New anti-DEI requirements imposed on federal contractors Geopolitics March 27, 2026 President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs at companies that are federal…
National Defense Strategy ‘falls short’ on nuclear, space threat: SASC chair Geopolitics March 27, 2026 Count the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee among the defense-policy experts who say the National Defense Strategy is…
Russian Drone Parts Found in Iranian Shahed That Hit RAF Akrotiri — Revealing a Bidirectional Weapons Pipeline Geopolitics March 27, 2026 A Russian Kometa-B satellite navigation module has been recovered from the Iranian drone that struck RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus on…
‘We’ll go 40%’: Army wants good-enough tech it can reshape for battle Geopolitics March 26, 2026 HUNTSVILLE, Alabama— Nine months ago, the 4th Infantry Division’s commander told an audience that he would be perfectly happy to…
Will too much AI weaken troops’ judgement? Geopolitics March 26, 2026 The debate about lethal autonomy—core to the Trump administration’s fight with Anthropic—obscures a deeper danger of the Pentagon’s rapid adoption…
Gulf States Race to Buy Ukraine’s $1,000 Drone Killers as Shahed Swarms Overwhelm Patriot Defences Geopolitics March 26, 2026 Gulf states targeted by Iranian drone strikes are turning to Ukraine for counter-drone expertise and interceptor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs),…
The Army needs more realistic drone training, more versatile drones Geopolitics March 26, 2026 HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—The Army is sprinting to field drones and counter-drone systems throughout its units, but there are a handful of…
Defense Business Brief: Pentagon equity stakes FTW?; Hill & Valley Forum takeaways; plus a bit more Geopolitics March 25, 2026 The Pentagon’s equity stake in critical minerals company MP Materials seems to be paying off. “We were on the verge of…
Tiltrotor who? US military helicopter deliveries rose 13 percent in 2025 Geopolitics March 25, 2026 With all the talk of tiltrotors, you’d be forgiven for believing the era of conventional rotorcraft is winding down. But last…
US Navy Scrapped Its Gulf Minesweepers Months Before Iran Mined the Strait of Hormuz Geopolitics March 25, 2026 The United States Navy has no dedicated minesweepers in the Persian Gulf. Iran has an estimated 2,000 to 6,000 naval…
