Russia Fixes Launch Pad Damaged by Thanksgiving Astronaut Launch to the International Space Station
Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31, the only pad used for crewed Soyuz flights, was out of service after a Nov 27, 2025 launch damaged its service cabin and infrastructure. Roscosmos announced on March 3 that a 150‑person team completed extensive repairs, replacing 2,350 square meters of structures, new wiring, and over 250 linear meters of welds, including 17‑ton components. The pad is now cleared for its next mission, an uncrewed Progress MS‑33 cargo launch scheduled for March 22, 2026. The restoration re‑establishes Russia’s sole pathway for ISS crew and cargo flights.
Surge in Attacks on Surveillance Cameras Linked to Iranian Hackers
Check Point Research has identified a coordinated surge in attempts to compromise internet‑connected surveillance cameras across the Middle East, targeting Hikvision and Dahua devices. The campaign, which intensified on February 28, aligns with Iranian threat actors and exploits CVE‑2021‑33044 and CVE‑2017‑7921....
Dark Reading Confidential: This Threat Hunter Helped Cops Bust Up An African Cybercrime Syndicate
Will Thomas, senior threat researcher at Team Cymru, partnered with Interpol on Operation Sentinel, a coordinated bust of an African ransomware, business‑email‑compromise and data‑extortion syndicate. The effort spanned 19 countries, resulted in 574 arrests, seized over 6,000 malicious links and...
Guidance: Air Safety Management System Overview (ASMsO)
The UK Ministry of Defence is offering a two‑day Air Safety Management System Overview (ASMsO) course to equip military personnel with the knowledge to develop and manage air safety management systems. The blended program covers the 16 functional elements of...
Telespazio Deploys LEO-Based Mobile Satcom for Brazil’s Presidential Security Office
Telespazio Brasil, a Leonardo‑Thales joint venture, has rolled out VELOCE, a low‑Earth‑orbit mobile satellite communications system for Brazil’s Institutional Security Office. The solution offers high‑speed, low‑latency voice and data links across the entire country, including the remote Amazon region where...
Multi-Stage "BadPaw" Malware Campaign Targets Ukraine
ClearSky researchers have uncovered a new malware campaign dubbed “BadPaw” that exploits the Ukrainian email provider ukr.net to lend credibility to phishing messages. The attack delivers a ZIP archive that actually contains a hidden HTA application, which checks system age...
Afghanistan and Pakistan Are Facing ‘Open War’. De-Escalation Is Needed
Escalating tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have erupted into open war, with Pakistan conducting air strikes on Kabul, Kandahar and Bagram, and the Taliban responding by targeting Pakistani military sites. The conflict follows a surge in cross‑border attacks by groups...
Washington Guard, Thailand Partners Train Through Cobra Gold 2026
During Exercise Cobra Gold 2026, U.S. and Thai forces, together with five other Asian partners, conducted a multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) demonstration in Phanom Sarakham, Thailand. The drills featured joint search‑and‑rescue, medical response, hazmat entry, and coordination...
Indian Air Force Conducts Major Exercise ‘Vayu Shakti 2026’ at Pokhran
On February 27 the Indian Air Force staged Exercise Vayushakti‑26 at Pokhran, field‑testing more than 130 aircraft across fighter, transport, and helicopter fleets. President Droupadi Murmu attended and flew in an indigenously built HAL Prachand light combat helicopter. The drill featured...
Pentagon Vendor Cutoff Exposes the AI Dependency Map Most Enterprises Never Built
The Pentagon’s six‑month ban on Anthropic’s Claude has exposed a blind spot in enterprise AI risk management: most firms cannot map the full chain of AI model dependencies. A Panorays survey shows only 15% of CISOs have complete visibility, while...
Kroenig Quoted in The New York Times on US Policy in Iran
The New York Times quoted Atlantic Council senior director Matthew Kroenig on March 3, revealing that President Trump is expected to favor a rapid, limited operation in Iran rather than a drawn‑out conflict. Kroenig, a nuclear strategy expert, said the administration aims to...
