Concept art showing a proposed battleship firing weapons.
Featured / North America / U.S. Defense Programs & Policy

The Navy’s Golden Fleet Has a Price Problem
- by Shaun McDougall
From Ukraine to Jalisco How Mexican Cartels Weaponized the Skies
Featured / Global Defense & Security

From Ukraine to Jalisco How Mexican Cartels Weaponized the Skies
- by Juan Lopez
Drone Wars: Developments in Drone Swarm Technology
Featured / Unmanned Vehicle

A New DAWG in the Fight: The Pentagon’s $54 Billion Bet on Autonomous Warfare
- by Anna Miskelley
Barracuda-500M Affordable Cruise Missiles at Scale
Featured / U.S. Defense Programs & Policy

Barracuda-500M Affordable Cruise Missiles at Scale
- by Lauren Estrada
Rheinmetall’s GNYK Bid Raises Stakes in German Naval Shipbuilding Race
Defense Industry & Technology / Europe / Featured

Rheinmetall’s GNYK Bid Raises Stakes in German Naval Shipbuilding Race
- by Tom Freebairn
The Navy’s Golden Fleet Has a Price Problem
From Ukraine to Jalisco How Mexican Cartels Weaponized the Skies
A New DAWG in the Fight: The Pentagon’s $54 Billion Bet on Autonomous Warfare
Barracuda-500M Affordable Cruise Missiles at Scale
Rheinmetall’s GNYK Bid Raises Stakes in German Naval Shipbuilding Race

War In Iran

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War Dividends: Potential U.S. Arms Sales to the Middle East Surge in Q1 2026
Featured / War In Iran

War Dividends: Potential U.S. Arms Sales to the Middle East Surge in Q1 2026

- by Jon Hemler and Derek Bisaccio

During the first quarter of 2026, the U.S. government approved over $45 billion in potential Foreign Military Sales (FMS) with the overwhelming majority supporting Middle Eastern allies. Of total global …

USS Canberra (LCS 30) escorts merchant vessel Seaway Hawk transporting four decommissioned Avenger-class Mine Countermeasures Ships

Strait of Hormuz Under Threat of Mines: Are Littoral Combat Ships the Solution?

Conceptualization of Palantir's Maven Smart System

AI in Iran: It’s Not (Just) About Capabilities

Surprise Russian Airbase Attack Draws Renewed Spotlight on Counter-UAS Technology Development

With War in the Middle East, Counter-Drone Responds

Tactical Success and Strategic Ambiguity in the Iran War

Tactical Success and Strategic Ambiguity in the Iran War

U.S. Defense Programs & Policy

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Concept art showing a proposed battleship firing weapons.
Featured / North America / U.S. Defense Programs & Policy

The Navy’s Golden Fleet Has a Price Problem

- by Shaun McDougall

The Navy’s newly released long-range shipbuilding plan carries an ambitious price tag: around $1.2 trillion for new ship construction over 30 years, more than 30 percent above what the previous …

Drone Wars: Developments in Drone Swarm Technology

A New DAWG in the Fight: The Pentagon’s $54 Billion Bet on Autonomous Warfare

Barracuda-500M Affordable Cruise Missiles at Scale

Barracuda-500M Affordable Cruise Missiles at Scale

An aerial view of the Pentagon

Inside the Pentagon’s Historic $1.5 Trillion FY27 Budget Request

PAC‑3 MSE Integration and the Future of U.S. Naval Missile Defense

PAC‑3 MSE Integration and the Future of U.S. Naval Missile Defense

Global Defense & Security

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From Ukraine to Jalisco How Mexican Cartels Weaponized the Skies
Featured / Global Defense & Security

From Ukraine to Jalisco How Mexican Cartels Weaponized the Skies

- by Juan Lopez

The ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war and the conflict in Iran have highlighted a factor in modern warfare that has become commonplace: drones are here to stay. From Ukraine’s rapid integration of …

Rheinmetall’s GNYK Bid Raises Stakes in German Naval Shipbuilding Race

Rheinmetall’s GNYK Bid Raises Stakes in German Naval Shipbuilding Race

Manufacturing Capacity, Not Manpower: South Korea’s Quiet Defense Pivot

Manufacturing Capacity, Not Manpower: South Korea’s Quiet Defense Pivot

Pakistan-Azerbaijan Defense Ties

Azerbaijan and Pakistan Build Naval Capacity for Trade

SOUTHCOM Supports Operations in Ecuador

SOUTHCOM Supports Operations in Ecuador

Defense Industry & Technology

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TALIOS targeting pod visible on a Rafale aircraft.
Defense Industry & Technology

The TALIOS Targeting Pod: Features and Prospects

- by Vincent Carchidi

The TArgeting Long-Range Identification Optronic System, or TALIOS, is an electro-optical, dual-use laser designation pod for targeting and reconnaissance. It is produced by French defense firm Thales as the successor …

Rheinmetall’s GNYK Bid Raises Stakes in German Naval Shipbuilding Race

Rheinmetall’s GNYK Bid Raises Stakes in German Naval Shipbuilding Race

Half-Billion Contract to L3Harris Highlights Next Generation Jammer Advancement

A Multi-Billion Dollar “Ghost” and the Rise of Electronic Attack

Project Glasswing

Anthropic’s “Mythos” Strikes Fear in the Hearts of Cyber Defenders

Surprise Russian Airbase Attack Draws Renewed Spotlight on Counter-UAS Technology Development

With War in the Middle East, Counter-Drone Responds