Space & defense news, week of February 23, 2026

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

9 events. The full rundown for February 24, 2026. The most covered:

1. 03:45 UTC US military strikes alleged drug boat in Caribbean Sea, killing 3 3
2. 04:30 UTC newkerala.com: “AI Drone Delivery Begins in Gurugram by Skye Air” 2
3. 07:06 UTC LAT Aerospace acquires Sharang Shakti to enter defence tech 2

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

9 events. The full rundown for February 25, 2026. The most covered:

1. 06:45 UTC standardmedia.co.ke: “India PM Narendra Modi heads to Israel to strengthen cooperation” 5
2. 17:00 UTC NASA moves Artemis II moon rocket off launch pad for repairs 4
3. 15:45 UTC english.news.cn: “China - Germany cooperation the only optimal solution to address risks: Premier Li - Xinhua” 3

Thursday, February 26, 2026

8 events. The full rundown for February 26, 2026. The most covered:

1. 21:51 UTC Starfighters Space names Tim Franta chief executive 3
2. 18:45 UTC breitbart.com: “US military builds up the largest force of warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades” 2
3. 04:44 UTC Rare earth shortages worsen in US aerospace, chips despite trade truce, sources say 2

Friday, February 27, 2026

7 events. The full rundown for February 27, 2026. The most covered:

1. 19:45 UTC Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic technology 17
2. 00:16 UTC channelnewsasia.com: “Venture Global signs 20-year LNG supply deal with Korea's Hanwha Aerospace” 2
3. 04:45 UTC Sources say Trump's Iranian missile claim unsupported by US intelligence 2

Saturday, February 28, 2026

1. 0106:34 UTC

   Coverage recordcnn.com: “Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of emergency across country”

   2 outlets · first: CNN Geopolitics

   The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

   Reported by CNN and CNBC.

   • Iran
   • Israel

Sunday, March 1, 2026

5 events. The full rundown for March 1, 2026. The most covered:

1. 00:30 UTC thestar.com.my: “OpenAI details layered protections in US defense department pact” 4
2. 02:44 UTC Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader since 1989, dies at 86 3
3. 17:28 UTC Bloomberg: “Trump Says US Destroyed and Sank Nine Iranian Naval Ships” 2

What kind of news was it?

1. Geopolitics 16
2. Aerospace 15
3. Defense technology 8
4. Launches 3
5. Regulation 2
6. Acquisition 1