Defense Social Media and Updates

Russian Column Dismisses Ukrainian Drones as Non‑innovative
SocialMar 29, 2026

Russian Column Dismisses Ukrainian Drones as Non‑innovative

That Russian mechanized column on the southern front also noted, for the record, the complete absence of genuine innovation in those Ukrainian drones made by LEGO-playing housewives. It was not available for further comment for some reason. https://t.co/B4JRyIkl7Y

By Illia Ponomarenko
Houthis Join Iran War, US Marines Deploy to Region
SocialMar 29, 2026

Houthis Join Iran War, US Marines Deploy to Region

Yemen's Houthis enter Iran war with attacks on Israel, while US Marines arrive in region https://t.co/ypBFJcMnKr

By Guy Faulconbridge
Strait of Hormuz Traffic Plummets, Ships Go Dark
SocialMar 29, 2026

Strait of Hormuz Traffic Plummets, Ships Go Dark

Visualizing the Strait of Hormuz shutdown using AIS tracking data. Wild to see the precipitous drop off in transits from 100's of vessels per day to a handful. The craziest part is zooming in to track a single Indian LPG tanker...

By Bilawal Sidhu
Iran Unlikely to Prioritize AWACS Despite High Value
SocialMar 29, 2026

Iran Unlikely to Prioritize AWACS Despite High Value

This guy doesn't think Iran is smart enough to prioritize targeting an AWACS. Very high value, low density asset and very easy to spot. Also a key asset that enables defense against their one-way attack munitions, in particular. It would...

By Tyler Rogoway
Iranian Strike Allegedly Destroys Rare E‑3 Sentry, Exposing Capability Gaps
SocialMar 29, 2026

Iranian Strike Allegedly Destroys Rare E‑3 Sentry, Exposing Capability Gaps

Images Purportedly Show E-3 Sentry Totally Destroyed From Iranian Strike A loss of an E-3 would be a major blow for the dwindling fleet of increasingly rickety airframes and would point to other capability and defensive gaps. Story: https://t.co/uVVYStW612

By Tyler Rogoway
DoD Ignoring Base Hardenings Leaves Aircraft Vulnerable
SocialMar 29, 2026

DoD Ignoring Base Hardenings Leaves Aircraft Vulnerable

Hopefully there will FINALLY be a real wake up call here on hardened infrastructure for air bases. They (DoW leadership) have and are living in a fantasy land with this. It's maddening. It's easier to kill your most potent combat...

By Tyler Rogoway
China Deploys Latest AI Models in Military, Data Sources Unclear
SocialMar 29, 2026

China Deploys Latest AI Models in Military, Data Sources Unclear

"China is not using the oldest model. They're using the newest Qwen. They're using the newest Kimi. They're using the newest DeepSeek in their military applications." - AND WHAT DATA DID THEY USE TO TRAIN THESE MODELS?

By Andrew Arruda
China Builds Hypersonic Design Software in a Week
SocialMar 29, 2026

China Builds Hypersonic Design Software in a Week

From years to a week: China’s superfast software for hypersonic weapon design No genAI needed.... https://t.co/6v22I9RBWM

By Paul Triolo
Israel's Target Shift Signals Diminishing Returns, Campaign Exhausting
SocialMar 29, 2026

Israel's Target Shift Signals Diminishing Returns, Campaign Exhausting

When Israel's targets shift from military to industrial, returns are fading, writes @citrinowicz "The campaign is approaching exhaustion." #IranWar #Geopolitics #Strategy

By Art Berman Blog
Houthis May Keep Bab‑el‑Mandeb Strait Open
SocialMar 29, 2026

Houthis May Keep Bab‑el‑Mandeb Strait Open

In fairness this means the Houthis are also considering not closing the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, guys. https://t.co/ZiiVU0cw8C

By Rory Johnston
Pentagon's Iran War Plans Blur Line Between Options and Action
SocialMar 29, 2026

Pentagon's Iran War Plans Blur Line Between Options and Action

Pentagon has developed contingency options for escalation in Iran War "Nothing has been ordered" This means the line between “option” & “action” is getting thinner. https://t.co/9et5WkGbG4 #IranWar #Geopolitics #Energy #USMilitary

By Art Berman Blog
Cheap Drones Could Neutralize US Naval Dominance
SocialMar 29, 2026

Cheap Drones Could Neutralize US Naval Dominance

If a few thousand low-cost Iranian drones can effectively deter the US in the Strait of Hormuz, what does this chart below tell you? https://t.co/pC6HUG1X26

By Shanghai Macro Strategist
Beyond Invasion: Exploring U.S. Options in Iran
SocialMar 29, 2026

Beyond Invasion: Exploring U.S. Options in Iran

What could possibly be the U.S. options in Iran? Most people jump from today to a full-scale ground invasion to seize Tehran, secure nuclear material by force, and destroy a supposed million-man army. That is shallow thinking. 🧵 President Trump has...

