U.S. Navy warships transit the Strait of Hormuz
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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
Rising Demand for Directed Energy C-UAS as Drone Threat Spreads Beyond Battlefield
Counter UAS / Defense Industry & Technology / Featured

Rising Demand for Directed Energy C-UAS as Drone Threat Spreads Beyond Battlefield
- by Andrew Dardine
GlobalFoundries Clean Room, NY
Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Featured

Echoes of Export Control Past: Assessing the Anthropic “Fable” Suspension
- by Vincent Carchidi
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
Rising Demand for Directed Energy C-UAS as Drone Threat Spreads Beyond Battlefield
Echoes of Export Control Past: Assessing the Anthropic “Fable” Suspension

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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Cuba on the Precipice
Global Defense & Security / Latin America

Cuba on the Precipice

- by Thomas Dolzall

In the months since the initial launch of Operation Epic Fury by the United States against the Islamic Republic of Iran, the majority of the world’s attention has been gripped …

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

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

Defense Industry & Technology

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

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

- by Richard Pettibone

PHOENIX, Arizona — Honeywell Aerospace began trading as an independent publicly traded company under the ticker HONA on the Nasdaq on June 29, marking the latest milestone in Honeywell International’s …

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

GlobalFoundries Clean Room, NY

Echoes of Export Control Past: Assessing the Anthropic “Fable” Suspension

The IP Extraction: Why Washington is Bypassing Ukraine’s Drone Deal

The IP Extraction: Why Washington is Bypassing Ukraine’s Drone Deal

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