Featured / Global Defense & Security

Azerbaijan and Pakistan Build Naval Capacity for Trade
- by Lauren Estrada
Defense Industry & Technology / Featured

Defense Tech Enters a New Era: The Case of Anthropic and the DoD
- by Vincent Carchidi
Rendering of an E-7 aircraft in flight
Budget Data / Featured / North America / U.S. Defense Programs & Policy

Analyzing the Final FY26 Defense Appropriations Bill
- by Shaun McDougall
Chinese PLAN Shang III Submarines
Asia / Featured / Geopolitics / Naval Systems / Pacific Rim

Production and Power: China Outpaces U.S. in Nuclear Submarine Construction
- by Tom Freebairn
Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Featured

Anthropic and the U.S. DoD: Unusual Dynamics in an Unusual Time
- by Vincent Carchidi
Azerbaijan and Pakistan Build Naval Capacity for Trade
Defense Tech Enters a New Era: The Case of Anthropic and the DoD
Analyzing the Final FY26 Defense Appropriations Bill
Production and Power: China Outpaces U.S. in Nuclear Submarine Construction
Anthropic and the U.S. DoD: Unusual Dynamics in an Unusual Time

War In Iran

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War In Iran

Oil Price Spike Tests Trump Administration’s Iran Strategy

- by Derek Bisaccio

The Trump administration is racing to contain a spike in energy prices brought about by Iranian attacks on shipping in the Gulf, examining a range of options including escort missions in the Strait of Hormuz and even easing sanctions on Russian oil to ease price pressure. 

Operation Epic Fury is the United States’ Cheap Drone Moment

Fires at Bandar-Abbas Military Harbor in Iran

The Naval Targets – and Implications – of Operation Epic Fury

A missile is launched from a U.S. warship.

War with Iran Puts Pressure on Munitions Inventories and Signals Future Demand

Downing of U.S. F-15s and the Role of Joint All-Domain Command and Control

U.S. Defense Programs & Policy

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Military Aircraft / US Defense

AI Pilots, Names, Missiles, and Engines: The Air Force Ups the Pace on Wingman Drones

- by Jon Hemler

  The past few weeks have yielded a burst of updates on the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, one of the U.S. Air Force’s fastest-moving and high-profile defense initiatives. Since …

Fires at Bandar-Abbas Military Harbor in Iran

The Naval Targets – and Implications – of Operation Epic Fury

A missile is launched from a U.S. warship.

War with Iran Puts Pressure on Munitions Inventories and Signals Future Demand

Rendering of an E-7 aircraft in flight

Analyzing the Final FY26 Defense Appropriations Bill

Defense Sector Begins Scaling Infrastructure for Golden Dome Missile Shield

Global Defense & Security

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Featured / Global Defense & Security

Azerbaijan and Pakistan Build Naval Capacity for Trade

- by Lauren Estrada

Admiral Naveed Ashraf, Chief of the Naval Staff of Pakistan, and Rear Admiral Shahin Mammadov, Commander of the Azerbaijan Naval Forces, meet at Naval Headquarters in Islamabad to discuss maritime …

SOUTHCOM Supports Operations in Ecuador

Iranian Missile, Drone Strikes Target Gulf Countries

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

Chinese PLAN Shang III Submarines

Production and Power: China Outpaces U.S. in Nuclear Submarine Construction

Defense Industry & Technology

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Defense Industry & Technology

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

- by Richard Pettibone

Rheinmetall AG recorded consolidated sales of €9.9 billion for the 2025 fiscal year, representing a 29% increase over the €7.7 billion reported in the previous year. Operating profit for the …

Embraer A-29

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

Defense Tech Enters a New Era: The Case of Anthropic and the DoD

Downing of U.S. F-15s and the Role of Joint All-Domain Command and Control

Counter-Drone Use Over U.S.-Mexico Border Once Again Raises Alarm