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U.S. IDFC boosts reinsurance guarantees for Hormuz shipping to $40 billion
The U.S. International Development Finance Corp has doubled its reinsurance guarantees for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to $40 billion, adding major insurers such as AIG and Berkshire Hathaway. The step is intended to reinforce maritime security amid escalating regional tensions.
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By the numbers: Kraken Robotics acquires Colvya Group for $615M
Arctic Wolf identified a year‑long espionage campaign, dubbed SloppyLemming, that targeted government agencies and critical infrastructure in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka starting in January 2025. The group delivered malicious PDFs containing the BurrowShell backdoor and Excel files with keyloggers, using 112 Cloudflare‑hosted domains that mimicked local government entities. Researchers linked the actor to India‑nexus threat groups such as CrowdStrike’s Outrider Tiger, noting a focus on nuclear regulators, energy utilities, and telecom operators. Overlaps with earlier Cloudflare and Trellix findings suggest a coordinated, state‑aligned effort.
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu launched a coordinated strike against Iran on Feb. 28, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior officials. The operation, dubbed Operation Epic Fury, has resulted in four U.S. service members dead,...
Raytheon says its SPY‑6 radar family is already operating on a hot production line and is poised to shift into full‑rate production once the U.S. Navy grants final approval. Low‑rate initial production is nearing completion after extensive testing across the...
On March 2, 2026 Qatar’s Ministry of Defense announced that its air and naval forces shot down two Iranian Su‑24 Fencer attack jets while intercepting seven ballistic missiles and five drones aimed at the peninsula. The engagement was executed without...
SpaceX unveiled Stargaze, a space situational awareness service that taps the star‑tracker cameras on its roughly 10,000 Starlink satellites to monitor LEO objects. The company claims the constellation can generate up to 30 million observations per day, delivering hundreds of detections...
The Strait of Hormuz, a 21‑mile narrow waterway, was shut after a severe incident dubbed “Epic Fury.” The closure halted the transit of roughly 20 million barrels of oil per day, about one‑fifth of global consumption. Heightened tensions between Iran and...
A fabricated U.S. Cyber Command memo warned that popular apps such as Uber, Snapchat and Talabat were "compromised" and could expose servicemembers' locations. The Department of Defense quickly denied any such directive, confirming the memo never existed. The false alert...
Smack Technologies announced a $32 million seed and Series A round to create the first AI lab dedicated to national security. Led by Geodesic Capital and Costanoa Ventures, the financing backs the development of its Omega and Alpha platforms, which aim to...
The United States and Israel launched coordinated airstrikes against Iranian facilities over the weekend, prompting a rapid cascade of retaliatory actions. Iran responded by firing missiles at the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar, extending the conflict beyond its borders....
APT Satellite Holdings Limited is directly linked to China Satellite Communications Corp., a state‑owned subsidiary of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. This ownership places the commercial operator at the heart of the sovereign‑commercial nexus, raising concerns that Chinese...
Here in Iceland, where 4 the first time, Sweden has taken command of a NATO Air Policing deployment. 6 x Gripens, 100 personnel plus counter drone and fighter controllers to protect airspace. "Need to make sure we are ready to...
Trump today: “I don’t have the yips with respect to boots on the ground — like every president says, ‘There will be no boots on the ground.’ I don’t say it ... I say ‘probably don’t need them,’ [or] ‘if they...
The U.S. military operation against Iran is pulling Washington’s attention away from its newly‑declared Western Hemisphere priority, threatening to sideline a March 7 summit of Trump‑friendly Latin leaders. Latin American governments are divided: Brazil and Colombia condemn the strikes, Argentina...
No ultimatums. No congressional votes. No defined endgame. Trump has established an entirely new American way of war that breaks from decades of U.S. policy. Trump's norm is a new form of unilateralism that eschews debate at home & abroad.
Cool display wall of previous NATO Air Policing missions and visitors here in Iceland. #avgeek https://t.co/qzXPxJ75NE
The Medical Advisory Agency (MAA) continuously refreshes its roster of approved organisations, publishing updates almost every month since the list’s debut on 17 March 2017. The most recent revision appeared on 2 March 2026, bringing the total to more than 90 published updates. Each...
Joined @kaileyleinz and @JMathieuReports on @BloombergTV last night to discuss the enormous need for air defense in the Middle East and what it means for the US and Gulf states — and Trump’s timeline. https://t.co/ZR6raiPXzJ
French President Emmanuel Macron has just given a truly remarkable speech on France's nuclear policy at a moment of great anxieties in Europe. I wanted to offer an early comment. Welcome to the age of 'Dissuasion Avancée' in Europe. https://t.co/LbQCrmiZld
Three U.S. Air Force F‑15E Strike Eagles were lost over Kuwait in an apparent friendly‑fire incident during Operation Epic Fury. All six crew members ejected safely and were rescued. CENTCOM confirmed the jets were shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses,...
We break on Navy intelligence head view: The Chinese Navy has “dramatically increased” submarine production and could soon deploy a new vessel that’s able to hit “large portions” of the US with nuclear missiles from Chinese waters, according to the...
I can understand what this official is saying but good lord this official has a feeble command of the technical details.
Teledyne FLIR Defense and Norway’s STORM Adapt Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding at EnforceTac 2026 to integrate FLIR’s SkyCarrier quadcopter and Black Recon micro‑UAS with STORM’s Rapid Adapt and Deploy System (RADS). The MoU creates a vehicle‑mounted, modular platform that...
Join me at 11 am ET this morning on @MSNOWNews to speak with my friend @AnaCabrera to discuss the latest with Operation Epic Fury.
