Strikes May Set Iran Back but Likely Won't End Nuclear Program, UN Watchdog Chief Warns
U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi warned that recent U.S. and Israeli strikes have not dismantled Iran’s core nuclear capabilities. He said the enriched uranium stockpile remains largely where it was, primarily at the Isfahan complex and in smaller quantities at Natanz. The IAEA director emphasized that Iran’s vast, underground infrastructure makes military removal ineffective, and that any lasting solution will require renewed negotiations. Access to newly declared sites near Isfahan remains blocked, limiting full verification.
Latest White House Cybersecurity Strategy Talks Crypto, AI, Quantum
The White House released President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America in mid‑March, outlining six policy pillars that target critical‑infrastructure protection, emerging‑technology superiority, and a broadened offensive cyber posture. Notably, the strategy calls for securing supply‑chain integrity, promoting U.S.‑made hardware, and...
Getting Better Outcomes In Space: How Will the UK Embrace the Challenge?
At Space‑Comm London, a panel of government and industry leaders warned that space has become a core national security arena, with satellite jamming and anti‑satellite weapons now routine. Speakers stressed the need for the UK to protect its interests by...
SpiderOak Wins New UAS Systems Contract
SpiderOak has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems PMO to conduct supply‑chain analysis and cybersecurity assessments for vendors in the Drone Dominance Program. The company will apply its Advanced Cyber Threat & Resilience Assessments (ACTRA)...
Russian Hackers Exploit Zimbra Flaw in Ukrainian Govt Attacks
Russian state‑backed APT28 leveraged the high‑severity Zimbra Collaboration Suite flaw CVE‑2025‑66376, a stored XSS that enables unauthenticated remote code execution, to target Ukrainian government entities. The vulnerability was patched in early November, yet attackers continue to exploit unpatched installations. The...
Ondas’ Sentrycs Supports Airspace Protection at World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos
Ondas Inc.’s Sentrycs subsidiary deployed its Cyber‑over‑RF (CoRF) solution within Swisscom Broadcast’s DroneDefence system to protect the lower airspace at the World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos. The technology delivered continuous detection, identification and electronic mitigation of rogue drones while...
Hiding in Plain Sight: The Biomimetic Drone Patrolling Our Coastlines in the Guise of a Seagull
Guard From Above unveiled the Seagull Evo, a sub‑1.5 kg fixed‑wing drone that replicates a seagull’s silhouette and flight dynamics for covert maritime surveillance. The platform carries electro‑optical or infrared payloads, flies up to 59 minutes, and can launch by hand...
How We Protected the UK and Space in February 2026
In February 2026 the UK National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) logged 66 re‑entries, most of which were satellites, while collision alerts for UK‑licensed assets dropped to 2,117, the lowest figure of the year. The in‑orbit population rose to 33,165 objects,...
Distributed Operations Enable Seventh Air Force to Sustain Airpower During Freedom Shield 26
During the Freedom Shield 26 exercise, the Seventh Air Force showcased its distributed operations model, integrating U.S. and South Korean air assets through the Combined Air Component Command (CACC). The drill validated command‑and‑control procedures that keep airpower sustained across the...
US Department of War Targets Open-Source CUs, DUs
The U.S. Department of War, through its FutureG programme, has become a founding member of the Linux Foundation’s Open Centralised Unit Distributed Unit (OCUDU) Ecosystem Foundation. OCUDU aims to create production‑ready, open‑source software stacks for Centralised Units (CUs) and Distributed...
Ukraine Ambassador to UK Talks Future Warfare
Ukrainian ambassador Valerii Zaluzhnyi, former commander‑in‑chief, addressed Chatham House in February, warning that future wars will be dominated by autonomous and semi‑autonomous robotic systems. He argued that robotisation could cut human casualties while stressing that no single state will master...
South Korea’s Arms Exports Are Now Involved in the Iran War
South Korea’s defence industry has become a key supplier to the United Arab Emirates, delivering M‑SAM 2 interceptors that have achieved a reported 96 percent hit rate against Iranian missiles. The conflict has forced Seoul to air‑lift interceptor reloads into an active...
