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UK to field ship‑borne laser weapon on destroyers by 2027
The Ministry of Defence signed a £316 million (~$414 million) contract with MBDA UK to install the 50 kW DragonFire high‑energy laser on two Type 45 destroyers, with deployment slated for 2027, making Britain the first European NATO nation to operate an operational ship‑borne laser.
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By the numbers: Kraken Robotics acquires Colvya Group for $615M
Human rights groups have pressed Google and Amazon to address the risks of Project Nimbus, a cloud and AI contract with Israel’s Ministry of Defense and Security Agency. Despite internal warnings and mounting media reports linking the services to potential surveillance and military use, both firms have offered no substantive response or transparency. In contrast, Microsoft only acted after a public leak exposed misuse of its own services. The article calls for immediate independent impact assessments, disclosure of monitoring practices, and suspension of high‑risk services.
British Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper led a UK‑coordinated gathering of roughly 40 nations that called for the immediate, unconditional reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The meeting reiterated demand for freedom of navigation after the strait has been virtually shut...
Iran's foreign ministry condemned a US‑Israeli airstrike on the century‑old Pasteur Institute of Iran, labeling it a war crime and a direct assault on global health security. The institute, founded in 1920 and part of the International Pasteur Network, is...
Glemad unveiled Autonomous Defence Transformers (ADT), the first frontier‑scale AI models built from the ground up for security reasoning and autonomous cyber defence. The PulseADT service now safeguards over 680,000 assets, handling 1.8 million security events per second, and delivers a...
Iran’s deputy foreign minister confirmed a draft protocol with Oman to monitor traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, emphasizing safety rather than restrictions. The agreement, described as post‑war housekeeping, includes plans to levy tolls on transiting vessels. Tehran frames the...
OpenSSH 10.3 introduces five security patches and a suite of new features while removing legacy rekeying support. The update fixes a shell‑injection flaw in user‑name handling, a certificate‑principal matching bug, and an ECDSA algorithm enforcement issue. It also changes certificate behavior...
Physical attacks on the energy grid are rising in the US, Canada, and all over the world. Companies and research institutes are using cameras, radar, and AI to boost their defenses. https://spectrum.ieee.org/power-grid-attack-security-gridex
In March 2026, thirty‑eight cybersecurity‑focused M&A deals were announced, marking a rapid acceleration in the sector. The month’s headline transactions include Google’s $32 billion closure of the Wiz acquisition, Zurich’s $11 billion purchase of Beazley, and a series of AI‑security buyouts such as...
SpaceX has secured a task order worth more than $178 million from the U.S. Space Force Systems Command to conduct two National Security Space Launch Phase 3, Lane 1 missions in fiscal 2027. The launches will occur from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station...
ICYMI - US official: Iran funneled some $1 billion to Hezbollah this year [2025], despite sanctions.” https://t.co/JZxgyQffkR John Hurley, the undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said Iran has managed to funnel about $1 billion to Hezbollah this year despite a...
FDH Aero has launched FDHElectronics.com, a dedicated e‑commerce site for its FDH Electronics division serving the mil‑aero market. The platform aggregates the company’s interconnect, wire, cable and electromechanical product lines into a single, searchable catalog. Designed with direct customer input,...
The U.S. State Department has cleared a potential Foreign Military Sale to Singapore worth $83.14 million for 45 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System‑Alternative Warhead (GMLRS‑AW) pods and related support equipment. Lockheed Martin would act as the prime contractor, delivering rockets compatible with...
The U.S. Department of War signed a seven‑year framework with Boeing to triple production of Patriot Advanced Capability‑3 (PAC‑3) MSE seekers, raising annual output from roughly 600 to 2,000 units. Boeing has already invested over $200 million in a new 35,000 ft²...
Researchers at watchTowr identified two critical flaws—CVE‑2026‑2699 and CVE‑2026‑2701—in Progress ShareFile’s Storage Zones Controller (SZC). The authentication bypass (CVE‑2026‑2699) lets attackers reach the admin interface, while the remote code execution bug (CVE‑2026‑2701) enables malicious ASPX webshell deployment. Chaining the vulnerabilities...
