News Summary:
Thales launched HexaForce, an AI-enhanced multi-domain command and control system, on September 18, 2026. Designed for NATO and allied armed forces, it supports operations across land, air, sea, cyber, electromagnetic, space, and information domains, capable of managing command structures involving over 100,000 personnel and using a resilient distributed architecture to connect national systems, coalition partners, and legacy technologies. Previously, on September 18, 2026, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned NATO allies that Russian President Vladimir Putin is plotting a hybrid attack on European nations backing Ukraine, with Poland and other close neighbors in the crosshairs. Tusk indicated Russia intends to send drones or missiles into NATO territory and then claim these incidents as "accidental," following a series of incidents blamed on Russia along NATO's eastern flank. This followed French Rafale fighters testing NATO airpower survival against missile and drone attacks in Poland between September 10-17, 2026. The French Ministry of the Armed Forces disclosed the maneuver, which aimed to rapidly redeploy aircraft, personnel, and critical technical resources in response to ballistic missile or drone threats while continuing operations from dispersed locations.
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