An aerial view of the Pentagon
Featured / North America / U.S. Defense Programs & Policy

Inside the Pentagon’s Historic $1.5 Trillion FY27 Budget Request
- by Shaun McDougall
PAC‑3 MSE Integration and the Future of U.S. Naval Missile Defense
Featured / U.S. Defense Programs & Policy

PAC‑3 MSE Integration and the Future of U.S. Naval Missile Defense
- by Lauren Estrada
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
Manufacturing Capacity, Not Manpower: South Korea’s Quiet Defense Pivot
Featured / Global Defense & Security

Manufacturing Capacity, Not Manpower: South Korea’s Quiet Defense Pivot
- by Lauren Estrada
USS Canberra (LCS 30) escorts merchant vessel Seaway Hawk transporting four decommissioned Avenger-class Mine Countermeasures Ships
Featured / War In Iran

Strait of Hormuz Under Threat of Mines: Are Littoral Combat Ships the Solution?
- by David Hutchins
Inside the Pentagon’s Historic $1.5 Trillion FY27 Budget Request
PAC‑3 MSE Integration and the Future of U.S. Naval Missile Defense
War Dividends: Potential U.S. Arms Sales to the Middle East Surge in Q1 2026
Manufacturing Capacity, Not Manpower: South Korea’s Quiet Defense Pivot
Strait of Hormuz Under Threat of Mines: Are Littoral Combat Ships the Solution?

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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An aerial view of the Pentagon
Featured / North America / U.S. Defense Programs & Policy

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

- by Shaun McDougall

The White House recently released a historic $1.5 trillion national security budget that sets out expansive investment plans for munitions, shipbuilding, drones, and emerging technologies, while also pouring billions into …

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

USAF Will Fly A-10 to 2030

USAF Will Fly A-10 to 2030

Saab Gripen F

Saab and Embraer Unveil First Locally Manufactured Gripen E in Brazil

Rotorcraft Resilience: Strong Deliveries and Next-Gen Tech Drive U.S. Market

Rotorcraft Resilience: Strong Deliveries and Next-Gen Tech Drive U.S. Market

Global Defense & Security

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Manufacturing Capacity, Not Manpower: South Korea’s Quiet Defense Pivot
Featured / Global Defense & Security

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

- by Lauren Estrada

Image – Forecast International (AI-generated) South Korea’s defense planning is increasingly shaped by a constraint that is not military but demographic. As the country’s population ages and its pool of …

Pakistan-Azerbaijan Defense Ties

Azerbaijan and Pakistan Build Naval Capacity for Trade

SOUTHCOM Supports Operations in Ecuador

SOUTHCOM Supports Operations in Ecuador

Iranian Missile, Drone Strikes Target Gulf Countries

Iranian Missile, Drone Strikes Target Gulf Countries

Iran Turned to Russia, China for Missiles After 12-Day War

Iran Turned to Russia, China for Missiles After 12-Day War

Defense Industry & Technology

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Project Glasswing
Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Defense Industry & Technology

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

- by Vincent Carchidi

Mythos Preview Makes Its Debut On April 7th, American artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic shared news that it had developed a new model, “Mythos Preview.” It claims that Mythos supersedes …

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

With War in the Middle East, Counter-Drone Responds

Brazil Selects Italy’s Centauro as New 8×8 Armored Vehicle

Italy Consolidates Defense Industry as Leonardo Absorbs Iveco’s Military Vehicle Business

U.K. Ministry of Defence Inks $3.6 Billion Boxer Contract

European Rearmament Push Drives Rheinmetall Sales and Record Defense Backlog in 2025

Embraer A-29

Embraer Adds AI to A-29 Super Tucano to Target Shahed-Class Drone Threats