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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
China is operating a fleet of 42 research vessels and hundreds of ocean sensors to map the sea floor across the Pacific, Indian and Arctic oceans. The effort, described by experts as a strategic push for submarine warfare, underscores Beijing's ambition to expand its blue‑water naval reach.
The U.S. FCC moved to bar new foreign‑made routers, a malicious update to the popular LiteLLM Python package infected up to half a million downloads, and HackerOne disclosed a breach of 287 employees through benefits provider Navia. Together the events...
President Trump has intensified a long‑standing rift with NATO by demanding the alliance intervene to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has blocked after U.S. attacks. European allies have balked at direct escort missions, while oil prices have surged...
Russia is adopting a calibrated stance in the Iran war, offering diplomatic backing and possibly drone assistance to Tehran while steering clear of direct military engagement. Simultaneously, Moscow has dispatched modest oil shipments to Cuba as low‑cost geopolitical signaling. The...
South Korea has rolled out the first KF‑21 Boramae from its new assembly line, signalling the start of serial production for the country’s domestically developed fighter. The milestone underscores Seoul’s push for self‑reliance in advanced defense aerospace amid regional security...
U.S. President Donald Trump publicly dismissed Britain’s offer to send its aircraft carriers to the Middle East, calling the vessels “toys” compared with American ships. Downing Street refuted the claim that the UK had offered the carriers for deployment. Trump’s...
EU foreign minister Kaja Kallas accused Russia of supplying Iran with intelligence that enables Tehran to target U.S. military assets in the Middle East. She said Russia also provides drones, facilitating attacks on neighboring states and American bases. The allegation...
Kenya’s Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen gazetted sections of Meru, Laikipia and Isiolo counties as disturbed and dangerous, activating a 30‑day multi‑agency security operation starting 26 March 2026. The effort targets banditry hotspots, aiming to recover more than 11,000 stolen cattle, retrieve...
The U.S. Army announced a partnership with Carlyle Group and KKR’s CyrusOne to build two massive data‑center campuses on domestic bases, committing roughly $4 billion in private capital. Carlyle will develop a 2.5‑to‑3 GW facility on 1,384 acres at Fort Bliss, Texas,...
Magnet Defense, which acquired Metal Shark Boats, announced the start of production on its first M48 Unmanned Surface Vessel, moving the platform from prototype to a production model. The 157‑foot, $30 million USV boasts a 17,000‑nautical‑mile range and can self‑deploy from...
Trump has said this before. It's no more true now than it was then. NATO came to the aid of the US after the 9/11 attacks. It is the only time Article 5 has ever been triggered.
The United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, prompting a hard‑power display that many Latin American analysts view as a game changer for regional geopolitics. The move reinforces U.S. coercive dominance while exposing China’s limited military reach,...
The post reports that Donald Trump is demanding Republicans eliminate the Senate filibuster to pass the SAVE Act, a voting‑restriction bill, while Senate leader John Thune rebuffs the push. It highlights Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth leading a Pentagon worship service...
Pro‑Ukraine hacker group Bearlyfy has launched more than 70 cyber‑attacks against Russian companies in the past year, escalating its campaign with a custom Windows ransomware strain called GenieLocker. Early operations demanded only a few thousand dollars, but recent ransom notes...
Iran’s senior armed forces spokesman, Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, announced that at least 1,321 Israeli soldiers and between 600 and 800 U.S. service members have been killed since the conflict began. He claimed a missile strike in Haifa killed around...
The episode explores the massive security breach known as Salt Typhoon, which gave China access to U.S. cellular networks, and discusses how the Navy and a startup called CAPE are building a resilient, secure mobile infrastructure that can operate over...
The AIAA calls on Congress to treat U.S. aerospace and defense laboratories, wind tunnels, and test ranges as national treasures, urging sustained capital investment and lifecycle stewardship. A GAO report shows the federal real‑property maintenance backlog ballooned from $171 billion in...
Research by S‑RM shows cybersecurity has become the top reason digital and telecom infrastructure deals collapse, with 76 % of 150 global investors citing cyber concerns as the primary blocker. Over the past three years, 65 % of those investors experienced at...
Threat actors are standardizing a ClickFix social‑engineering attack that lures victims into running malicious commands via the Windows Run dialog, PowerShell, or macOS Terminal. Insikt Group identified five active clusters since May 2024, impersonating brands like QuickBooks, Booking.com, and Zillow. The...
Iranian dhows continue to transport dual‑use goods and drugs to Yemen’s Houthis despite heightened naval conflict. The Southern Giants Forces, now under IRGC direction, intercepted a dhow from Bandar Abbas carrying medical supplies and drone‑manufacturing components, and also seized 623 kg...
Dutch F‑35A fighters have deployed to Hill Air Force Base in Utah for the largest‑ever Dutch training detachment, participating in Exercise Lightning Forge with the U.S. 388th Fighter Wing. Over March, the squadron flew two daily sortie waves, using live...
Canada will use the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in France to champion a new Defence and Resilience Bank (DSRB) aimed at financing small‑ and medium‑sized defence firms. The proposal, led by Foreign Minister Anita Anand, seeks multilateral capital contributions, with...
Latvia has started transferring its CVR(T) fleet, including Scimitar light tanks and Spartan armoured personnel carriers, to Ukraine for a battalion‑level unit of roughly 500 soldiers. The aid aligns with Latvia’s pledge to contribute 0.25 % of its GDP annually and...
Mexico’s armed forces and federal police completed trials of the Roshel Senator MRAP and selected the Canadian‑made vehicle for its protected mobility needs. The Senator, built on a Ford F‑550 chassis, offers modular armor and rapid production, addressing the country’s...
