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Project Maven expands into AI‑assisted targeting and battlefield management
The Pentagon’s Project Maven, launched in 2017, has grown from a drone‑footage analysis tool into a system that fuses satellite imagery, sensor data and troop intelligence to accelerate the kill chain, letting commanders choose strike options in seconds. Palantir now serves as the primary technology contractor for the program.
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By the numbers: Kraken Robotics acquires Colvya Group for $615M
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters the U.S. has trimmed its Iran war aims to three core objectives, discarding President Trump’s calls for unconditional surrender and a replacement leader. The Pentagon entered day 11 of a high‑intensity campaign, reporting more than 5,000 strikes that have crippled missile launchers and drone factories. Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine said Iranian ballistic missile attacks fell 90 percent and drone attacks 83 percent. Hegseth also defended the removal of a civilian‑casualty oversight office, sparking legal and ethical questions.
Group Ocean has placed a repeat order for four 12V175D‑MM high‑speed engines, each delivering 1,860 kW at 1,800 rpm and meeting IMO Tier III standards, to power two 24‑metre ASD harbour tugs for the Royal Canadian Navy. The tugs, based on Robert Allan...
President Trump’s remarks on the newly launched U.S.-Israel war against Iran have been contradictory. He initially told the press the campaign would last four to five weeks, but subsequent statements have hinted at an open‑ended timeline until Tehran’s unconditional surrender....
Researchers at Bombadil Systems have identified a new “Zombie ZIP” technique that manipulates ZIP headers to hide malicious payloads from antivirus and endpoint detection and response tools. By marking the compression method as STORED while actually using DEFLATE, scanners read...
Everyone...there is no need to panic about mines. The US Navy has kept four mine countermeasure vessels in the Persian Gulf for the past 35 years. These ships and crews have trained for this very circumstance. WAIT...what is that?...
The Australian satellite‑tracking station Pine Gap, a joint US‑Australia intelligence hub, is alleged to be feeding real‑time data to the United States and Israel for strikes against Iran. Former intelligence officer and MP Andrew Wilkie told SBS that Australian intelligence...
The age of misinformation 😶 US Ship has officially gone through the Strait of Hormuz (official tweet). 30 min later ... US Ship has not officially gone through the Strait of Hormuz (deleted tweet). Later in day ... Iran is putting sea mines...
On the mines: - They are old tech, but they work. A WWI-era mine almost sank the USS Roberts in 1988. - Iran reportedly has ~2000 mines. Including modern rising mines - Laying the latter is more complex than old ones. They might...
Congress introduced the bipartisan Secret Service‑Local Law Enforcement Partnership Act (H.R. 7876) to reimburse state and local police for protection duties involving the president, vice president, major presidential candidates and former officeholders. The legislation earmarks $61 million for each fiscal year...
In this episode of Hardball, Chris Matthews interviews Pennsylvania congressional candidate Janelle Stelson, who discusses her narrow loss in the previous race and her strategy to defeat incumbent Scott Perry, a staunch MAGA figure. Stelson highlights Perry's controversial voting record...
Microsoft’s March Patch Tuesday addressed 83 vulnerabilities spanning Windows, Azure, Office, and core services. For the first time in six months, the update contained no actively exploited zero‑day flaws, though six defects were flagged as more likely to be weaponized....
Former 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade battalion commander Oleksandr Shyrshyn publicly condemned the leadership of several Ukrainian assault units, accusing them of systemic failures that generate unnecessary casualties. He argued that commanders prioritize loyalty over responsibility, undermining strategic goals. Shyrshyn called...
The FBI warned that AI is speeding up cyberattacks, but the attack lifecycle remains unchanged, meaning traditional defenses still apply. Deputy Assistant Director Jason Bilnoski highlighted that both criminal and nation‑state actors are leveraging AI, yet basic security steps can...
NUBURU’s subsidiary Lyocon has completed a proof‑of‑concept for a portable directed‑energy laser dazzler aimed at counter‑drone defense. The system employs multi‑wavelength lasers (green, blue, IR) delivering 1‑10 W of power in a rifle‑mounted, modular architecture for rapid field deployment. Early trials...
Required reading. Trump and Israel, in their infinite militant wisdom, have put Iran in a stronger position now than they were when the “combat operations” (can’t say “war”) started.
DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI) has launched a new Stage A Quantum Benchmarking Initiative Topic (QBIT), inviting organizations not yet funded to submit system concepts for utility‑scale quantum computing. The solicitation targets distinct, untested architectures and offers a six‑month evaluation period,...
The Danish Army has signed a seven‑year agreement with BAE Systems OneArc to overhaul its enterprise virtual training environment. The deal replaces the legacy VBS3 system with the newer VBS4 suite, including VBS Builder Edition, Blue IG, and TerraTools Platinum,...
The Pentagon issued a press release on March 1 stating that Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan was “believed to be” a casualty of the Iranian strike in Kuwait, even though a medical examiner had not yet positively identified him. The wording...
GOOGLE $GOOGL DEEPENS PENTAGON AI PUSH Google is rolling out a feature that lets civilian and military personnel build custom AI agents for unclassified work on GenAI .mil, the Pentagon’s enterprise AI portal - CNBC
The F/A‑18 Hornet proved its strike capability in Desert Storm, shooting down MiG‑21s and surviving surface‑to‑air hits, yet early Navy pilots struggled in air‑to‑air combat. Most of those pilots transitioned from A‑7 attack aircraft and were taught to view the...
The Trump administration asked Israel to stop further strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure, especially oil facilities. This marks the first time Washington has reined in Israel since the joint operation began ten days ago. Officials said the request stems from...
The Department of Homeland Security reassigned several senior Customs and Border Protection privacy officials after they objected to a December directive that re‑classified Privacy Threshold Analyses (PTAs) as draft documents exempt from FOIA. The policy would allow the agency to...
