space & defense coverage in February 2026: 50 news events, drawn from 139 outlet reports. The most covered name was NASA, in 18 events.

How many events, day by day?

Space and defense desk: news events homed on the desk per day, February 2026 (UTC days). Source: GetYourBrief's record of the outlets' reports.

Who was in the news most?

  1. NASA 18
  2. Boeing 12
  3. Donald Trump 9
  4. US military 6
  5. Lockheed Martin 6
  6. SpaceX 6
  7. Orion 5
  8. Space Launch System 5
  9. United States 5
  10. Russia 5
  11. Iran 5
  12. U.S. Department of Defense 4
  13. Starliner 4
  14. U.S. Navy 4
  15. NATO 4

Counts are events (one per story, however many outlets carried it) on this desk in February 2026 that named each person, company or body. Source: GetYourBrief's record of the outlets' reports.

Which stories did the most outlets carry?

  1. Feb 27 Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic technology 17
  2. Feb 21 Ksat: “US military airlifts small reactor as Trump pushes to quickly deploy nuclear power” 9
  3. Feb 20 midmichigannow.com: “What might we learn from UFO files Trump told the government to release?” 8
  4. Feb 21 Norad intercepts Russian jets near Alaska 8
  5. Feb 21 US military airlifts small reactor, reports say 7
  6. Feb 25 standardmedia.co.ke: “India PM Narendra Modi heads to Israel to strengthen cooperation” 5
  7. Feb 20 isp.netscape.com: “5 European nations pledge millions to use Ukrainian know - how to make cheap drone defenses” 4
  8. Feb 20 iHeartRadio: “NASA Reschedules Mission To Launch Astronauts Around The Moon” 4
  9. Feb 25 NASA moves Artemis II moon rocket off launch pad for repairs 4
  10. Feb 17 Carney rolls out plans to build up domestic defence sector, add 125,000 jobs 3
  11. Feb 20 Nasa labels Starliner mishap a Type A threat to astronaut safety 3
  12. Feb 21 prokerala.com: “NASA targets March 6 to launch four astronauts to Moon on Artemis II mission” 3
  13. Feb 24 US military strikes alleged drug boat in Caribbean Sea, killing 3 3
  14. Feb 25 english.news.cn: “China - Germany cooperation the only optimal solution to address risks: Premier Li - Xinhua” 3
  15. Feb 26 Starfighters Space names Tim Franta chief executive 3

What kind of news was it?

  1. Aerospace 19
  2. Geopolitics 18
  3. Defense technology 12
  4. Launches 8
  5. Regulation 2
  6. Acquisition 1
  7. Funding 1

Categories come from the pipeline's classifier; how they are assigned.

Week by week

  1. Feb 16The week of February 16 to 22, 202616
  2. Feb 23The week of February 23 to March 1, 202634

Sources: the outlets' reports linked on this page; counts and times from GetYourBrief's record of those reports (methodology).