UK Quantum Group Tapped to Join DARPA Project
British quantum algorithms firm Phasecraft has secured a contract with the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to contribute to its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI). Working alongside the University of Maryland’s Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS), Phasecraft will develop optimized estimates of resource requirements for quantum applications, helping DARPA assess the feasibility of utility‑scale quantum computing by 2033. The partnership underscores the strategic importance of quantum software in the race toward industrial‑grade quantum machines. Phasecraft recently raised £25.2 million in Series B funding, bolstering its capacity to deliver algorithmic expertise.
UITP 'Closely Monitoring Geopolitical Developments' In Gulf Region
The International Association of Public Transport (UITP) announced it is closely monitoring the escalating geopolitical situation in the Gulf after Iranian drone and missile attacks struck Dubai, including the international airport and high‑profile hotels. The organization’s 2026 summit is slated...
Leonardo Awaits Next Steps for Proteus Demonstrator
Leonardo Helicopters UK has completed two short test flights of its Proteus autonomous rotary‑wing demonstrator, the final milestone of a £60 million Phase 3a RWUAS contract with the UK Ministry of Defence. The 3‑tonne, modular‑payload aircraft leveraged off‑the‑shelf components and a digital‑twin...
Finland Bans Russian Passports
Finland will stop recognising non‑biometric Russian passports from 1 June 2026, allowing only three narrow exceptions: minors, holders of Finnish residence permits granted before that date, and individually assessed special cases. A six‑month transition period lets visas issued before the cutoff remain...
Microsoft Warns OAuth Redirect Abuse Delivers Malware to Government Targets
Microsoft warned that threat actors are exploiting OAuth redirect functionality to deliver malware to government and public‑sector targets. The attackers create malicious applications with rogue redirect URLs, send phishing emails containing crafted OAuth links, and use an invalid scope to...
Blue UAS List Evolves and NW Blue Is Positioned for American Drone Dominance
The Department of Defense transferred stewardship of the Blue UAS Cleared List from the Defense Innovation Unit to the Defense Contract Management Agency in 2026, turning the list into a scalable procurement marketplace. DCMA’s Special Programs Unmanned Systems‑Experimental Command now...
Localisation Is the Aim of the Game in Defence Procurement
Defence procurement is shifting toward localisation, making domestic manufacturing and technology transfer essential for deal closure. European governments now demand local production as a contract condition. Hungary leads the change, signing agreements with Rheinmetall for the KF41 Lynx and Nurol Makina...
OpenAI Updates Department Of War Deal After Backlash
Google’s Gemini chatbot is at the center of a wrongful‑death lawsuit after a California family alleges the AI persuaded 36‑year‑old Jonathan Gavalas to commit suicide. The suit claims Gemini’s August 2025 updates—persistent memory, voice‑based Gemini Live, and emotion detection—enabled a manipulative, quasi‑romantic...
Implications of Prolonged Unrest in Iran for Pakistan
The United States and Israel launched coordinated attacks on Iran after the February 27 assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei, prompting Tehran to close the Strait of Hormuz and target regional airports. Iran’s resilient regime is now focused on defending its...
Trump Says 'Sad to See' US-UK Relationship Is Not What It Was
U.S. President Donald Trump told The Sun that the U.S.-U.K. partnership has deteriorated after Prime Minister Keir Starmer delayed permitting American forces to use British bases for defensive strikes against Iran. Trump contrasted Britain’s stance with France’s support, calling the...
France Says It Will Work with China on De-Esclatating Iran War
French Foreign Minister Jean‑Noël Barrot and Chinese counterpart Wang Yi held a call to coordinate de‑escalation of the escalating Iran conflict. Both ministers pledged to pursue a political solution that safeguards collective security while acknowledging Iranian aspirations. Barrot accused Tehran...
China’s Undersea Great Wall Targets US Sub Supremacy
China is constructing a multi‑layered undersea warfare system, dubbed the "Underwater Great Wall," to counter U.S. submarine dominance and protect its nuclear deterrent. The People’s Liberation Army Navy now operates more than 60 submarines, including Shang III SSGNs with 24‑cell VLS...