Kroenig on Reagan Institute Podcast on US Policy Toward Iran
On March 3, Atlantic Council vice‑president and Scowcroft Center senior director Matthew Kroenig appeared on the Reagan Institute podcast to discuss U.S. policy toward Iran. He examined the tension between preemptive military options and diplomatic engagement amid Tehran’s nuclear advancements and...
Heritage Foundation Rates Space Force ‘Marginal’
The Heritage Foundation’s 2026 Index of US Military Strength gave the U.S. Space Force a marginal overall grade, citing severe shortfalls in resources, capacity, and readiness for contested space operations. The report highlights deficiencies in communications, weather forecasting, space domain...
IAI and TKMS Deliver BlueWhale AUV to the German Navy
Israel Aerospace Industries and Germany’s TKMS handed over the BlueWhale autonomous underwater vehicle to the German Navy, marking a milestone in the Marine 2035+ modernization. The 11‑12 meter AUV can operate for weeks without crew, carrying a telescoping mast with radar and...
How Pirated Software Turns Helpful Employees Into Malware Delivery Agents
Employees seeking free, cracked software inadvertently introduce malware into corporate networks, according to Barracuda’s recent findings. The illicit installers often disable antivirus and embed payloads such as infostealers, cryptominers, and ransomware, leading to complex remediation that may require full system...
Britain Needs to Keep a Cool Head over Middle East, UK PM Starmer Says
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged the nation to keep a cool head over the Middle East conflict, addressing public anxiety about potential escalation. He responded to criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump over Britain’s limited backing of U.S. strikes...
China Fields Type 96A Tanks Equipped with APS
China has been seen fielding Type 96A main battle tanks equipped with the domestically‑developed GL‑6 active protection system. Video from Chinese social media shows operational units transporting the upgraded tanks, suggesting a retrofit rather than a prototype display. The APS integration...
Transparency Data: MOD: Spending over £25,000, January to December 2026
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has published its January 2026 spending data for all contracts exceeding £25,000. The information is provided as an OpenDocument Spreadsheet (ODS) and was made publicly available on 4 March 2026. This monthly disclosure is part of the...
Pennsylvania National Guard Trains Future Combat Medics
The Pennsylvania National Guard’s 166th Regiment Regional Training Institute is nearing the end of its 59‑day 68W Healthcare Specialist MOS‑T course, converting soldiers from other specialties into combat medics. The program certifies participants as National EMTs, trains them in primary‑care...
US Submarine Sank Iran’s Warship Off Sri Lanka Coast, Says Hegseth
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that a U.S. submarine fired a torpedo that sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in international waters off Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan authorities recovered several bodies, reported at least 80 deaths and rescued 32...
India Signs $238M Deal with Russia for Shipborne Missiles
India’s Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Russia’s Rosoboronexport on March 3 to purchase ship‑borne vertical‑launch surface‑to‑air missiles for the Navy’s Shtil‑1 system. The $238 million (2,182 crore rupees) deal will provide 9M317ME missiles for four Project 11356 frigates, including the already‑operational F70 Tushil...
U.S. Air Force Conducts Minuteman III Missile Test Launch
The U.S. Air Force launched an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM from Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 3, carrying two test reentry vehicles to a target near Kwajalein Atoll. The flight, designated GT 255, is part of a long‑running reliability program that has...
Ras Tanura Hit Again as Projectile Strikes Saudi Aramco Facility
Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil export terminal was struck by an unidentified projectile, marking a second incident within days. The earlier drone attack forced a temporary shutdown, and the latest strike’s damage details remain unclear. Ras Tanura handles a large share of...
U.S. Army Converts 56th Stryker Brigade to Mobile Brigade
The U.S. Army announced that the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team will be restructured into a Mobile Brigade Combat Team by March 31 2026. The conversion will retire the brigade’s Stryker armored vehicles and replace them with the lightweight...
Tehran’s UNESCO-Listed Golestan Palace Damaged by US-Israeli Strikes
Tehran’s Golestan Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site, was damaged by a missile strike on March 1 amid escalating US‑Israeli attacks on Iran. The blast shattered windows, cracked glass, and buckled asphalt within the palace’s buffer zone. Iranian officials have secured...
Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy Signals New Opportunities for Additive Manufacturing
Canada’s 2025 Defence Industrial Strategy, backed by an $81.8 billion budget, earmarks $6.6 billion to boost domestic defence production and supply‑chain security. The new Build‑Partner‑Buy framework directs procurement toward sovereign capabilities such as aerospace, land and marine platforms, ammunition, and uncrewed systems....
U.S. Marine Corps Buys More Titan Counter-Drone Systems
The U.S. Marine Corps awarded BlueHalo Labs a $22.8 million contract modification to purchase additional Titan SV MPv3 counter‑drone systems and spare‑parts kits under its Organic‑Counter Small Unmanned Aerial Systems program. Delivery is slated for on or before July 1 2026, addressing an...
U.S. Air Force Signs $1.9B C-130J Simulator Support Deal
The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.9 billion contract for the C‑130J Maintenance and Training System IV (JMATS IV). The deal covers production, modernization, sustainment, and support of high‑fidelity aircrew and maintenance simulators. The program will service training devices across dozens...
Fake Laravel Packages on Packagist Deploy RAT on Windows, macOS, and Linux
Cybersecurity researchers discovered three malicious Laravel packages on Packagist—nhattuanbl/lara-helper, simple-queue, and lara-swagger—that install a cross‑platform remote access trojan (RAT) on Windows, macOS, and Linux. The RAT connects to a C2 server at helper.leuleu.net, gathers system data, and executes commands via...
Anthropic AI Ultimatums and IP Theft: The Unspoken Risk
Anthropic’s Claude AI is caught between a massive Chinese extraction campaign and a U.S. government ban that forces the model out of federal systems. China‑based firms generated over 16 million interactions to map Claude’s reasoning, tool use and coding abilities, while...
Ukraine Strikes Russian Chemical Plant in Kirov Region
Ukrainian long‑range drones struck the Kirovo‑Chepetsk Chemical Combine in Russia’s Kirov region, targeting its ammonia production unit more than 1,300 km from the Ukrainian border. Local reports confirmed several kamikaze drones hit the plant, causing worker casualties, though exact numbers remain...
SRT Signs $261M Deal for Maritime Surveillance System
UK‑based SRT Marine Systems has signed a $261 million contract with a sovereign government to deliver a national Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) system. The solution will fuse coastal sensors, vessel‑tracking, radar and satellite feeds into a single operational picture for security,...
Russia Likely Downed Its Own Military Helicopter
Russian air defenses likely shot down their own Ka‑52 attack helicopter near Millerovo on March 3 while intercepting a massive Ukrainian drone swarm. The helicopter was reportedly misidentified as a hostile UAV, resulting in crew casualties that remain unconfirmed. Russian officials...
HII Lays Keel for US Navy’s LPD USS Philadelphia
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding authenticated the keel for USS Philadelphia (LPD‑32), a Flight II San Antonio‑class amphibious transport dock, marking the vessel’s official start of construction. The ceremony featured welder Cory Dillon etching the sponsor’s initials onto a steel plate, a naval tradition. Philadelphia...
Khamenei’s Killing Is Neocolonialism’s Final Gambit
The United States and Israel carried out a drone strike that killed Iran’s spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, marking a rare state‑sanctioned assassination of a foreign head of state. The attack, framed as a response to Iran’s nuclear program, instead...
Polish Prime Minister Confirms Talks with France on Nuclear Deterrence
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed ongoing talks with France about an "advanced nuclear deterrence" system, part of a French‑led initiative that already includes seven other European states. The proposal aims to create a shared nuclear umbrella, allowing participants to...
Tactical Will to Fight Assessment Guide
The Defense Analysis Community has released a Tactical Will to Fight (W2F) Assessment Guide, a structured analytic tool aimed at improving tactical‑level evaluations of adversary, partner, or friendly force morale. The package includes a PDF guide, an Excel workbook, and...
The People's Liberation Army's Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence Highlighting Integration as Key to "Intelligentization" Goals
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has placed artificial intelligence integration at the core of its “intelligentization” drive, a strategic priority set by President Xi Jinping. The PLA seeks to boost its kill chain, cross‑domain information sharing, multi‑agent collaboration, and data...