The UK Ministry of Defence has published a continuously updated repository of Royal Air Force air strikes targeting Daesh in Iraq and Syria, covering monthly data from January 2014 through January 2026. The page lists individual HTML reports for each month and...
Edgerunner AI unveiled WarClaw, a custom AI agent built for military tasks and trained by former operators, capable of running offline and integrating with Microsoft Office tools. The Pentagon’s new Agent Network signals a shift toward bespoke, controllable AI for...
Anthropic’s Claude was reportedly used by the Pentagon for airstrikes against Iran just hours after the Defense Department terminated its contract with the firm. The episode highlights a growing rift between U.S. officials and AI providers, while a wave of...
U.S. equities jumped 0.7% on Friday, led by a 3.8% surge in the Nasdaq, as President Donald Trump signaled a possible de‑escalation of the Iran‑Israel conflict. Futures, Treasury yields and oil prices all moved lower, fueling a broad market bounce...
6K Additive, Inc. secured a Phase II contract worth US$1.95 million from the Defense Logistics Agency, launching an 18‑month program to upcycle domestic military scrap into high‑value metal powders. The initiative, “Recovering Strategic Value,” will convert nickel, titanium, tungsten and niobium from...
The United States and Israel launched a series of strikes against Iranian nuclear and missile facilities in late February. Iran responded with a wave of missile and uncrewed aerial system attacks aimed at Israeli and U.S. interests throughout the Gulf,...
The first seven Australian‑built Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRVs) have rolled off Rheinmetall Defence Australia’s Redbank plant. The programme calls for 211 Boxers, including 133 CRVs, to replace the aging ASLAV fleet under LAND 400 Phase 2. A parallel contract to produce...
Fortastra, a Los Angeles‑based space startup, has bolstered its leadership team by hiring senior executives from Relativity Space, Hermeus, Astrion and Divergent Technologies. Josh Jetter joins as chief technology officer, Sahil Desai as vice president of product, and Arnold Nowinski...
Washington’s current Lebanon policy conflates state‑building with Hezbollah disarmament, treating them as separate tracks while backing Israel’s military pressure. The article argues that durable peace on Israel’s northern border requires a political process that strengthens the Lebanese state, enforces the...
First Atlantic Nickel Corp. has been admitted to the U.S. Defense Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC) because of its Pipestone XL awaruite nickel‑cobalt alloy project in Newfoundland. The DIBC oversees defense‑critical mineral investments, and nickel is listed as essential for aerospace,...
President Trump delivered a 19‑minute address outlining the progress of Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. campaign against Iran. He reiterated Secretary Marco Rubio’s four objectives—destroying Iran’s weapons factories, navy, air force, and nuclear ambitions—and claimed those goals are "nearing completion"...
The piece argues that the liberal international order is not dying but reshaping into a network of smaller, trust‑based alliances such as Five Eyes, AUKUS, BRICS, SCO and the GCC. Traditional bodies like the UN and NATO are hampered by...
The op‑ed argues that President Trump’s open criticism and the United Kingdom’s long‑term defence cuts have exposed deep cracks in the US‑UK "Special Relationship." It highlights Trump dismissing British naval and air assets, questions NATO’s mutual defence record, and points...
On 1 March 2026 Iran launched Shahed drones that struck two Amazon Web Services data centres in the United Arab Emirates and a third facility in Bahrain, marking the first deliberate kinetic attack on commercial data centres during wartime. The strikes caused...
The United States asked Poland to send one of its two Patriot batteries to the Middle East, but Warsaw refused, insisting the systems protect Polish and NATO eastern‑flank skies. The request highlights a severe shortage of Patriot interceptors, as Israel...
On April 1, 2026, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin eliminated the $100,000 contract‑review threshold imposed by his predecessor Kristi Noem, delegating authority to component heads and retaining Secretary sign‑off only for contracts above $25 million. The change affects roughly 31 percent of DHS...