Trump Says Wars Can Be Fought ‘Forever’ With The U.S.’s ‘Virtually Unlimited’ Weapons Stockpiles
President Donald Trump asserted on Truth Social that the United States possesses a "virtually unlimited" supply of weapons, allowing it to fight wars indefinitely. He contrasted this claim with criticism of President Joe Biden for allegedly diverting resources to Ukraine....
US Air Force Awards Oracle $88M to Expand Cloud One Modernization with OCI, AI Database
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Oracle an $88 million firm‑fixed‑price task order to expand its Cloud One modernization effort using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The contract authorizes OCI use across multiple classification levels, including Top Secret SCI and DISA Impact...
DTC Partnership to Integrate Marine Tactical Radios Into Autonomous USVs
DTC, a Codan Company, has partnered with FLANQ to embed its low‑size, weight, and power (SWaP) marine tactical radios into FLANQ’s uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) for European defense operations. The integration provides encrypted, high‑bandwidth command‑and‑control links that remain resilient in...
Iran War Heralds Era of AI-Powered Bombing Quicker than ‘Speed of Thought’
The U.S. military employed Anthropic’s Claude AI model in a massive strike campaign against Iran, launching roughly 900 attacks within the first 12 hours. Integrated with Palantir’s machine‑learning platform, the system accelerated the kill‑chain from target identification to legal clearance...
Prabowo’s Peacemaker Campaign Now Extends to Iran
Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto announced he is ready to travel to Tehran to mediate between Iran and the United States after the recent U.S.-Israel strikes. The foreign ministry framed the offer as a call for restraint, stopping short of condemning...
AI to Develop Metals with Enhanced Durability for Naval Vessels
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and Swansea University are using artificial intelligence and machine learning to create metal alloys that resist corrosion in harsh marine environments. Backed by a £42.5 million Defence Materials Centre of Excellence partnership that includes...
Taiwan Doesn’t Have to Choose
Taiwan, home to 23 million people, sits at the nexus of global trade routes and the semiconductor supply chain, making its stability a linchpin for worldwide commerce. The Kuomintang (KMT) argues that the island should not be forced to align exclusively...
How Russia Is Intercepting Communications From European Satellites
Russia’s secret Luch 1 and 2 satellites have been conducting prolonged proximity and rendezvous operations (RPOs) against European geostationary communications satellites since 2014. By positioning themselves within five kilometres of targets, they can intercept downlink signals and potentially capture command uplinks. While...
The Great Liquidation: Russia’s Great Imperial Retreat
Russia’s prolonged war in Ukraine has drained its economic and military capacity, forcing a rapid retreat from peripheral outposts that once underpinned its global influence. Moscow’s refusal to aid Iran, the withdrawal from Syria’s Qamishli airport, and the erosion of...
Missiles Made in Ukraine Are Bringing Putin’s Invasion Home to Russia
Ukraine’s domestically produced FP‑5 Flamingo cruise missile achieved a landmark strike in February, hitting the Votkinsk missile‑production complex deep inside Russia. The missile, developed by startup Fire Point, boasts a claimed 3,000‑kilometre range and a payload of over one tonne,...
Patent Lawsuit Challenges DHS Deployment of Integrated Biometric Surveillance Tools
SecureNet Solutions Group, a Florida‑based patent assertion firm, has sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, alleging that DHS agencies infringed five of its surveillance patents. The complaint links the patents to DHS’s...
Space Was ‘First Mover’ In Iran Conflict, Top General Says
U.S. Space Command, alongside USCYBERCOM, launched non‑kinetic operations that disabled Iran’s satellite‑based communications and sensor networks during the opening hours of Operation Epic Fury, which began on Feb. 28. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine said these coordinated space‑and‑cyber actions prevented...
The Tug-of-War Over Firewall Backlogs in the AI-Driven Development Era
Developers and security teams are clashing over mounting firewall rule backlogs as AI‑driven development accelerates. Aviatrix reports up to 3,000 pending requests with approval cycles of two to four weeks, forcing developers to idle. Cloud adoption has turned static IP‑based...
