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🤖 The Pentagon vibe-coded 100,000 AI agents

Apr 24, 2026

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🤖 The Pentagon vibe-coded 100,000 AI agents

The Pentagon's L3Harris missile deal closed, 100,000 AI agents went live on DoD networks, and Golden Dome made its public debut in Norfolk.

⚓ Phelan is out, Cao steps in as acting SECNAV

Apr 23, 2026

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⚓ Phelan is out, Cao steps in as acting SECNAV

Phelan ousted as Navy secretary, a second Iranian tanker seized in the Indian Ocean, and Shield AI enters an $800M Navy ISR program.

⚓ The Navy is studying whether to build warships abroad

Apr 22, 2026

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⚓ The Navy is studying whether to build warships abroad

Germany unveiled its most sweeping military overhaul in decades, Iran fired on two commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, and the Navy Secretary put foreign shipbuilding on the table.

🔭 A laser killed drones from a carrier deck

Apr 21, 2026

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🔭 A laser killed drones from a carrier deck

Navy laser kills drones from carrier deck, Pentagon cancels $6B GPS program, armed drone boats debut at Sea-Air-Space 2026.

⚓ Marines seize Iranian ship in first blockade boarding

Apr 20, 2026

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⚓ Marines seize Iranian ship in first blockade boarding

USS Spruance fired on and Marines boarded an Iranian cargo ship, while AIRCO revealed a system that makes fuel from thin air.

🚢 Iran fires on merchant ships as Strait of Hormuz closure deepens

Apr 18, 2026

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🚢 Iran fires on merchant ships as Strait of Hormuz closure deepens

Iran fired on merchant ships and closed the Strait again, the Army wants autonomous ground robots for the front, and Anduril's combat drone just passed its first hands-on operator test.

🛰️ Starlink went down and took the Navy's drones with it

Apr 17, 2026

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🛰️ Starlink went down and took the Navy's drones with it

The Iran blockade now reaches every ocean, 22 Guard generals are sounding the alarm on fighter fleet decline, and a Starlink outage quietly grounded 24 Navy drone vessels.

🪂 AeroVironment unveils MAYHEM, a new family of multi-mission launched effects

Apr 16, 2026

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🪂 AeroVironment unveils MAYHEM, a new family of multi-mission launched effects

The $1.5T defense budget has no Iran war price tag attached, the Hormuz blockade is holding, and AeroVironment's new MAYHEM drone family is headed to production.

☢️ Nuclear reactors in orbit by 2028

Apr 15, 2026

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☢️ Nuclear reactors in orbit by 2028

The White House ordered orbital nuclear reactors, CENTCOM locked down Iranian ports, and a new seaglider just flew for the first time on American soil.

🛡️ Golden Shield fires for the first time

Apr 14, 2026

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🛡️ Golden Shield fires for the first time

Golden Shield fires, Beehive gets $30M, and Israel meets Lebanon for the first time since 1983.

🔱 The U.S. just blockaded Iran's ports

Apr 13, 2026

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🔱 The U.S. just blockaded Iran's ports

A naval blockade of Iranian ports is now in effect, underwater drones are sweeping Hormuz for mines, and Europe's own defense ministers are pushing back on U.S. dependence.

⚓ The Navy finally pulled the plug on its broken sub

Apr 11, 2026

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⚓ The Navy finally pulled the plug on its broken sub

A mystery launcher on USS Carl M. Levin, the USS Boise's retirement, and how Trump's Iran threats are reviving the illegal orders debate.

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