By John Spencer
Pentagon Readies Troops for Potential Iran Ground Invasion
SocialMar 29, 2026

Pentagon Readies Troops for Potential Iran Ground Invasion

SCOOP: The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, U.S. officials said, as thousands of American soldiers and Marines arrive in the Middle East for what could become a dangerous new phase of the war should President...

By Dan Lamothe
China-U.S. Parity Threatens Europe, Gulf Eyes New Alliance
SocialMar 29, 2026

China-U.S. Parity Threatens Europe, Gulf Eyes New Alliance

These are hard words, and will create resentment. Fact of the matter is that they are true. China and US are equals and in a few years China could be stronger than US in many ways. Therefore Dunroe doctrine is...

By Mads Christiansen
Houthis' Missile Threat Could Disrupt Red Sea Oil Flow
SocialMar 29, 2026

Houthis' Missile Threat Could Disrupt Red Sea Oil Flow

FEDWATCH: “.. the Houthis have entered the conflict by launching ballistic missile attacks ..; their next move could be targeting vessels in the Strait of Bab el Mandeb into the Red Sea .. The oil market, rightfully, is sensing that...

By Carl Quintanilla
Week 4 Strait of Hormuz Recap
SocialMar 28, 2026

Week 4 Strait of Hormuz Recap

Week 4 Recap of the Strait of Hormuz 1⃣Is the Aya-TOLL-ah Booth Open to Everyone? 2⃣Week 4 @gCaptain headlines 3⃣ @UK_MTO JMIC Update 4⃣ Mar 26 & 27 Replay @MarineTraffic 5⃣ Role of Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group? Video: https://t.co/vwiilPKiZe https://t.co/UPIM7Z8QwU

By Sal Mercogliano
Video Ignores How Outdated and Broken Canadian Equipment Is
SocialMar 28, 2026

Video Ignores How Outdated and Broken Canadian Equipment Is

Great video but they don’t show how old or broken most of the Canadian military equipment is.

By John Konrad
Airrived Unveils AetherClaw, Bridging Governance Gap
SocialMar 28, 2026

Airrived Unveils AetherClaw, Bridging Governance Gap

Closing the Governance Gap: A Plain-English Guide to Airrived’s AetherClaw Announced at RSAC 2026 https://t.co/IhDEL5K3P6

By Shashi Bellamkonda
Iran's Leverage Traps Trump Amid Western Economic Crisis
SocialMar 28, 2026

Iran's Leverage Traps Trump Amid Western Economic Crisis

My latest with @davidlin_TV on the US-Israeli war on Iran: "Iran has a lot of leverage over the West, and they have Trump completely in a corner because the Western economies are suffering TREMENDOUS DAMAGE." https://t.co/vQRsFOy0XI

By Steve Hanke
Predicting Six-Week Victory Proved Overly Optimistic
SocialMar 28, 2026

Predicting Six-Week Victory Proved Overly Optimistic

“war against Russia seemed easy... The worst of the fighting would be over in six weeks, he predicted” https://t.co/dfqG6TKCht

By LibertyRPF
Future View:
SocialMar 28, 2026

Future View:

guy in the future: “So, how serious is this, on a scale of just noise to that time the Strait of Hormuz got closed?”

By Rory Johnston
U.S. Officials Nuland, McCain Allegedly Sparked Ukraine War
SocialMar 28, 2026

U.S. Officials Nuland, McCain Allegedly Sparked Ukraine War

America fomented the Ukraine war, via Victoria Nuland and John McCain. An inconvenient fact https://t.co/M9zqqH7Lyd

By The Real Fly (iBankCoin)
Pentagon's Decades-Long Underfunding Leaves Troops Scrambling for Shelters
SocialMar 28, 2026

Pentagon's Decades-Long Underfunding Leaves Troops Scrambling for Shelters

Passive defenses — bunkers, hardened shelters, dispersal — aren't glamorous. The Pentagon has underfunded them for decades. Now, with U.S. troops under fire in the Middle East, DoD is scrambling to find vendors who can ship prefabricated shelters within 30...