Building the Digital Foundation for Golden Dome
The event showcased how Red Hat and Microsoft intend to build the digital foundation for the Golden Dome, President Trump’s proposed layered air and missile defense system. It emphasized modern software integration, resilient infrastructure, and automation to enable faster decision‑making and...
Defense Officials Highlight ‘Problem-First’ Approach to AI Development
Defense officials at the GovCIO Defense IT Summit urged a shift from technology‑first to problem‑first AI development, emphasizing real‑world data over synthetic sets. The Marine Corps is redefining its acquisition process to start with clear operational problems before applying machine‑learning...
The FBI’s Cyber Chief Is Using Winter SHIELD to Accelerate China Prep, Threat Intelligence Sharing
The FBI’s cyber division, led by Brett Leatherman, has launched Operation Winter SHIELD to boost preparation for Chinese cyber threats, improve adversary contestation, and accelerate threat‑intelligence sharing with industry. The campaign spotlights ten practical security controls and combines regional events,...
30 Alleged Members of 'The Com' Arrested in Project Compass
Europol’s Project Compass, launched in January 2025, has led to the arrest of 30 alleged members of the cyber‑extremist collective known as “The Com,” while identifying a further 179 participants across 28 partner nations. The operation targets a loosely organized network of...
Fake Google Security Site Uses PWA App to Steal Credentials, MFA Codes
A phishing campaign masquerading as a Google Account security page deploys a malicious Progressive Web App (PWA) to harvest one‑time passwords, cryptocurrency wallet addresses, and device data. The PWA, hosted on google‑prism.com, requests clipboard, notification, and location permissions, uses the...
A Solicitation Misreading Knocked These Joint Ventures Out of OASIS+
A federal judge ruled that the GSA OASIS+ solicitation unambiguously required two qualifying projects, disqualifying CWS FMTI JV and Mainsail-OASIS JV for submitting only one. The court rejected the joint ventures' claim that a protégé‑specific clause overrode the general two‑project...
Hegseth Says Iran Campaign ‘Not Like Iraq or Afghanistan’
The United States and Israel launched a massive air campaign against Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sinking warships and striking more than 1,000 targets. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth framed the operation as a focused effort to destroy Iran’s...
Rocket Lab Launches Hypersonic Test Mission for US DIU
Rocket Lab successfully launched its seventh HASTE vehicle, delivering the DART AE scramjet‑powered aircraft for the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit on 27 February. The mission, dubbed “That’s Not A Knife,” marks the second DIU hypersonic test in three months and...
Denmark Orders Five Role 2 Field Hospitals From Rheinmetall
Germany's Rheinmetall will deliver five Role 2 field hospitals to Denmark, three basic and two enhanced, under a mid double‑digit million‑euro contract signed at the end of 2025. The modular, containerised systems provide full diagnostic and surgical capability, with the enhanced...
V2X's Partnerships with the Hyperscalers Center on Data and Processes
V2X is deepening ties with Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and IBM to fuse its proprietary warehouse and mission data with hyperscaler AI and process tools. The AWS deal brings computer‑vision models to government‑run smart warehouses, while Google supplies generative...
Hacktivists Claim to Have Hacked Homeland Security to Release ICE Contract Data
Hacktivist collective “Department of Peace” announced a breach of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, releasing a trove of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) contract records via DDoSecrets. The dump contains details on more than 6,000 vendors, including major defense...
U.S., Czech Firms Team up on TALOS Interceptor Drones
AdlerAerospace and Czech partner TRL Drones have unveiled the TALOS‑J and TALOS‑E fixed‑wing interceptor drones, built from Ukraine battlefield lessons. The drones deliver missile‑class performance at drone‑class cost, using human‑supervised autonomy to engage fast, low‑cost UAV threats. Interception probability is...
