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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Advanced Helicopter Self-Protection System Reaches New Heights
U.S. Defense Programs & Policy

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

- by Shaun McDougall

The House Armed Services Committee released the Chairman’s Mark of the FY27 defense authorization bill Tuesday. The proposal, which the full HASC committee will review and adjust on Thursday, June …

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

An aerial view of the Pentagon

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

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