By Stacie Pettyjohn
Risk, Not Geography, Keeps Hormuz Closed
SocialMar 28, 2026

Risk, Not Geography, Keeps Hormuz Closed

Who is WE @tangobastogne ? The opportunity to secure Hormuz passed in late February Now it’s risk that keeps it closed, not geography How can WE eliminate the risk of drones, mines & fast boats? WE cannot

By Art Berman Blog
Real-World LockBit Response Reveals Key Cybersecurity Lessons
SocialMar 28, 2026

Real-World LockBit Response Reveals Key Cybersecurity Lessons

What are we reading? Title: “Locked Up - Cybersecurity Threat Mitigation Lessons from a Real-World LockBit Ransomware Response” Author: Zach Lewis Publisher: Wiley @wiley_global #Books #Leadership #SocialSelling #Cybersecurity #Cyberattack https://t.co/PZ1cI5jLVu https://t.co/O9FBmlGxvb

By Tim Hughes
Orban's Unprecedented Cognitive Warfare Sets High-Stakes Precedent
SocialMar 28, 2026

Orban's Unprecedented Cognitive Warfare Sets High-Stakes Precedent

Viktor Orban is waging cognitive warfare on a scale no one else has tried before. "Emotions are high because the stakes are high. If he succeeds, he will once again blaze a path that others will follow. And if he...

By Anne Applebaum
Markets Misread Peace, War Risk Drives Volatility
SocialMar 28, 2026

Markets Misread Peace, War Risk Drives Volatility

Ceasefire hopes faded. Trump extended the Iran deadline 10 days. Brent crude didn't flinch at $112. $VIX held above 30. The market priced in peace and got more war. That repricing has further to go. https://t.co/e3sUJyyL7v

By Michael A. Gayed, CFA (Lead-Lag Report)
IRGC Supporters Misunderstand Their Own Motives
SocialMar 28, 2026

IRGC Supporters Misunderstand Their Own Motives

The point is that those claiming the IRGC is fighting for the country and it’s Poe people and not themselves have no idea what they are talking about

By Brent Johnson
US Attack on Iran Triggers Global Economic Collapse via Hormuz
SocialMar 28, 2026

US Attack on Iran Triggers Global Economic Collapse via Hormuz

Your post is incoherent @KMACKROB If you meant the US couldn't control Hormuz, then it should not have attacked Iran Now we have a global economic meltdown Every journalist and casual oil observer has known Hormuz is the heartbeat of the world...

By Art Berman Blog
Call for Total Elimination of Iran's Military and Nuclear Threat
SocialMar 28, 2026

Call for Total Elimination of Iran's Military and Nuclear Threat

I’ll bite. Finish the job for the U.S. IMO, destroy Iran’s current ballistic missile stockpile, destroy their ballistic missile building capability (industrial complex), destroy their navy and other means that allow them to threaten the strait of Hormuz, i.e. destroy...

By John Spencer
U.S. Signals No Long Iran War, Lacks Exit Plan
SocialMar 28, 2026

U.S. Signals No Long Iran War, Lacks Exit Plan

Vance did NOT say "US to get out of Iran soon" @AJENews U.S. leadership is signaling it doesn’t want a long war—but there’s no clear plan or timeline for getting out.

By Art Berman Blog
US Tactics Fail: Ignoring Hormuz Before Iran Attack
SocialMar 28, 2026

US Tactics Fail: Ignoring Hormuz Before Iran Attack

It's quite simple & sad @JayMartinBC The US made an unthinkable military blunder not controlling Hormuz before attacking Iran Nothing to do with US power Everything to do with failure of US tactics

By Art Berman Blog
Foreign Propaganda Uses Slick Videos to Attack Data Centers
SocialMar 28, 2026

Foreign Propaganda Uses Slick Videos to Attack Data Centers

Lots of live-streamed, professionally-shot and edited videos on Facebook opposing data centers from people nobody’s ever heard of until three months ago. Now they have tens of thousands of followers seemingly overnight and thousands of dollars of professional camera gear. This...

By Bryan Beal
Rubio's War Timeline Claim Ignored: No Set Schedule
SocialMar 28, 2026

Rubio's War Timeline Claim Ignored: No Set Schedule

Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed that the US would have this war finished up soon: “As the Department of War has consistently outlined, we are ahead of schedule. We expect it concluded… in a matter of weeks.” THAT'S BECAUSE THERE IS...

By Steve Hanke
Middle East Conflict Escalates, Economic Damage Yet Unfolding
SocialMar 28, 2026

Middle East Conflict Escalates, Economic Damage Yet Unfolding

A month ago it was just airstrikes on Iran. Now the Houthis are launching missiles at Israel, Iranian drones are hitting US bases in Saudi Arabia, and two shipping lanes are shut. Lots of economic damage coming. Stay patient. The bottom is...

