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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
Anthropic’s $200 million DoD contract fell apart despite Claude being the Pentagon’s most capable AI model. The AI was deeply embedded in classified systems, yet the partnership collapsed because neither Anthropic nor the prime contractor owned the customer relationship. The article argues that delivery teams, not just executives, must monitor relationship health to avoid surprise ultimatums. This case illustrates a recurring GovCon flaw where subs rely on primes and miss early warning signs.
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and the USAF Test Pilot School demonstrated AI‑piloted fighters evading missiles on the X‑62A VISTA, a modified F‑16. Dozens of AI agents were trained in randomized, high‑fidelity simulations before being uploaded to a tablet and given control...
SYOS Aerospace announced its SA200 heavy‑lift uncrewed helicopter has successfully completed fully autonomous take‑off and landing trials from moving platforms, clearing it for serial production. The aircraft can lift up to 200 kg, fly 180 km (extendable to 300 km) and uses the...
On March 3, 2026 the Senate passed the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act (S. 3971), reauthorizing the SBIR/STTR programs through September 2031. The legislation adds a new Strategic Breakthrough Award that can fund up to $30 million over 48 months for...
Colonel Doug MacGregor argues that decades‑long U.S. and Israeli interventions—from the 1953 CIA‑backed coup in Iran to the training of SAVAK and later support for jihadist groups—have created a strategic backlash that will culminate in a disastrous outcome for both the...
Booz Allen Hamilton’s venture arm has made its first investment outside the United States, backing UK‑based Hadean in a bridge round alongside Entrepreneurs First, Twin Track Ventures and the British Business Bank. Hadean, founded in 2015, builds AI‑driven digital wargaming...
The U.S. Army’s 21st Theater Sustainment Command will open an Innovation Lab in Kaiserslautern, Germany on March 13, marking the first operational makerspace the Army has deployed in Europe. The 10,000‑square‑foot facility links frontline soldiers directly to Army Development Command and...
Nearly every Senate Democrat signed a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanding a swift investigation into a February 28 airstrike that hit a girls' school in Iran, killing dozens of children. Reuters reports U.S. investigators now consider it likely that U.S....
1/6 Ten seafarers have now been killed in 13 attacks on merchant vessels since the Iran conflict erupted on February 28 — more than the 7 U.S. servicemen killed in the war. The focal point is shifting: can the Strait of...
Experts from the IAEA, James Martin Center and other institutions say Iran is not on the brink of a nuclear bomb despite President Trump’s claim of a two‑week timeline. As of June 2025 Tehran possessed 441 kg of 60 % enriched uranium, enough for...
Satellite operator SES confirmed that a missile struck its teleport facility in Emek Ha’ela, Israel on March 9, damaging a small portion of the geostationary antenna field. The company reported no injuries and said core services and power remained operational, activating...
BK Technologies unveiled LocateONE LITE, a low‑cost ($200) application that delivers real‑time user location to Android ATAK maps without relying on cellular or IP networks. The solution extracts GPS coordinates embedded in BK radio push‑to‑talk packets and distributes them via a...
Iranian state‑linked media released a list naming Google, Microsoft, Palantir, IBM, Nvidia and Oracle as legitimate targets in the expanding regional war. The warning follows recent Iranian drone attacks that damaged Amazon Web Services data centers in the UAE and...
President Donald Trump told reporters he is not worried about potential Iran‑backed attacks on U.S. soil, despite an FBI alert warning California police of possible drone strikes on the West Coast. The warning follows U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iranian...
Filtronic has moved into a 44,000 sq ft facility in Sedgefield, expanding its industrial capacity six‑fold. The new space enables the tier‑two defence supplier to meet growing demand from the AUKUS partnership, particularly for electronic‑warfare and radar RF components. Filtronic already supplies...
The article warns that Congress has so far been absent from the Iran war despite its constitutional power to declare war, and recent attempts to invoke the War Powers Resolution failed on partisan lines. It argues that the Trump administration...
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The U.S. Navy has turned down daily requests from commercial shippers to escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, deeming the risk too severe amid the ongoing war with Iran. Since the start of Operation Epic Fury, 17 tankers have...
Federal law‑enforcement agencies circulated a memo warning that Iran might launch surprise drone attacks on California if the United States escalates strikes against Tehran. The alert, based on unverified Coast Guard intelligence, was described by FBI officials as precautionary and...
The FBI issued an alert to California police that Iran allegedly planned a surprise drone attack on unspecified targets along the West Coast. The warning noted the drones would be launched from an unidentified vessel offshore, but offered no details...
What, then, are the carefully defined objectives with Iran that China will supposedly measure U.S. performance against? I think what China has learned, at least up until now, is that matching means to ends may now be a skill that...
Uncle Sam wants YOU, sponsor coverage bankers of Wall Street. @semafor scoop on DoD's push to hire investment bankers with deep ties to PE as it hunts for natsec deals https://t.co/lTRGjUesXl
The piece argues that the United States’ recent military actions against Iran are a continuation of a long‑standing American imperial habit that disregards international norms. It frames former President Donald Trump as both a symbol and accelerator of this “late‑imperial...
The Strait of Hormuz is turning into the key test of strength between the US and Iran. I've been thinking about what happens if it stays closed for an extended period. My conclusions might surprise you. https://t.co/mPXBo8HuqY
Both Israel and U.S. are clear on this. "Iran regime change not military goal, creating conditions for it is" https://t.co/LsttUiENZi
China has institutionalized artificial intelligence within its military doctrine, branding the effort as “intelligentized warfare.” Recent PLA publications show AI is now embedded in decision‑support, situational awareness, and unmanned systems, while the more speculative mind‑control concepts remain largely theoretical. Disinformation...
