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High‑grade iOS exploit kits Coruna and DarkSword, originally built for espionage, have been leaked to cybercriminals and a Russian state actor UNC6353. Coruna traces back to a US military contractor and is linked to the 2023 Operation Triangulation campaign, while DarkSword likely stems from the Gulf‑based DarkMatter group. Both kits are now available on GitHub and in underground markets, enabling financially motivated attackers to steal credentials and cryptocurrency. Experts warn that 25% of iOS devices remain on vulnerable iOS 18, leaving enterprises exposed to advanced mobile threats.
Defense technology startups collectively raised $405 million in recent financing rounds. ORAN Development Company (ODC) secured $45 million in a Series A to build an AI‑native, open‑architecture platform that turns cell sites into distributed compute hubs, a step toward the 6G era. Performance...
The U.S. Army is re‑opening the competition for a $237 million contract to upgrade soldier clothing and individual equipment after two separate protests. Amentum, which won the award twice, faced challenges from MAG Aerospace and incumbent DCS Corp., prompting the Army...
Iran has moved to close the Strait of Hormuz, a tactic long embedded in its defence doctrine, after U.S. President Donald Trump extended a deadline threatening to strike Iranian power plants. The closure throttles roughly 20% of global oil and...
The U.S. Maritime Administration issued a new advisory urging U.S.-flagged vessels transiting the Red Sea, Bab el‑Mandeb, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea and Somali Basin to consider turning off their Automatic Identification System (AIS) transponders. MARAD warns that Houthi militants...
The UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology released a report outlining rapid expansion in the deep‑fake detection market, noting a 380% increase in providers since 2017 and U.S. firms leading the sector. In the UK, 83% of vendors are...
Honeywell Aerospace has entered a multi‑year supplier framework agreement with the U.S. Department of War, committing $500 million to expand production of navigation, Assure electronic‑control, and electronic‑warfare components for the U.S. munitions stockpile. The deal is part of the DoW’s Acquisition...
HII announced an expansion of its Breaux Brothers assembly facility in New Iberia, Louisiana, to enable serial production of its ROMULUS uncrewed surface vessels ranging from 20 to 190 feet. The company introduced the High‑Yield Production Robotics (HYPR) initiative, which...
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is drafting a policy framework and standards to speed AI adoption for cybersecurity and other technologies across the U.S. intelligence community. The initiative adds network modernization, a shared authorization repository, a...
The 1990‑1991 Gulf War expelled Iraqi forces from Kuwait but left the coalition’s strategic goals only partially fulfilled. While the U.S.-led campaign succeeded militarily, it failed to dismantle Saddam Hussein’s regime, allowing Iraq to retain significant capabilities. The conflict’s aftermath...
UK Defence Secretary John Healey incorrectly claimed the Royal Navy fields 17 frigates and destroyers, when the actual count stands at 13 vessels. Of those, only three Type 23 frigates and a single Type 45 destroyer are currently operational, reflecting chronic availability...
The Trump administration is weighing a dramatic escalation against Iran, including options to invade or blockade Kharg Island and a deep‑interior operation to seize enriched uranium. The Pentagon has already moved 2,000 82nd Airborne soldiers and special‑operations teams, adding to...
The House Armed Services Committee unanimously approved the Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency (ALERT) Act, a sweeping aviation‑safety bill prompted by the fatal 2025 mid‑air collision that killed 67 people near Washington, D.C. The legislation, passed 53‑0, mandates crash‑prevention...
Iranian hardliners are intensifying public calls for a nuclear bomb, urging the suspension of the Nuclear Non‑Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as the Revolutionary Guards consolidate power after the deaths of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and senior official Ali Larijani. State media outlets...
Iran has told the United States to scale back its cease‑fire preconditions before any talks can begin. Washington’s proposal demands dismantling Iran’s nuclear program, curbing missile development and ending regional proxy support, which Tehran deems excessive. Tehran refuses upfront missile...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “Epic Fury” air campaign against Iran echoes a century‑old doctrine that champions massive aerial bombardment to break civilian morale. The article traces the lineage from Giulio Douhet’s 1921 treatise through World War II firebombing, Desert Storm, Kosovo,...
A senior U.S. official accused the Chinese government of covertly supporting criminal syndicates that run cyber‑scam compounds across Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand, linking the profits to China’s Belt and Road projects. The hearing highlighted that these scams steal more...
Israeli officials now believe President Trump may soon attempt to broker an end to the Israel‑Hamas war, after a recent call between Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu. In response, Israel has pivoted its military campaign toward crippling Iran's military‑industrial infrastructure,...
The PEAR (Pure Extraction and Ransom) ransomware gang announced it stole roughly 16 terabytes of data from Monmouth University in New Jersey. University President Patrick Leahy confirmed unauthorized access and said cybersecurity experts and law‑enforcement are investigating. Comparitech highlighted the breach as...
Iran launched three ballistic missiles toward Turkish airspace, all intercepted by NATO air defenses, including an explosion near Incirlik Air Base. In response, NATO reinforced Turkey’s defenses by deploying a U.S. Patriot system near the Kürecik radar site. The incidents...
At the CIX Summit in Toronto, Sentinel R&D CEO Kath Intson warned that Canada’s definition of sovereignty is becoming vague, especially as the government pours record defence spending into the sector. She argued that merely on‑shoring foreign technology and labeling...
The U.S. Army is abandoning its traditional perfection‑first acquisition model in favor of a "good‑enough" approach, initially delivering about 60% of a system’s capabilities and letting soldiers shape the remaining 40%. General Pat Ellis highlighted this shift while testing next‑generation...
Indian unmanned systems firm BonV Aero has teamed with NASDAQ‑listed ParaZero Technologies to launch DefendAir, a hard‑kill counter‑drone system that captures hostile UAVs with kinetic nets. The system can fire five nets within a 50‑metre radius, neutralising drones from 30 cm...
Extremist Israeli settlers have intensified attacks across the West Bank, with 867 incidents reported in 2025—a 27% rise from the previous year and severe incidents up over 50% since 2023. High‑profile killings and mass assaults in February and March have...
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...
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...
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,...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
Advent Capital announced a strategic investment in Shield AI, the leading autonomous systems developer for defense applications. The capital infusion will finance Shield AI’s planned acquisition of Aechelon Technology, a Sagewind Capital portfolio company. The deal underscores Advent’s confidence in...
GlassWorm is a multi‑stage malware chain that infiltrates developers through malicious npm, PyPI or VS Code packages. After a pre‑install script runs, it contacts the Solana blockchain to fetch a second‑stage infostealer that harvests browser extensions, crypto wallet seeds, cloud and...
