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India’s Ministry of Defence approved a ₹5,083 crore ($550 million) package that includes the ALH Mk‑III MR helicopter and a ₹2,182 crore ($236 million) contract with Russia’s Rosoboronexport for Shtil‑1 vertical‑launch missiles. The Shtil‑1, a semi‑active radar homing system derived from the Buk family, will replace older Shtil/Uragan launchers on Talwar, Delhi and Shivalik‑class warships. It offers a 3.5‑50 km engagement envelope, can track up to 12 targets simultaneously, and provides a high‑rate, cost‑effective defence layer. The deal underscores India’s preference for affordable, proven technology alongside more advanced systems like the Israeli‑Indian Barak‑8.
The Australian Defence Department has launched domestic production of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS) at a new facility in Port Wakefield, South Australia. The first batch of missiles is slated for completion by mid‑March 2026, marking the first GMLRS...
President Trump’s nominee for CISA, Sean Plankey, resigned from his advisory role at the U.S. Coast Guard to allay concerns about his prior shipbuilding contracts that prompted Sen. Rick Scott’s hold. Plankey emphasized his focus on leading CISA and highlighted his turnaround of...
The U.S. House and Senate have unanimously approved legislation authorizing President Joe Biden to award the Medal of Honor to Maj. Nicholas Dockery, a Special Operations Command officer recognized as Military Times’ Soldier of the Year in 2022. Dockery’s 2012...
The Government Accountability Office released a critical review of the Space Development Agency’s missile‑warning satellite program, highlighting a heavy reliance on contractor‑provided technology‑readiness assessments and an aggressive two‑year acquisition cadence. GAO found that SDA lacks an enterprise‑wide schedule, has limited...
Pentagon officials assured that the United States holds a "nearly unlimited" stockpile of stand‑in weapons, such as Joint Direct Attack Munitions, after depleting precision‑guided standoff munitions in the opening days of the Iran conflict. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint...
More than a third of the Air Force’s dwindling E‑3 AWACS fleet is currently deployed to support operations against Iran, exposing the strain on the service’s airborne battle‑management (ABM) capability. A new Center for a New American Security report urges...
The United States convened a critical‑minerals summit to curb China’s overwhelming role in battery and electric‑vehicle supply chains, but China still controls over 80 percent of global lithium‑ion battery production and 90 percent of grid‑scale storage. Washington has taken minority stakes in...
The escalating U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is spilling over into Africa, where Iran has cemented security ties with Sahelian juntas in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. Western attention is being diverted, prompting the United States to scale back counter‑terrorism support while...
Amid escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, roughly 1,600 Americans are stranded across the Middle East, prompting the State Department to arrange charter flights and consider military options. The Air Force has deployed C‑17 Globemaster III cargo planes to evacuate civilians, offering a...
Airbus is actively testing quantum navigation, known as MagNav, which leverages the Earth’s magnetic field and quantum sensors to pinpoint aircraft location. The approach matches real‑time magnetic readings against a pre‑built magnetic anomaly map, offering centimeter‑level accuracy without satellite reliance....
The U.S. Army is revamping its direct‑commissioning program to accelerate the entry of civilian technologists into officer roles. By moving oversight to the Army Recruiting Command and streamlining medical, security, and training steps, the accession timeline has dropped from roughly...
Operation Epic Fury, a joint U.S.–Israeli strike against Iranian infrastructure, relied on coordinated space‑based uplink/downlink jamming and cyber disruption before kinetic weapons were employed. The campaign highlighted how militaries exploit a legal gray zone where non‑kinetic effects avoid the traditional...
Bitwarden announced native support for Windows 11 passkey login, letting users authenticate with credentials stored in their encrypted vault. The feature works across all plans, including the free tier, and uses a QR‑code flow to confirm the passkey on a mobile...
The House Financial Services Committee rejected a Defense Production Act amendment that would have prohibited federal agencies from blacklisting companies refusing to deploy high‑risk AI products. Rep. Sam Liccardo introduced the measure after the Pentagon clashed with Anthropic, which declined...
Researchers at OX Security disclosed a maximum‑severity zero‑click vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑28289) in the open‑source FreeScout help‑desk platform. By embedding a zero‑width space before a malicious filename, attackers can bypass recent upload filters and achieve remote code execution through a single crafted...