US Intelligence Elevates AI as a Top Global Threat in New Report
The U.S. intelligence community’s 2026 Worldwide Threat Assessment elevates artificial intelligence to a top global threat, highlighting its use in combat and its strategic impact across adversary nations. The report stresses China as the most capable competitor, noting its large‑scale...
Could an Outdated US Army Organic Industrial Base Threaten US Readiness?
The U.S. Army’s organic industrial base (OIB) still relies on World War II‑era production methods, causing delays, cost overruns, and limiting the ability to produce ammunition and sustain ground vehicles. Over $5 billion has been invested in the past four years, yet...
What the Iran Crisis Means for Middle Powers
The article argues that the escalating violence in Iran signals a broader erosion of the post‑Cold War international order. It calls on middle‑power nations to unite behind a rules‑based system anchored in democratic norms, rather than accepting a world driven...
GMV-Led Consortium Launches MYRIAD to Advance AI-Driven Satellite Intelligence for EU Defense
The European Defence Fund has launched the MYRIAD research project, a 48‑month, €5 million initiative coordinated by GMV to embed AI into satellite imagery analysis for EU defence. Nine European partners will develop multi‑sensor fusion, radiometric calibration and explainable AI to...
Alpine Eagle Scales Sentinel Production with New Munich Facility and European Expansion
Alpine Eagle is scaling production of its Sentinel counter‑drone system, adding a 2,000‑square‑metre interceptor plant near Munich and expanding across Europe after its German Bundeswehr launch. The company has grown from 12 to 50 staff and aims to reach 100...
Russia Feeds Iran Intelligence — and Tactics
Recent reports show Russia is supplying satellite imagery and drone technology to Iran, transferring combat experience gained in Ukraine. The intelligence includes detailed locations of U.S. and allied assets, while Iranian Shahed‑type drones are being upgraded with Russian tactics such...
The U.S. Department of State Approved an Emergency $152 Million Sale of BLU-110A/B Bomb Bodies to Israel
The U.S. State Department approved an emergency $151.8 million sale of 12,000 BLU‑110A/B 1,000‑pound bomb bodies to Israel, bypassing the standard 30‑day congressional review. The package combines newly manufactured units from Repkon USA with inventory from existing stockpiles and includes engineering,...
Latvia to Acquire Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defense System From Kongsberg
The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace a $45.5 million firm‑fixed‑price contract to deliver a Naval Strike Missile (NSM) coastal‑defence system to Latvia, with options that could raise the total to $56.3 million. Production will be led in Norway...
Is Your Zero Trust Model Prepared for Modern Threats?
The NSA has released Phase One and Phase Two of its Zero Trust Implementation Guidelines, detailing a five‑pillar, 152‑activity maturity model that U.S. critical‑sector firms must achieve by FY 2027. The guidance expands the original zero‑trust concept to cover non‑human actors such as...
Rheinmetall Live-Fires 120mm Ragnarok Mortar with New Mission Module in Norway
Rheinmetall’s Nordic unit demonstrated the next‑generation Ragnarok 120 mm mortar integrated into a new Mortar Mission Module on an HX truck during a live‑fire test in Rena, Norway. Despite sub‑zero temperatures and high humidity, the system achieved high accuracy and rapid...
Canada Spends Big on Domestic Ammunition Production Capacity
Canada announced a CAD 1.4 bn investment to expand domestic ammunition production, anchored by the new Canadian Defence Industry Resilience (CDIR) programme. Up to $222.3 m will fund IMT Precision’s Ingersoll plant to manufacture empty 155 mm artillery shells, while General Dynamics in Quebec...
Beast Ransomware’s Toolkit Revealed by Exposed Directory
Team Cymru uncovered an open directory linked to the Beast ransomware group that exposed the gang’s complete ransomware‑as‑a‑service toolkit. The leak reveals the use of common reconnaissance scanners, credential‑dumping utilities such as Mimikatz, lateral‑movement tools like PsExec and AnyDesk, and...
Kongsberg Awarded F-35 Lots 20-22 Production Contract
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace signed a NOK 2 bn (~$209 m) contract with Lockheed Martin to supply components for F‑35 Lots 20‑22, extending production through 2030. The deal covers rudders, vertical leading edges and landing‑gear close‑out panels manufactured in Norway. It sustains Norway’s industrial...