By Layah Heilpern
31st MEU Arrives in CENTCOM On Schedule
SocialMar 28, 2026

31st MEU Arrives in CENTCOM On Schedule

The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit has begun arriving in Centcom, officials say here. That's pretty much right on schedule with what had been anticipated.

By Dan Lamothe
El Salvador’s Leader Wins 90% Support for Anti‑Gang Security Drive
SocialMar 28, 2026

El Salvador’s Leader Wins 90% Support for Anti‑Gang Security Drive

Debatable, but strongly supported across El Salvador (over 90% approval in polls), evidence of what a single leader can do with an anti-gang, security prioritized agenda.

By John Spencer
War Reverses Order: Battles Before Alliances
SocialMar 28, 2026

War Reverses Order: Battles Before Alliances

This world war is progressing backwards: first the fighting, then the alliances that connect the different theatres.

By Dror Poleg
Low‑cost Drones Replace Nukes as Strategic Game‑changer
SocialMar 28, 2026

Low‑cost Drones Replace Nukes as Strategic Game‑changer

Kinda feels like the real lesson is you *don’t* need nukes - just some low-cost drones

By Joseph G. Allen
Houthis Threaten Bab Al-Mandeb, Risking Saudi Pipeline Bypass
SocialMar 28, 2026

Houthis Threaten Bab Al-Mandeb, Risking Saudi Pipeline Bypass

The Houthis of Yemen have entered the war, claiming the launch of a ballistic missile against Israel. The more important aspect of their involvement is whether they try to disrupt traffic in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, effectively jeopardising Saudi efforts...

By Javier Blas
Military Secrecy: War Plans Aren't Public
SocialMar 28, 2026

Military Secrecy: War Plans Aren't Public

Imagine being confused as to why a military doesn't publicly disclose their war plans to you...

By Brent Johnson
Mossad Sabotage Idea: Turn Iran Missiles Against Itself
SocialMar 28, 2026

Mossad Sabotage Idea: Turn Iran Missiles Against Itself

Wild Would be amazing if Mossad infiltrated Iran’s supply chain of missiles and every time Iran launch they just do a loop and attack Iran Like this

By Josh Wolfe
US Elite Motives Vs. Iran’s Ruling Clergy and Masses
SocialMar 28, 2026

US Elite Motives Vs. Iran’s Ruling Clergy and Masses

For those who think the US involvement in Iran is being driven by a minority elite who benefit from the current conflict while the larger American populace suffers...how exactly would you classify the Theocracy and IRGC in Iran...as it compares...

By Brent Johnson
Trump’s Peace Board Proposes 8‑month Hamas Disarmament Plan
SocialMar 28, 2026

Trump’s Peace Board Proposes 8‑month Hamas Disarmament Plan

President Trump’s Peace Board Issues Hamas an 8 month disarmament plan. Complete disarmament of all factions, the destruction of all tunnels, reconstruction only in verified demilitarized zones, after disarmament is verified IDF withdrawals forces. https://t.co/T2MOKdA2UP

By John Spencer
Iran's 40-Year Prep Reveals U.S. Strategic Plan
SocialMar 28, 2026

Iran's 40-Year Prep Reveals U.S. Strategic Plan

For those who think the U.S. does not have a plan with regards to Iran, pls answer this one question: If the U.S. has no plan, then why did Iran spend the last 40 years preparing to counter the U.S.'s plan...?

By Brent Johnson
Houthis Fire First Missile at Israel, Sparking US Troop Speculation
SocialMar 28, 2026

Houthis Fire First Missile at Israel, Sparking US Troop Speculation

How much you wanna bet they’ll be US troops on the ground in Yemen next… FOR ISRAEL “Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis launch missile at Israel for first time since war began”

By Samantha LaDuc
Houthi Rebels Launch First Missile Toward Israel
SocialMar 28, 2026

Houthi Rebels Launch First Missile Toward Israel

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile launch toward Israel early Saturday, their first since the war in the Middle East started. @AP https://t.co/75O2AhNA64 https://t.co/amP4zOi12O

By Carl Quintanilla
Iran Conflict Sends Shockwaves Far Beyond Middle East
SocialMar 28, 2026

Iran Conflict Sends Shockwaves Far Beyond Middle East

April 2026 Monthly: Wars rarely stay where they start. The Israeli and American military campaign against Iran—the most direct confrontation with Tehran in decades—has sent shockwaves well beyond the Middle East. The fog of war obscures the tactical… https://t.co/LijXTqIYe6 https://t.co/goTuakZHDK

By Marc Chandler