Human Rights & Tech Governance: Microsoft says it will strengthen pre-contract review and human-rights due diligence after an inquiry into how Israeli military units used its Azure and AI tools in Gaza, including disabling specific subscriptions last year. AI for Defense & Cyber Risk: A Pentagon-focused analysis warns adversaries can exploit publicly released frontier AI models that underpin defense systems, as the U.S. pushes “AI-first” warfighting. Rare Earths for Defense Supply Chains: REalloys eyes up to 30% of Patriot Exploration’s rare-earth output via testwork and a potential long-term offtake, while Phoenix Tailings wins a $66M DOE grant to scale rare-earth separation from domestic feedstocks. US- Israel Military Integration Fight: A House move blocks an effort to deepen US-Israel military integration in the FY2027 defense bill, as lawmakers dispute the NDAA Section 224 “executive agent” plan. Coal as National Security: Trump announces nearly $700M for coal plants and exports using Cold War-era defense authorities, drawing pollution and grid-reliability debate. Defense Industrial Deals: Fincantieri/WASS and Magellan sign an MoU to support Canadian underwater defense work; Milrem and VDL Defentec open a Netherlands UGV production line for deliveries to Ukraine; W5 Solutions lands a SEK 700M Swedish Armed Forces training framework. Counter-Spy Warning: Five Eyes warns China-linked actors recruit military and government staff via fake job ads on LinkedIn/Indeed/Upwork to pressure targets for non-public info. AI-Enabled Battle Management: IAI unveils OPAL Next Generation, adding edge AI and multi-domain decision support for NATO-interoperable platforms. Directed-Energy & Counter-UAS: NUBURU signs terms with SunCubes for laser power/beam-control tech to expand its defense and security platform.