In this episode, Sam Winter-Levy and Nikita Lalwani explore how advances in artificial intelligence could destabilize nuclear deterrence by threatening the secure second‑strike capability that underpins mutual assured destruction. They explain the fundamentals of nuclear deterrence, the importance of survivable...
- the US will not risk shutting the strait - US actions lead to strait being shut - the US cannot reopen the strait - the US Navy escorts ship through the strait - yes the US Navy escorted a ship through the strait...
I have so many questions: 1⃣ Was it into or out of the Strait? 2⃣ What tanker and nationality was it? 3⃣ How was the escort accomplished, warship, aircraft or a combination of both? 4⃣ What about the five US...
Microsoft released its March 2026 Patch Tuesday update, delivering security patches for 79 vulnerabilities across Windows, Azure, .NET, and Office products. The bulletin includes two publicly disclosed zero‑day flaws, though Microsoft says neither has been observed in the wild. Among the...
US Navy refusing to escort commercial ships thru the Strait. Saying the risk is too high. Is the end of the war not as close as some infer? Is supply chain risk escalating? Can a prolonged war fracture some of...
The problem is any dhow or boat can lay mines. It’s also sometimes possible to drift mines into position. https://t.co/vXgsVFMofN
Iran. Laying mines in the Strait. Is there a point of too many mines that merchant shipping will avoid Hormuz post war? Time required to remove? Who will do it? Will the maritime risks force new ways to serve the...
Peace Treaty? Israel violated --unilaterally --the Lebanese ceasefire 10,000 times. Everything they have done is in BAD FAITH, particularly now with the U.S. under Calligulino. They just killed 500 Leb civilians while crying abt Iran attacks. How can you TRUST a peace...
The Iran War is shifting toward civilian infrastructure. Israel is targeting fuel depots around Tehran, & Iran struck a desalination facility in Bahrain. Further escalation could carry serious economic & humanitarian consequences. Access Peter's 3/11 Q&A https://t.co/mlYf8sohf4 https://t.co/Azea9LqQlh
For all those who want to learn more about the F-35 jet's well documented woes, the DoD IG has issued a useful summary of past reports: https://t.co/QuzLmrfED4
President Trump’s Special Envoy for Peace Steve Witkoff spoke to us in a wide ranging interview about how the war in Iran started, what’s at stake and what’s next for Russia/Ukraine talks https://t.co/wsZJtL7srT
"the chances of the US-Israel having success in any forceful action to open the strait are very low." #Hormuz
Iran’s drone and missile strikes are down — but they likely aren’t out. I joined @bloombergtv to talk about Iran’s strikes on the Gulf and why political will — not the attrition of materiel — may be a better indicator...
Lots of rumors that the US Navy has already started ship escorts. Hard to prove a negative but the source appears to be the Energy Secretary who already deleted the post. https://t.co/9ieYFTNG8E
Exclusive: As many as 150 US troops wounded so far in Iran war, sources tell @Reuters https://t.co/48V9IRFjHG
India and Russian oil with US sanctions lifted. Revenue for Putin’s illegal Ukraine war? And for providing intelligence to Iran on US military? Oh right. War criminal Putin said that did not happen.
My colleague @DavidUberti and I answered reader questions about Iran, oil and war (or, we at least tried to ...) https://t.co/eKZls2GgE1
Could China’s rare earth supplies dictate how long US strikes on Iran go on? ..Washington had only two months of rare earths inventory, issue to dominate talks between Trump, Chinese President Xi. No duh. Not "Washington", dozens of US defind companies... https://t.co/NcUbH1CgJX
Crude Oil has to be impossible to trade right now Red = Transportation Secretary Chris Wright says the Navy escorted a ship through the Strait of Hormuz, -8.3% Blue = Social Media post deleted, +5.49% Green = repost below, potential mines in the...
These claims, attributed to Trump by Nadia Schadlow, are false and can't be justified by calling them "different opinions" or based on "different assumptions." @ODNIgov & @iaeaorg both agreed Iran was abiding by the deal, allowing inspections, including military sites....
Extended Range Attack Munitions (ERAM) are supposed to be delivered this year as well, which will further bolster Ukraine’s strike capabilities and pose greater challenges for Russian air defenses.
Iranian leaders do not have much incentive to negotiate with the U.S. We've done sneak attacks twice during negotiations. And while they are feeling a lot of pain, we've already destroyed much of their country and killed a bunch of...
Uh. This would be REALLY bad. Up until now, traffic through the Strait has been functionally halted but it isn’t exactly *closed*, ships can are some are taking the risk. If Iran successfully mines the Strait, it’s *closed* closed.
Energy Secretary Deletes Post Claiming U.S. Navy Escorted Oil Tanker Through Strait of Hormuz https://t.co/AgwPq9migq
Hormuz Disruptions, US Navy Escort Plans (or lack of) and Impact on Global Trade 1⃣Strait of Hormuz Update: March 10, 2026 2⃣Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Caine Statement on Escorts 3⃣UNCTAD Report on Hormuz Shipping Disruptions Video: https://t.co/vS32XQeQDb https://t.co/ZfQwkBUMGW
Shipowners at CMA tell me there’s evidence of MINES in the Strait of Hormuz. They admitted the rumor is unconfirmed. Problem is, from their perspective, it doesn’t matter. Perception is reality and the risk is too high. They won’t sail without...
“Made in Dayton Ohio” Does anyone else realize how absolutely idiotic it is that we put labels on missiles? Or munitions of any kind? Or military equipment in general? That stuff should be a black box https://t.co/HpDe4ObdJt
Secretary Chris Wright seems to have deleted his tweeted claiming the U.S. Navy escorted a tanker through the Strait of Hormuz
