Apr 17, 2026
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5 min read
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.
Apr 16, 2026
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.
Apr 15, 2026
10 min read
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.
Apr 14, 2026
11 min read
Golden Shield fires, Beehive gets $30M, and Israel meets Lebanon for the first time since 1983.
Apr 13, 2026
9 min read
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.
Apr 11, 2026
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.
Apr 10, 2026
AFCENT locks in a $270M solar ISR drone contract, Trump floats a European troop drawdown, and Cummings validates an anti-armor warhead that fits in a soldier's pack.
Apr 9, 2026
Appeals court backs the Pentagon on Anthropic, Iran's ceasefire stumbles on day one, and Kratos lands a major missile warning contract.
Apr 8, 2026
A last-minute ceasefire, Russian spy satellites feeding Iran targeting data, and Hermeus crossing $1B to race toward Mach 3.
Apr 7, 2026
Trump's Kharg Island strikes and a midnight deadline, a $709M StormBreaker buy, and the DIU solicitation triggered by a string of aircraft losses over Iran.
Apr 6, 2026
U.S. commandos rescued a downed F-15 crew member from inside Iran while cluster-warhead missiles continue beating Israel's air defenses.
Apr 4, 2026
8 min read
Two American aircraft downed over Iran in a single day, a $65.8B Navy shipbuilding request, and Palantir locked into the Pentagon's C2 architecture.