At the close of 2025 the Department of Justice announced two high‑profile cyber enforcement actions that spotlighted deficient cybersecurity practices among DoD contractors. The first settlement involved Swiss Automation’s breach of the DFARS 7012 clause, which mandates NIST 800‑171 compliance. The second...
The United States has formally accused China of preparing a nuclear test, citing satellite imagery and intelligence that suggest recent underground drilling activities. Washington claims the preparations violate the Comprehensive Nuclear‑Test‑Ban Treaty (CTBT) and could signal a shift in Beijing’s...
Veteran‑owned contractor Joint Technology Solution posted part‑time “personal effects specialist” positions to handle the belongings of fallen service members at Dover Air Force Base. The roles, paying $15.66 per hour and requiring a secret security clearance, are tied to a...
The New START treaty between the United States and Russia officially expired in February 2026, ending the last major bilateral nuclear arms control agreement. Washington has immediately called for a "modernized" replacement that would tighten warhead limits, introduce new verification...
Former President Donald Trump authorized a missile strike on Iran's nuclear enrichment sites, disrupting ongoing talks in Vienna. The operation targeted at least three key facilities, causing significant infrastructure damage and civilian casualties. The United States justified the action as...
Mark Temnycky argues that Russia’s full‑scale invasion of Ukraine has shattered the post‑Cold War security paradigm in Europe, forcing the United States and its allies to re‑arm and rethink deterrence strategies. He warns that the policy choices made by Washington,...
A potential supply shock emerged as Myanmar's junta reportedly plans airstrikes on rare‑earth mines in the Kachin‑controlled Pang War region. Chinese mining firms responded by raising national flags on sites and ordering bomb‑shelter construction to signal locations to aircraft. China...
The European Defence Agency has chosen Airbus Helicopters, through its Survey Copter unit, to lead the Multi‑Mission Unmanned Aircraft System (M2UAS) programme. The 48‑month contract is valued at roughly €1.1 million and builds on the Capa‑X hybrid drone platform. The first...
Yank Technologies secured an $2 million, 18‑month SBIR Phase II contract from the U.S. Army to advance its wireless charging system for warfighter wearable batteries. The program will move the technology from TRL‑4 to TRL‑6 by integrating the charger into vehicle seats...
Operation Epic Fury, the recent joint US‑Israel strike on Iran, has drawn attention to systemic capacity gaps within the United States military. Analysts note that shortages in precision munitions, strained air‑lift assets, and naval logistics bottlenecks could hamper rapid response...
Cisco has issued emergency patches for two maximum‑severity flaws in its Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) software. The authentication‑bypass vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑20079) lets unauthenticated attackers gain root access, while the remote code execution bug (CVE‑2026‑20131) permits arbitrary Java code execution as...
The United States, together with Israel and Gulf allies, recently demonstrated a highly effective integrated air and missile defense against a large‑scale Iranian attack, validating two decades of collaborative architecture. The operation relied on layered systems—Patriot, THAAD, and SM‑3—working in...
Senators Ron Wyden and Rep. Shontel Brown have asked the GAO to study how vulnerable modern computers are to TEMPERST‑style side‑channel attacks, which capture data from electromagnetic, acoustic or vibrational emissions. The request follows a new Congressional Research Service report...
Near Earth Autonomy, together with Honeywell, Moog and XP Services, has completed a year of integration and flight testing for the RUC‑60, an optionally crewed Black Hawk converted for autonomous logistics. The team demonstrated the first fully automated takeoff‑to‑landing flight...
Customers of restaurants using the HungerRush point‑of‑sale platform received extortion emails claiming the attacker possessed millions of customer records, including credit‑card details. The messages were sent through Twilio SendGrid, passing SPF, DKIM and DMARC checks, making them appear authentic from...
The latest issue brief argues that Iran’s nuclear and missile programs do not constitute an imminent threat to regional or global security. It points out that Tehran’s uranium enrichment remains well below weapons‑grade levels and that its ballistic missile inventory...
A coordinated operation by Europol, Microsoft and dozens of security firms dismantled the Tycoon 2FA phishing‑as‑a‑service platform. The service, responsible for roughly 62% of Microsoft‑blocked phishing attempts, sent tens of millions of phishing emails to 500,000 organizations each month and...