Should the Gulf Arab States Join the War Against Iran?
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have sophisticated air forces capable of striking Iranian missile and drone sites, but they have so far limited their involvement to defensive measures. Their fleets include modern F-15s, Eurofighter Typhoons and advanced F-16...
Bay Area Rep. John Garamendi Confirms Travis Air Force Base Used by US in Iran War
Rep. John Garamendi confirmed that aircraft from Travis Air Force Base are actively supporting U.S. military operations against Iran, including refueling and transport missions. He noted that, as of Wednesday, no Travis personnel have been injured, though the risk remains....
Drone Attack From Sudan Kills 17 in Chad, Chadian Government Says
A cross‑border drone strike from Sudan hit the Chadian town of Tine on Wednesday, killing 17 civilians, including mourners at a funeral. The attack involved two explosions while a Koran‑reading ceremony was underway. Chad, which closed its eastern border with...
Not Just Soldiers – IRGC Controls Economy, Ideology & War Machine. Here’s Why Iran Is Not Blinking
The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has evolved from a post‑revolution guard into a hybrid force that dominates Iran’s economy, ideology, and regional war‑making. With roughly 200,000‑250,000 personnel, it runs conventional ground, naval and aerospace units while emphasizing asymmetric...
Eastern European Helicopter Modernisation Could Open Doors for Western Manufacturers
Eastern European nations are accelerating helicopter modernisation to replace ageing Soviet‑era fleets, spurred by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Hungary’s recent purchase of 16 Airbus H225M helicopters exemplifies the region’s pivot toward Western technology. The drive is motivated by...
Philippines Urged to ‘Seriously’ Address Defence Gaps to Counter Aerial Threats
Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. urged the government to move beyond rhetoric and close critical air‑defence gaps, warning that national resilience depends on credible missile‑intercept capabilities. Manila is advancing an Integrated Air Defence System that layers radar, command‑and‑control and...
Guerrilla RF Expands Aerospace & Defense Focus with New SatCom Initiative
Guerrilla RF announced an expanded aerospace and defense focus, unveiling a new satellite communications (SatCom) initiative that adds more than 100 commercial‑off‑the‑shelf RFIC and MMIC solutions for both ground and space platforms. The company released a SatCom product selection guide...
"Federal Cyber Experts Called Microsoft’s Cloud a “Pile of S**t,” Approved It Anyway"
Federal cyber officials publicly disparaged Microsoft Azure, calling it a “pile of s**t,” yet still granted the cloud service a FedRAMP authorization. The panel’s criticism centered on long‑standing vulnerabilities and inadequate supply‑chain controls, but the agency ultimately approved Azure after...
Dawn’s Suborbital Spaceplane Completes Radar Tracking Experiment with Defence Science and Technology
New Zealand’s Defence Science and Technology agency and the Royal Navy teamed with Dawn Aerospace to conduct the DARTE radar‑tracking experiment, using the Aurora suborbital spaceplane off the Canterbury coast. The trial demonstrated that the frigate HMNZS Te Kaha’s surveillance radar can...
Why American-Made Propulsion Is the Future of Global UAV Missions
Northwest UAV (NWUAV) is reshaping UAS propulsion by delivering heavy‑fuel engines that run on JP‑8, JP‑5, and Jet‑A, eliminating the need for gasoline in tactical drones. The company’s all‑American, AS9100D‑certified supply chain guarantees secure, kill‑switch‑free components, aligning with NATO’s Single‑Fuel...
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Hanuman Guardian | US Army Soldiers Execute Air Assault Operations in Thailand [Image 8 of 9]
The U.S. Army’s 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment conducted an air‑assault mission in Lop Buri, Thailand, on March 15, 2026, as part of the 17th annual Hanuman Guardian exercise. Soldiers boarded a UH‑60 Black Hawk from the 16th Combat Aviation...
FBI Investigates ex-U.S. Counterterrorism Center Head Joe Kent for Alleged Leaks
Joe Kent, former head of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned after accusing Israel of pressuring President Trump into an Iran war. Administration officials immediately labeled him a "known leaker" and cut him off from presidential briefings. FBI sources confirm an...
