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🚀 Blue Origin hires United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno to head its national security group

Dec 29, 2025

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🚀 Blue Origin hires United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno to head its national security group

Blue Origin tapped longtime United Launch Alliance chief Tory Bruno to serve as president of a newly created National Security Group, a clear signal that the company wants to expand its defense and classified-space footprint.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
🔥 US forces hit ISIS targets in Nigeria, Trump says

Dec 26, 2025

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🔥 US forces hit ISIS targets in Nigeria, Trump says

President Donald Trump said the U.S. launched a “powerful and deadly” strike against ISIS militants in northwest Nigeria, framing it as a response to attacks he said were targeting Christians.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
⚓ Trump announces new ‘Trump-class’ battleship as part of Golden Fleet vision

Dec 23, 2025

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⚓ Trump announces new ‘Trump-class’ battleship as part of Golden Fleet vision

President Trump unveiled plans for a new “Trump-class” battleship, framing it as a centerpiece of a proposed “Golden Fleet” meant to restore U.S. naval dominance.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
🛡️ Boeing, Anduril Team Up for US Army’s New Mid-Range Interceptor

Dec 22, 2025

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🛡️ Boeing, Anduril Team Up for US Army’s New Mid-Range Interceptor

Boeing and Anduril are partnering on a new high-speed interceptor for the Army’s Integrated Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) Increment 2 “Second Interceptor” effort.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
🌕 New Trump space policy sets 2028 deadline for Moon base, Golden Dome prototype

Dec 19, 2025

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🌕 New Trump space policy sets 2028 deadline for Moon base, Golden Dome prototype

A new White House space policy directive sets aggressive timelines, including a 2028 target for a lunar base and a prototype of the Golden Dome missile defense architecture.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
⚡ U.S. Pushes Laser Power Beaming to Reduce Logistics Vulnerabilities

Dec 18, 2025

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⚡ U.S. Pushes Laser Power Beaming to Reduce Logistics Vulnerabilities

U.S. work on laser power beaming is positioned as a way to move energy without moving fuel—supporting remote sensors, forward nodes, or dispersed forces where resupply is risky, slow, or contested.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
🚀 A New, Low-Cost Missile Hunter Emerges: US Firm Unveils ‘Cyclops’

Dec 17, 2025

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🚀 A New, Low-Cost Missile Hunter Emerges: US Firm Unveils ‘Cyclops’

Long Wall’s “Cyclops” is pitched as a surface-launched interceptor that can reach exoatmospheric regimes.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
🔐 Lockheed Martin, Microsoft Push “Sanctum” Secure Cloud Tech for Classified Missions

Dec 16, 2025

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🔐 Lockheed Martin, Microsoft Push “Sanctum” Secure Cloud Tech for Classified Missions

Lockheed Martin and Microsoft are promoting “Sanctum,” a secure cloud and data-isolation technology designed to handle classified workloads while maintaining modern cloud flexibility.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
🛡️ Northrop Unveils ‘Aion’ Counter-Drone System With AI-Driven Detection and Tracking

Dec 15, 2025

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🛡️ Northrop Unveils ‘Aion’ Counter-Drone System With AI-Driven Detection and Tracking

Northrop Grumman revealed Aion, a new AI-enhanced counter-UAS platform designed to detect, classify, and track drones using fused radar, EO/IR, and RF sensing.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
🖥️ Sandia supercomputer to run ‘hundreds of millions’ of nuclear simulations for modernization effort

Dec 12, 2025

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🖥️ Sandia supercomputer to run ‘hundreds of millions’ of nuclear simulations for modernization effort

Sandia National Laboratories is preparing a new supercomputer capability to run hundreds of millions of nuclear-weapon simulations.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
⛽ US seizes tanker off coast of Venezuela, Trump says

Dec 11, 2025

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⛽ US seizes tanker off coast of Venezuela, Trump says

President Donald Trump announced that US authorities have seized a very large crude carrier off the coast of Venezuela amid escalating tensions with Caracas.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
⚙️ Navy, Palantir Unveil ShipOS in a Bid to Boost Nuclear Sub Production

Dec 10, 2025

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⚙️ Navy, Palantir Unveil ShipOS in a Bid to Boost Nuclear Sub Production

The US Navy partnered with Palantir Technologies to launch “ShipOS,” a digital-engineering and production-management platform intended to accelerate construction and maintenance of nuclear submarines.

Dallas Hartley
Dallas Hartley
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