Why Iran Isn’t Attacking America’s Bases in Turkey
Iran has launched strikes against U.S. bases in the Gulf States, citing their role in the U.S.-Israel campaign, yet it has refrained from hitting the two American installations in Turkey. Tehran views the Gulf nations as militarily weak and economically...
Qatar Armed Itself for Years. Now Iran Tests It
Qatar spent over a decade building a modern, multi‑domain military, boosting defense spending by 434% to $11.6 billion in 2021 and targeting a $19 billion budget by 2027. The programme diversified air assets with F‑15QA, Rafale and Typhoon jets, added Leopard 2A7+ tanks,...
America and Israel’s War to Remake the Middle East
The United States and Israel launched a coordinated strike—codenamed Epic Fury and Rising Lion—marking the first fully integrated U.S.-Israeli combat operation against Iran. The joint effort combined American air power with Israeli intelligence and special‑operations assets, targeting Tehran’s nuclear and...
Book Review: Space Shock
The review of *Space Shock: 18 Threats That Will Define Space Power* examines China’s surge in space capabilities in 2025, from asteroid sampling to lunar lander tests, and frames them as strategic challenges for the United States. The authors, Garretson...
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U.S. and Royal Thai Navies Conduct Freefall Jump Operations During CG26 [Image 6 of 7]
The U.S. Navy and Royal Thai Navy conducted free‑fall parachute jumps and a floating‑mine response drill during Cobra Gold 2026 in Sattahip, Thailand. The exercise, co‑hosted by the United States and Thailand, involves about 8,000 troops from 30 nations and...
ISKP Attack in Kabul Punches Holes in Taliban Regime’s Claims
A suicide bomber from the Islamic State Khorasan Province struck a Chinese‑owned restaurant in Kabul on Jan. 19, killing seven and injuring dozens. The attack exposed the Taliban’s inability to guarantee security for foreign nationals, undermining its claims of a safe...
ATN International Inc (ATNI) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
ATN International reported fourth‑quarter 2025 revenue of $1.2 billion and full‑year revenue of $4.6 billion, the strongest top line since 2012. Adjusted EBITDA reached $232 million in Q4 and $859 million for the year, lifting the margin to 19.7% and surpassing guidance. Management guided...
US to Insure Hormuz Tankers After Policies Canceled
President Donald Trump announced that the United States will provide war‑risk insurance for vessels navigating the Strait of Hormuz after commercial insurers pulled coverage. The move may be paired with U.S. naval escorts to safeguard tankers amid heightened regional tensions....
Iran Expands Attacks to Targets Outside Strait of Hormuz
Iran escalated its campaign against regional energy assets, deploying armed drones against the United Arab Emirates' main oil export hub and striking major ports in Oman. The attacks, which originated beyond the Strait of Hormuz, signal a widening of Tehran's...
Indian APT 'Sloppy Lemming' Targets Defense, Critical Infrastructure
India‑linked APT group Sloppy Lemming has accelerated its campaign, expanding its command‑and‑control infrastructure to over 112 Cloudflare‑hosted domains and deploying custom Rust‑based tools. The group now targets nuclear regulators, defense contractors, and critical infrastructure in Pakistan and Bangladesh, using phishing...
What DoD’s Anthropic Ban, FY26 Spending Plans Mean for Contractors
The Pentagon has labeled Anthropic a supply‑chain risk, forcing prime contractors and their subcontractors to assess, report, and wind down any reliance on Anthropic’s AI tools. This unprecedented move targets a domestic vendor and extends beyond DoD contracts, prompting agency‑wide...
National Guard Member’s Invention Allows Cyber Warfare Training on the Go
Senior Master Sgt. Taylor Gow unveiled the Agile Cyber Training Environment (ACTE), a backpack‑sized system that lets Massachusetts Air National Guard airmen conduct cyber‑warfare training anywhere. The invention, accepted into the Air Force’s Spark Tank 2026 competition, processes drone imagery...