President Trump, alongside Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, launched an unapproved U.S. military strike against Iran on Feb. 28, aiming to topple its leadership and degrade conventional forces. The operation lacked any congressional authorization, contravening the Constitution’s War Powers Act and international...
Operation Epic Fury has a narrowly defined objective: destroy Iran’s offensive missile capabilities, cripple its navy and prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. @SecWar @DeptofWar @PeteHegseth
A new Willis Research Network report warns that gray‑zone aggression has become a material threat for businesses across all sectors. Previously limited to aviation and shipping, these ambiguous, deniable tactics now disrupt supply chains, insurance coverage and operational continuity. The...
In this episode Jordan Wilson breaks down a week of AI turbulence, highlighting OpenAI’s newly announced Pentagon contract that includes safeguards against autonomous weapons and mass surveillance, and contrasting it with President Trump’s directive to phase out Anthropic’s technology from...
The article argues that rebuilding U.S. sea power hinges on a disciplined maintenance and modernization agenda, not merely increasing ship counts. It highlights a $30 billion investment need to refurbish aging hulls and integrate electric propulsion, directed‑energy weapons, and advanced sensors....
In an op‑ed for RealClearDefense, retired Marine Corps General Charles Krulak, former Navy officer James Conway, and defense analyst Leonard Picotte warn that the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are risking the safety of sailors and Marines by prioritizing rapid,...
The Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) secured a four‑year contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to supply Recover Assist Securing and Traversing (RAST) systems to the Naval Air Warfare Centre. Curtiss‑Wright’s Mississauga plant will manufacture the equipment and provide field...
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued an advisory warning British organisations of a heightened indirect cyber threat from Iran following a joint U.S.-Israeli airstrike that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader. While the agency sees no immediate surge in...
The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel released a memorandum justifying the Trump administration’s 2025 Venezuela operation, revealing that the memo places the decision on the president’s authority rather than providing an independent legal determination. It concedes a lack of...
ST Engineering secured a €315 million ($372 million) five‑year maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) contract with Barzan Maintenance Shield for the Qatar Emiri Land Forces. The agreement, commencing in Q2 2026, covers land platforms, workshop equipment and the rollout of digitalised maintenance workflows...
The upcoming national cyber strategy will make artificial intelligence a cornerstone of federal network security, as emphasized by National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross. Agencies are urged to secure AI use cases while leveraging AI to strengthen information security across government....
Austria has commissioned BEACONSAT, its first military‑operated satellite, slated for launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in February 2027. The one‑year mission will monitor GNSS signals to detect jamming and spoofing, addressing growing navigation interference threats. The project is financed by a...
Hegseth, asked how U.S. soldiers were killed over the weekend, says an incoming munition hit a fortified tactical operations center as other incoming rounds were knocked down by U.S. air defenses.
Ukraine, @Starlink on maintaining connectivity of a network designed for consumer broadband in a war zone. Example: Starlink antenna, designed to avoid interruption from foliage, is also good for maneuvering around electromagnetic jamming attempts.https://t.co/l2cyeqqLWW https://t.co/tkv4jUz8s4
A U.S. delta‑force raid captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, prompting scholars to reassess whether such regime‑change actions could spur nuclear proliferation. The article argues that, despite realist concerns linking security threats to nuclear ambition, the Venezuela operation...
This week’s cyber‑threat landscape featured a critical Cisco SD‑WAN zero‑day (CVE‑2026‑20127) being actively exploited, highlighting the risk to network infrastructure. Anthropic accused three Chinese AI firms of large‑scale model‑distillation attacks, echoing similar concerns raised by OpenAI. Google disrupted the UNC2814...
Additional U.S. troops are still deploying to the Middle East, Gen. Dan Caine says in briefing at Pentagon.
"We expect to take additional losses," Gen. Dan Caine acknowledges in Pentagon briefing this morning.
Guerrilla RF announced an expanded focus on the fast‑growing unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and counter‑UAS (C‑UAS) markets, offering a portfolio of more than 90 RF integrated circuits. The portfolio covers low‑noise small‑signal devices through high‑power GaN amplifiers, targeting mission‑critical communications,...
"This is not a so-called 'regime change war,' but the regime sure did change," @PeteHegseth says of operations in Iran this morning at the Pentagon. He previously had said this Trump administration is uninterested in regime change.
The U.S. Space Force is advancing the Airborne Moving Target Indicator (AMTI) program to place space‑based sensors that can track aircraft, drones and missiles in orbit. Early prototype demonstrations have delivered detailed on‑orbit data, and the service is leveraging technology...
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Forward Edge‑AI unveiled Isidore Quantum, a palm‑sized data diode that enforces one‑way data flow while encrypting traffic with post‑quantum algorithms such as ML‑KEM and ML‑DSA. The device, co‑developed with the U.S. government and Microsoft, delivers sub‑0.5 ms latency and up to...
A fourth U.S. soldier has been killed, dying from his wounds after the Iranian attack that killed 3. RIP 🙏🫡
At this rate, @FedorovMykhailo risks going down as the best defense minister Ukraine has had in all the years of its independence
The United States confirmed its first combat use of low‑cost, one‑way attack drones against Iranian targets during Operation Epic Fury. footage released by CENTCOM shows the drones deployed by Task Force Scorpion Strike alongside precision munitions. The Pentagon is accelerating a program...
“All six aircrew ejected safely, have been safely recovered, and are in stable condition.” 🙏
The Royal Navy entered the escalating Middle‑East crisis with virtually no combat‑ready warships deployed in the Mediterranean or Gulf. Only HMS Duncan, freshly worked‑up, is immediately available, while the rest of the fleet is tied up in refits, maintenance periods, or...