Iran has deployed additional troops and air‑defense systems to Kharg Island, the key oil‑export hub in the Persian Gulf, as it prepares for a potential U.S. ground incursion, CNN reported citing U.S. intelligence. The move includes laying anti‑personnel and anti‑tank...
“The bombs are still falling, and the Islamic Republic’s future is uncertain, but one thing is already clear: The Iranian regime is preparing for its next war - against its own citizens.”
AI in cybersecurity is your new frenemy. It supercharges attacks via rogue AI and blind spots, yet also defends at machine speed, spotting patterns and automating responses. Success requires adapting classic security. https://t.co/9XdfJYGyDr
Recent analyses in the Special Warfare Journal and Small Wars Journal argue that modern warfare increasingly relies on civilians to provide open‑source intelligence. The Total Defense framework treats citizens as sensors, a model validated by Ukraine’s smartphone app that crowdsourced...
🚨 THIS IS GETTING DARK Iran’s IRGC just dropped the minimum age for war support roles down to 12 years old. Children as young as 12 are now being recruited for patrols, checkpoints, and logistics under a new program called “For Iran.”...
Norway and Iceland have signed agreements to join the European Union’s GOVSATCOM and IRIS2 secure communications programmes. GOVSATCOM, launched in January, provides interim secure satellite capacity, while the €10.6 billion IRIS2 project will deploy about 290 satellites by 2030. Iceland will...
Cloud phones are the latest tool to be used against banking app users and the security community should take notice. https://t.co/temWl9DMlh
A new phishing campaign is specifically targeting TikTok for Business accounts, luring users with fake “Schedule a Call” pages that mimic TikTok and Google Careers interfaces. The malicious sites are hosted on a shared Google Storage bucket and use Cloudflare...
President Donald Trump signed a National Security Strategy in November 2025 that emphasized a clear preference for non‑intervention in other nations’ affairs. Within three months, his administration announced a military campaign against Iran, contradicting the NSS’s stated doctrine. The abrupt...
Unite has cautiously welcomed the UK government’s decision to label steel, shipbuilding, artificial intelligence and energy infrastructure as critical national security sectors. The move obliges public bodies to give procurement preference to domestic firms and introduces a new requirement to...
The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a $2.4 billion contract to transition the E‑7A Wedgetail from prototype to full‑rate production. The award includes a $2.3 billion exercised option and a $99 million modification for developmental jets and radar components. The Wedgetail, built on...
We looked at these scenarios and more — each one highly risky, highly resource intensive, and highly unlikely to have the effect Trump seeks. For Iran, these will be far from “final blows” in an existential conflict. On @TheTerminal: https://t.co/fclmIu8hzC https://t.co/N6PWbx454s
Two supply‑chain poisoning incidents hit popular development tools this week, the first involving Apifox’s content‑delivery network. After March 4, the app loaded a tampered 77KB JavaScript file instead of the legitimate 34KB version. The malicious script leveraged Apifox’s Electron framework, which...
On March 25, Atlantic Council vice‑president Matthew Kroenig authored a Wall Street Journal op‑ed asserting that the Trump administration is on the brink of eliminating the world’s rogue states. He warns that even as traditional threats recede, a resurgence of great‑power rivalry...
A U.S. Air Force KC-46A Pegasus tanker created a 25‑foot‑wide hole in Fairbanks International Airport’s runway during high‑power engine runs in July 2025, flinging asphalt debris up to 100 feet away. The mishap, caused by exhaust heat degrading the asphalt sealant,...
Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro appears in a New York federal court for the second time after U.S. commandos captured him in a January raid. He faces four charges, including narco‑terrorism and illegal weapons possession, while his lawyers argue that...
China unveils full-process demonstration of Atlas drone swarm operations system, expert highlights algorithm-enabled combat upgrades https://t.co/KM8FySikPc
I mean, how the hell is this even legal? Was it part of the contract that the seller is entitled to say “screw you and the money you've paid us, we're talking these weapons for ourselves”? https://t.co/lvVavbWUO5
Anduril president Matthew Steckman told the 20VC podcast that defense‑technology companies must create monopolies in key product categories to stay viable. The stance reflects a broader push for consolidation as the sector faces procurement bottlenecks and low‑cost drone threats, while...
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The upcoming cybersecurity webinar teaches organizations how to move beyond guesswork by validating defenses against real‑world attack paths, including those targeting autonomous AI agents. It emphasizes CTI‑driven, automated testing that integrates with existing pipelines, delivering continuous, accurate posture assessments. Attendees...
On Feb. 28, 2026 a U.S.-launched Tomahawk missile struck the Shajarah Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school in Minab, Iran, killing at least 165 civilians, mostly children. A preliminary U.S. military inquiry attributes the tragedy to a targeting error caused by outdated...
Security researchers uncovered a zero‑click XSS flaw in Anthropic’s Claude Chrome extension that let any website inject prompts into the AI assistant without user interaction. The vulnerability, dubbed ShadowPrompt, combined an overly permissive *.claude.ai origin allow‑list with an XSS bug...
In September 2025 Danish soldiers opened fire on a Widerøe propeller plane over the Borris military training area, mistakenly believing it was an unauthorized drone. Open‑source analysts matched flight‑radar data with eyewitness accounts, confirming the aircraft was a civilian flight...
It's as if zero planning or thoughtful analysis occurred prior to launching the conflict. https://t.co/agSNYIA2oJ
President Donald Trump has moved his planned summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping to May 14‑15 after postponing it to deal with the escalating war in Iran. The shift underscores a clash between U.S. Middle‑East commitments and its Asia‑Pacific strategy,...
U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have driven Brent crude above $100 per barrel, triggering the sharpest macro‑economic shock in weeks. Energy‑importing economies from Kuwait to Japan face double‑digit GDP contractions, soaring import bills and heightened inflation, while Gulf diversifiers...