The National Press Club’s statement on our story in The Washington Post on the Pentagon banning photographers from briefings after they published “unflattering” photos. https://t.co/4EbXGWkVHt https://t.co/yWQniBhU0i
March 3, 2026 edition of FFTT: "Iran doesn't need to defeat the US military; just the UST market" March 11, 2026: "S&P has warned that the Middle East conflict is beginning to strain credit channels across multiple sectors" https://t.co/pnftNUeht5
The U.S., Israel and Gulf allies are locked in a costly missile‑and‑drone war with Iran, where the pace of combat is increasingly limited by ammunition and interceptor stockpiles. U.S. Patriot and THAAD interceptors, costing millions each, have been burned through...
.@RheinmetallAG on @OHB JV, + @Airbus as production partner, for $10B German milsatcom constellation, updates on @iceye_global radarsat JV. @bundeswehrInfo generating more procurements than @BaainBw ecosystem can handle. Delays likely. @AirbusSpace.https://t.co/lrTwhaP1uT https://t.co/BWNyguo0Ab
and if Israel & US truce depends on Iran pledging no more nuclear program does anyone believe this?
Security researchers have identified a new wave of the PhantomRaven supply‑chain campaign targeting the npm registry. Between November 2025 and February 2026, Endor Labs discovered 88 malicious packages distributed through 50 disposable accounts, many employing slopsquatting and Remote Dynamic Dependencies...
Hezbollah fired roughly 100 rockets into Israel. The group remains undeterred and continues to follow the orders of the Iranian regime. Lebanon has failed to disarm Hezbollah or assert sovereignty over its own territory.
MoD's Jiang Bin on U.S. Department of Defense requests that U.S. tech companies allow the military unrestricted use of artificial intelligence technology. https://t.co/rZKz1aYBfu https://t.co/rQrEDOVcck
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan warned the EU that Russian‑linked priests are using church platforms to preach war and spread disinformation, aiming to destabilise the US‑brokered 2025 peace accord with Azerbaijan. He accused these clerics of acting as agents of Russia...
Iran's IRGC warns that offices/infrastructure of US firms with links to Israel or whose technology has been used to assist the military will be targeted for physical attack. This includes infrastructure of Google, Palantir, Microsoft, IBM, Nvidia, Oracle https://t.co/M5nw4IhpCK
"The US used as much as $4 billion worth of munitions in the first 72 hours of its attacks against Iran" https://t.co/j5LKsavuyS
The Pentagon is set to purchase 30,000 one‑way attack drones this month and aims for 300,000 by 2027, while simultaneously banning Chinese components to build a domestic supply chain. Firestorm has introduced a containerized, climate‑controlled 3D‑printing lab that can produce...
Iranian President: ""The only way to end this war ... is recognizing Iran’s legitimate rights, payment of reparations, and firm int'l guarantees against future aggression." https://t.co/3nWzoC6kb8
EGAN-JONES: “.. We hope that our analysis is wrong. However, if we are correct, the longer the combatants are engaged, the worse it will be for all.” https://t.co/NM167brXUU
Latvian Brasa Defence Systems showcased its UNHUMAN unmanned ground vehicle at Finland’s Griffin Tech Days 2026, operating in Arctic temperatures as low as –27 °C. The 110‑kg robot can transport up to 200 kg of supplies, equipment or casualties and run for...
Great look at the rotary launcher/rack in a B-1B. Will be packed like a revolver's cylinder with JASSMs.
Maritime Attacks Reach 13 in First 12 Days of Middle East Conflict. Escalating maritime and supply chain risk. When snd how will it end? https://t.co/58hInlgDQc
In this episode of Man in America, host Seth Holhouse and preparedness expert Clayton Llewellyn discuss the escalating conflict with Iran and the emerging threat of Iranian terror cells operating within the United States. They examine how the war’s infrastructure...
Iran Turns Up The Heat Around The Strait Of Hormuz Iran struck three commercial ships today in its continuing effort to inflict economic pain and political pressure on the U.S. and its allies. We are updating live: https://t.co/Nrf18TL3sz
"The Pentagon gave a private company a choice: change your product to meet our demands or face being largely blacklisted. Such a choice is an affront to the values enshrined in the First Amendment and those that the US has...
Wait until they find out Ukrainians also have tracked combat robots with fucking Browning machine guns.
Washington urges Taiwan lawmakers to pass special defense budget bill Unnamed State Department official: “We encourage all parties in Taiwan’s legislature to work through political differences and quickly pass a special defense budget that demonstrates Taiwan’s commitment to its self-defense by...
President Donald Trump said he didn’t believe Iran was laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Asked Wednesday whether Iran had laid mines in the strait, Trump told reporters, “We don’t think so. Trump also urged oil companies to send their...
Iranian F-14 Tomcats Meet Their Doom In Israeli Airstrikes Iran's Tomcats may have used up the last of their nine lives as the U.S. and Israel seek to neuter the country's air force. https://t.co/JGGYBDqHg4
You can mine the waters using small boats and Iran trains to do exactly that. Even eliminating large ports won't keep them from retaining this capability, although it may make it harder. Hitting where the mines are stored is ideal,...