Falling Is Inevitable, but Learning Is a Design Choice
Government’s Budget Information Security Review exposed a mis‑configuration that leaked sensitive data, prompting tighter controls. Cyber expert Vsevolod Shabad argues the real issue is whether government systems are built to learn from failures, not just to contain them. He highlights...
Sending a Ship to Strait of Hormuz Would Test 'Small, Stretched' Australian Navy
Australia’s navy, limited to ten surface combatants, faces an aging fleet and modest missile capability, prompting doubts about deploying a warship to the Strait of Hormuz. While technically possible, sending a ship would strain ongoing upgrades and stretch an already...
Anduril: New Factory Will Start Making Drone Wingman in Just ‘Days’
Anduril announced that its new Arsenal-1 manufacturing plant in Columbus, Ohio, will start producing the YFQ-44A Fury drone wingman within days, ahead of the originally slated July 2026 start. The 5‑million‑square‑foot facility, adjacent to a dual 12,000‑foot runway airport, enables...
How Finnish Supermarkets Are Central to the Country's Defence
Finnish supermarket chains S Group and Kesko are integral to the nation’s comprehensive security strategy, maintaining detailed contingency plans and strategic food reserves. They cooperate with the National Emergency Supply Organisation and participate in government‑led preparedness committees and training exercises. The...
What About TikTok?
The Wall Street Journal editorial criticized FCC Chair Brendan Carr for abandoning his earlier TikTok security warnings after a Trump‑era deal allowed the app to stay operational. The piece highlights that TikTok’s new joint venture still relies on ByteDance’s algorithm,...
Ukraine War Undermining Russia’s Arctic Plans, US Intelligence Says
U.S. intelligence warns that Russia’s Arctic strategy is being hampered by the ongoing war in Ukraine. While Moscow continues to invest in icebreakers, nuclear‑armed submarines on the Kola Peninsula, and new Leader‑class vessels, the conflict diverts personnel and funding away...
Space Command to Launch Wargame Series for Industry
U.S. Space Command will host the first of a quarterly "commercial wargames" series on March 23, inviting 25 industry firms to a classified tabletop exercise in Colorado Springs. The inaugural session will tackle the threat of weapons of mass destruction...
Iran’s Nuclear Materials and Equipment by No Means ‘Obliterated’
U.S. and Israeli airstrikes in June 2025 damaged Iran’s nuclear sites but did not destroy the country’s stockpile of roughly 970 lb (441 kg) of 60 % highly enriched uranium stored in deep tunnels at Isfahan, Natanz’s Pickaxe Mountain and Fordow. The material, along...
The Korean Peninsula’s Role Between Two Cold Wars Was Pivotal
Between the Cold War’s end in 1989 and the emergence of a new Cold War around 2025, the Korean Peninsula acted as the testing ground for a hoped‑for peaceful order that never materialized. The United States, China and Russia formed...
STRATCOM Boss: Pentagon Eyes Second B-21 Production Line
The Pentagon has approved a $4.5 billion deal to lift B‑21 production capacity by 25 percent and is now weighing a second manufacturing line to accelerate deliveries. Strategic Command chief Adm. Richard Correll urged Congress to expand the fleet to 145 aircraft,...
Can Pakistan and Afghanistan De-Escalate?
The Taliban accused Pakistan of bombing a Kabul hospital, killing more than 400 civilians, the deadliest single incident in their bilateral conflict. Pakistan denied the claim, insisting its strikes targeted militant infrastructure and accusing the Taliban of harboring the Tehrik‑i‑Taliban...
Charai for The National Interest: Why Iran Was Always a Threat to the US
Ahmed Charai argues that Iran has been a strategic threat to the United States since the 1979 revolution, driven by its pursuit of regional hegemony and asymmetric capabilities. He highlights Tehran’s expanding ballistic‑missile inventory, its accelerated nuclear enrichment, and its...
Navy Streamlines Tech Acquisition, Development, Rollout
The Navy’s PEO Digital office is overhauling its technology acquisition by standardizing shared development environments and enterprise services to cut deployment time and reduce user cognitive load. It is expanding access to large‑language models through the GenAI.mil platform while planning...