Drone over US flag
Counter UAS / Featured

The Pentagon’s New C-UAS Handbook: What’s Inside and Why it Matters
- by David Hutchins
Countermeasures System Needed for New Air Force One is Standard Issue for Military and Heads of State
Defense Industry & Technology / Featured

Countermeasures System Needed for New Air Force One is Standard Issue for Military and Heads of State
- by Andrew Dardine
U.S. Navy warships transit the Strait of Hormuz
Featured / War In Iran

Iran War Supplemental Deepens FY27 Budget Uncertainty
- by Shaun McDougall
U.S. Air Force Taps Two Vendors to Build AI-Piloted Combat Drones
Featured / US Defense

U.S. Air Force Taps Two Vendors to Build AI-Piloted Combat Drones
- by Jon Hemler
The Energetics Bottleneck Threatening U.S. Munitions Production
Featured / US Defense

The Energetics Bottleneck Threatening U.S. Munitions Production
- by Juan Lopez
The Pentagon’s New C-UAS Handbook: What’s Inside and Why it Matters
Countermeasures System Needed for New Air Force One is Standard Issue for Military and Heads of State
Iran War Supplemental Deepens FY27 Budget Uncertainty
U.S. Air Force Taps Two Vendors to Build AI-Piloted Combat Drones
The Energetics Bottleneck Threatening U.S. Munitions Production

U.S. Defense Programs & Policy

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U.S. Air Force Taps Two Vendors to Build AI-Piloted Combat Drones
Featured / US Defense

U.S. Air Force Taps Two Vendors to Build AI-Piloted Combat Drones

- by Jon Hemler

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) YFQ-42A prototypes on a California flight line during U.S. Air Force CCA flight testing. Image – U.S. Air Force.    General Atomics and Anduril …

The Energetics Bottleneck Threatening U.S. Munitions Production

The Energetics Bottleneck Threatening U.S. Munitions Production

The SPY-6(V)1 radar as seen aboard the USS Jack H. Lucas

The SPY-6 Program Comes Into Its Own

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

Global Defense & Security

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Keiko Wins: Will She Be Able to Govern?
Latin America

Keiko Wins: Will She Be Able to Govern?

- by Thomas Dolzall

After weeks of anticipation amidst razor-thin margins and a prolonged and contentious counting process, on July 4th Peru’s electoral authority formally announced that Keiko Fujimori had emerged victorious in the …

Mexico’s Strategic Push to Modernize its Air Force

Mexico’s Strategic Push to Modernize its Air Force

Cuba on the Precipice

Cuba on the Precipice

Frontline Flight: Paris Air Show 2025, Day 4

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

French LRU Replacement Competition Heats Up With Recent Rocket Tests

French LRU Replacement Competition Heats Up With Recent Rocket Tests

Defense Industry & Technology

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Drone over US flag
Counter UAS / Featured

The Pentagon’s New C-UAS Handbook: What’s Inside and Why it Matters

- by David Hutchins

On July 9, 2026, the Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) 401 released a new handbook designed to help government, industry, and academic audiences develop a common understanding around the basic …

Countermeasures System Needed for New Air Force One is Standard Issue for Military and Heads of State

Countermeasures System Needed for New Air Force One is Standard Issue for Military and Heads of State

Honeywell Aerospace Launches as Standalone Firm Amid U.S. Defense Buildup

Honeywell Aerospace Launches as Standalone Firm Amid U.S. Defense Buildup

a soldier operates a small quadcopter drone carrying an explosive

D1 Tech Summit: Innovative Technologies on the Battlefield in Ukraine

Rising Demand for Directed Energy C-UAS as Drone Threat Spreads Beyond Battlefield

Rising Demand for Directed Energy C-UAS as Drone Threat Spreads Beyond Battlefield

War In Iran

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U.S. Navy warships transit the Strait of Hormuz
Featured / War In Iran

Iran War Supplemental Deepens FY27 Budget Uncertainty

- by Shaun McDougall

A recent $87.6 billion supplemental funding request from the White House to pay for the Iran war and other expenses complicates an already tense budget process in Washington. The supplemental …

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

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

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