Mar 20, 2026
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11 min read
AI is now a top-tier national security threat, the Strait of Hormuz is mined, and the Pentagon needs $200 billion.
Mar 19, 2026
13 min read
From a historic defense budget to Rocket Lab's record hypersonics deal, today's Brief covers every dollar and every missile.
Mar 18, 2026
12 min read
Israel is arming its jets with lasers, the U.S. had almost no cheap attack drones ready, and the top counterterrorism official just quit.
Mar 17, 2026
CENTCOM says 100 Iranian warships are gone and the campaign just tapped robots, lasers, and Anduril software to keep pace.
Mar 16, 2026
6 min read
Week three of Epic Fury, a supersonic engine milestone, and the Navy's minesweepers just vanished from the Middle East.
Mar 14, 2026
14 min read
Kharg Island struck, a $20B counter-drone deal reshapes the C2 stack, and Ukraine turns four years of combat data into a global AI asset.
Mar 13, 2026
The KC-135 loss marks the fourth manned U.S. aircraft down this month, with a total toll of 13 American service members killed since Epic Fury began.
Mar 12, 2026
16 min read
CENTCOM confirmed AI is compressing targeting timelines from hours to seconds, and the Strait of Hormuz just got a lot less mineable.
Mar 11, 2026
10 min read
Anduril acquires a 400-telescope space surveillance network, Serbia's MiG-29s go Chinese, and Iran's drones go silent.
Mar 10, 2026
15 min read
Operation Epic Fury hits peak intensity Tuesday as the Air Force quietly searches for more missile suppliers and oil approaches $120.
Mar 9, 2026
Iran's cheap kamikaze drones are taking out $250M radars and the implications reach far beyond the Middle East.
Mar 6, 2026
Hegseth promises a firepower surge. The CSIS price tag and the interceptor math tell the real story.
