Aerial drone view of modern football soccer pitch sports stadium ground at night lights
Counter UAS / Defense Industry & Technology / Featured

Safeguarding the World Cup: The Critical Role of Counter-Drone Systems
- by David Hutchins
How Ukraine’s Ground Robots Are Rewriting the Rules of War
Defense Industry & Technology / Featured

How Ukraine’s Ground Robots Are Rewriting the Rules of War
- by Juan Lopez
The SPY-6(V)1 radar as seen aboard the USS Jack H. Lucas
Featured / U.S. Defense Programs & Policy

The SPY-6 Program Comes Into Its Own
- by Vincent Carchidi
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
Safeguarding the World Cup: The Critical Role of Counter-Drone Systems
How Ukraine’s Ground Robots Are Rewriting the Rules of War
The SPY-6 Program Comes Into Its Own
The Navy’s Golden Fleet Has a Price Problem
From Ukraine to Jalisco How Mexican Cartels Weaponized the Skies

U.S. Defense Programs & Policy

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The SPY-6(V)1 radar as seen aboard the USS Jack H. Lucas
Featured / U.S. Defense Programs & Policy

The SPY-6 Program Comes Into Its Own

- by Vincent Carchidi

The SPY-6 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) made its debut in the wake of the SPY-3/SPY-4 Dual Band Radar’s failure to replace the AEGIS Weapon System at cost, having …

Advanced Helicopter Self-Protection System Reaches New Heights

Draft HASC Defense Bill Aligns with FY27 Base Budget while Bypassing Reconciliation

Concept art showing a proposed battleship firing weapons.

The Navy’s Golden Fleet Has a Price Problem

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

Global Defense & Security

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Frontline Flight: Paris Air Show 2025, Day 4
Europe / Global Defense & Security

Germany and France Fold on FCAS: A Shakeup in Europe’s Fighter Market

- by Jon Hemler

The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) is in its death throes. The end of Germany, France, and Spain’s combined effort to develop a sixth-generation fighter comes after years of a …

French LRU Replacement Competition Heats Up With Recent Rocket Tests

French LRU Replacement Competition Heats Up With Recent Rocket Tests

From Ukraine to Jalisco How Mexican Cartels Weaponized the Skies

From Ukraine to Jalisco How Mexican Cartels Weaponized the Skies

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

Defense Industry & Technology

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Aerial drone view of modern football soccer pitch sports stadium ground at night lights
Counter UAS / Defense Industry & Technology / Featured

Safeguarding the World Cup: The Critical Role of Counter-Drone Systems

- by David Hutchins

The Tournament & The Task Beginning June 11, 2026, millions of fans from around the world will travel to 16 North American cities across the United States, Mexico, and Canada …

How Ukraine’s Ground Robots Are Rewriting the Rules of War

How Ukraine’s Ground Robots Are Rewriting the Rules of War

Has BAE Systems Cracked The Air Defense Cost Gap?

Has BAE Systems Cracked The Air Defense Cost Gap?

TALIOS targeting pod visible on a Rafale aircraft.

The TALIOS Targeting Pod: Features and Prospects

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

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