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators sent a letter to Intel CEO Lip‑Bu Tan questioning the chipmaker’s use of semiconductor tools from ACM Research, a Chinese subsidiary on the U.S. blacklist. The inquiry underscores national‑security concerns, especially after the U.S....
The French‑German Future Combat Air System (FCAS) fighter program is on the brink of collapse after Dassault Aviation publicly accused Airbus of refusing to collaborate on the next‑generation jet. Dassault’s CEO Eric Trappier warned that without Airbus’s participation the project...
Telefónica has leveraged more than 15 NATO‑backed field trials to roll out multi‑domain 5G tactical bubbles across land, sea, air and space, culminating in Europe’s first 5G Cyber Defense Center. The centre, built with Spain’s Ministry of Defense, feeds solutions...
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that Operation Epic Fury has severely damaged Iran’s military capability, claiming the Iranian Air Force is eliminated and 20 Navy vessels—including a frigate—were destroyed in international waters. The Pentagon pledged to intensify pressure on Tehran by...
The commentary likens modern cyber threats to the "hive mind" of Stranger Things, highlighting how botnets and APTs such as Salt Typhoon exploit default IoT credentials to create sprawling, often unseen attack surfaces. It stresses that telemetry—network traffic, logs, and user‑behavior data—combined...
Glamox has won a contract from Austal USA to supply exterior and interior LED marine lighting for the upcoming USNS James D. Fairbanks (T‑ATS‑13), the latest Navajo‑Class towing, salvage and rescue ship for the U.S. Navy. The deal adds a...
Europol coordinated an international operation that dismantled the Tycoon2FA phishing‑as‑a‑service platform. Law enforcement seized 330 domains supporting the service’s infrastructure across six European countries. The platform, active since August 2023, had been delivering tens of millions of phishing emails each month,...
Michigan’s House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee reviewed a bipartisan package of five bills (HB 5328‑5332) aimed at tightening drone regulations for state agencies. The core provisions ban the use of state funds to purchase or operate drones manufactured by companies...
UK military low‑flying air weapons ranges have issued continuous out‑of‑hours activity updates across Holbeach, Tain and Donna Nook since 2016. The guidance, refreshed most recently on 4 March 2026, details specific dates and times for training flights that temporarily restrict civilian airspace....
Mutable Tactics, a British AI startup, secured $2.1 million in pre‑seed funding to build software that lets swarms of military drones operate autonomously when satellite navigation and communications are unavailable. The round was led by Seraphim Space, with participation from the...
The FBI, together with European law‑enforcement partners, dismantled Leakbase, a subscription‑based cybercrime forum that sold stolen credentials and exploit tools. The coordinated “Operation Leak” involved 100 actions against 45 targets across more than a dozen nations, resulting in 13 arrests,...
QuSecure, Inc. has been awarded a $3.9 million SBIR Tactical Funding Increase contract by AFWERX to develop quantum‑resilient encryption for U.S. Air Force missions. The award supports the maturation of its QuProtect R3 platform, targeting Impact Level 6 authorization and deployment in classified...
U.S. Navy fast‑attack submarine fired a Mark 48 torpedo that sank the Iranian Moudge‑class frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean, marking the first American torpedo kill of an enemy warship since World II. The strike killed at least 80 of the ship’s...
The International Day for Disarmament and Non‑Proliferation Awareness coincides with a devastating Middle East conflict, highlighting that war leaves only survivors, not winners. Armed clashes destroy infrastructure, displace populations, and erode social trust, imposing costly reconstruction duties even on victors....
Rising tensions between Iran and Israel have revived concerns over the security of the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for nearly one‑fifth of global oil shipments. Analysts outline three scenarios: a contained but prolonged missile exchange, a broader regional war...
Donald Trump invoked Winston Churchill to criticize Keir Starmer’s stance on Iran, suggesting the former would back a U.S.-Iran confrontation. The article argues Churchill’s legacy is far more nuanced: he combined hawkish rhetoric with strategic caution, championed the Anglo‑American “special...
Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS) showcased its expanded munitions and drone lineup at the 2026 World Defense Show in Riyadh, signalling a focused push into Saudi Arabia’s booming defence market. CEO Asad Kamal emphasized the company’s willingness to transfer...