Let me help by posting what he actually said…the war will continue 2 to 3 weeks (destroying Iran’s capabilities to project power) in the pursuit of a deal (political settlement) which likely includes an agreement to not to attempt to...
Atlanta man arrested in scheme to smuggle sensitive AI chips into China, officials say Tiny numbers. Waiting for export control proponents to note that these numbers are small, and GPUs now legal for export... https://t.co/oyOQFBkWWR
The Pentagon’s 2025 China Military Power Report warns that China’s nuclear stockpile will exceed 1,000 warheads by 2030, while Russia continues to field tactical nuclear weapons. U.S. deterrence planning still relies on a “strategic sufficiency” model designed for a single...
The last B-52 was delivered in October of 1962. It's a testament to the design's versatility that the B-52s being flown are as old as their pilots' parents.
"Pace yourself. The Iran War and Hormuz closure is a marathon, not a sprint." https://t.co/BU5JGk7A7w
Formal military cooperation through the G5 Sahel Joint Force lowered jihadist violence in the 50‑km border zones of Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Chad between 2017 and 2020. Spatial regression discontinuity analysis shows a sharp drop in fatalities, especially against civilians,...
Devastating frontpage for America. 1/ Iran preparing for prolonged war 2/ UK leaning away from US alliance 3/ strength in China's bond market due to the Iran war What a disaster. https://t.co/XMURlfO7uv
Trump on Iran: " We're going to bring them back to the Stone Ages where they belong." A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF TRUMP’S DIPLOMATIC RHETORIC. https://t.co/x6KI2D81sQ
JP Morgan’s chief strategist is on CNBC saying the Strait of Hormuz has to be reopened by the US because it’s unthinkable for that not to happen. It’s a ‘temporary oil issue.’ They still don’t believe Iran has any credibility. Amazing.
Iran’s ‘Tollbooth’ Tightens Grip on Hormuz as Ships Offered Safe Passage—For a Price. Will this be the “peace” of the war? https://t.co/cD3EleDx1i
The first quantum computer to break encryption is now shockingly close | New Scientist https://t.co/HsfzVRqn1R
#TurkeyWatch 🇹🇷: President Erdoğan warned prolonging the war risks triggering a broader regional conflict, saying any new fronts would serve Israel’s “bloody strategy,” and vowed Turkey will act “without hesitation” to ensure peace. https://t.co/dy6Disl4Q7
A good piece by KI about a set of long standing concerns and disagreements on how to conduct assault operations, which have spilled out into the open, prompted by the latest mechanized attack by Skala 425 outside Pokrovsk.
Trump's war in Iran is costing us far more than all the budget items we have big fights over, like the Obamacare subsidies or funding for childcare https://t.co/f6PzXdPEoL
Video of FP-2 strikes by Ukraine’s GUR and Unmanned Systems Forces on hangars with Orion / Inokhodets UCAVs, An-72, and P-37 radar in Crimea. https://t.co/TOsNR7SZ42 https://t.co/6NtagYqgYs
More evidence US and Israeli interceptor missiles are running down faster than Iranian offensive weapons US, Israel, & Iran are all dependent on China’s factory base to replenish their missiles. Who gets priority? Logistics > tactics.
You know what also put the U.S. military at risk, leakers. I can’t stand them. @washingtonpost https://t.co/1seIgTb02D
International patent data shows persistent gaps in technological performance, with leading countries like the United Sates, Germany, Japan, and South Korea benefiting from sustained investments in R&D, education, and defence @CEP_LSE https://t.co/viM1uFS1RP
If the U.S. leaves Hormuz to others, Iran wins, writes @citrinowicz It gives Iran permission to exact revenue from tolls & increase its regional power Another brilliant Trump idea. https://t.co/oo6TbGKBxQ
Macron calls “bullshit” on Trump This war won’t end Iran’s nuclear program And “liberating” Hormuz by force is fantasy, he said.