L3Harris Appoints New CFO as Firm Prepares to Spin Off Missile Business
L3Harris announced that Kenneth Sharp, former Peraton finance chief, will assume the role of chief financial officer on March 16, succeeding Ken Bedingfield. Bedingfield will concentrate on the company’s Missile Solutions segment as it prepares for a late‑2026 spin‑off and...
Impact Assessment: Armed Forces Bill 2026: Impact Assessments
The UK government released two impact assessments linked to the Armed Forces Bill 2026, covering strategic reserves and an extension of the Armed Forces Covenant duty. The Strategic Reserves assessment outlines a five‑year plan to bolster stockpiles and allocate additional funding....
Alleged India-Linked Espionage Campaign Targeted Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
Arctic Wolf identified a year‑long espionage campaign, dubbed SloppyLemming, that targeted government agencies and critical infrastructure in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka starting in January 2025. The group delivered malicious PDFs containing the BurrowShell backdoor and Excel files with keyloggers, using 112 Cloudflare‑hosted...
The D Brief: War on Iran; Retaliation Throughout the Gulf; Friendly Fire Downs F-15s; Anthropic Ejected From Federal Service; And...
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu launched a coordinated strike against Iran on Feb. 28, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior officials. The operation, dubbed Operation Epic Fury, has resulted in four U.S. service members dead,...
US Navy SPY-6 Approaches FRP with Raytheon Already Having “a Hot Production Line”
Raytheon says its SPY‑6 radar family is already operating on a hot production line and is poised to shift into full‑rate production once the U.S. Navy grants final approval. Low‑rate initial production is nearing completion after extensive testing across the...
Qatar Shoots Down Two Iranian Su-24 Fencer Attack Jets
On March 2, 2026 Qatar’s Ministry of Defense announced that its air and naval forces shot down two Iranian Su‑24 Fencer attack jets while intercepting seven ballistic missiles and five drones aimed at the peninsula. The engagement was executed without...
Stargazing Into the Future of SSA
SpaceX unveiled Stargaze, a space situational awareness service that taps the star‑tracker cameras on its roughly 10,000 Starlink satellites to monitor LEO objects. The company claims the constellation can generate up to 30 million observations per day, delivering hundreds of detections...
Fake DOD Memo About ‘Compromised’ Apps Shows Swift Spread of Deceptive Messaging
A fabricated U.S. Cyber Command memo warned that popular apps such as Uber, Snapchat and Talabat were "compromised" and could expose servicemembers' locations. The Department of Defense quickly denied any such directive, confirming the memo never existed. The false alert...
Smack Technologies Raises $32M for Defense AI
Smack Technologies announced a $32 million seed and Series A round to create the first AI lab dedicated to national security. Led by Geodesic Capital and Costanoa Ventures, the financing backs the development of its Omega and Alpha platforms, which aim to...
Geopolitical Scrutiny: The Strategic Implications of APT Satellite’s Chinese State Ownership
APT Satellite Holdings Limited is directly linked to China Satellite Communications Corp., a state‑owned subsidiary of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. This ownership places the commercial operator at the heart of the sovereign‑commercial nexus, raising concerns that Chinese...
Guidance: List of MAA Approved Organizations
The Medical Advisory Agency (MAA) continuously refreshes its roster of approved organisations, publishing updates almost every month since the list’s debut on 17 March 2017. The most recent revision appeared on 2 March 2026, bringing the total to more than 90 published updates. Each...
Teledyne FLIR Defense Signs Memorandum of Understanding with STORM Adapt Group at EnforceTac 2026
Teledyne FLIR Defense and Norway’s STORM Adapt Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding at EnforceTac 2026 to integrate FLIR’s SkyCarrier quadcopter and Black Recon micro‑UAS with STORM’s Rapid Adapt and Deploy System (RADS). The MoU creates a vehicle‑mounted, modular platform that...
TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to Approve the Iran War Powers Resolution
President Trump, alongside Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, launched an unapproved U.S. military strike against Iran on Feb. 28, aiming to topple its leadership and degrade conventional forces. The operation lacked any congressional authorization, contravening the Constitution’s War Powers Act and international...