The D Brief: US-Israel strikes continue; Hormuz closed; 4 US dead, ID’d; SOF join Ecuador drug ops; And a bit more. Defense March 5, 2026 US-Israeli war on Iran, day 5: The global economy is still slipping as the war proceeds against Iran, with oil tankers…
The US built up its missile defenses—and will need to do it again Defense March 5, 2026 Over the past several days, integrated air and missile defense forces from the United States, Israel, and key Gulf partners…
The Army just launched an open call for industry ideas Defense March 4, 2026 The Army is looking to stretch its limited research and development dollars by teaming up with private industry to develop…
Trump’s CISA nominee to exit Coast Guard role, but still in running to lead cyber agency Defense March 4, 2026 President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is leaving the Department of Homeland Security, where…
The D Brief: Iran war spreads across Mideast; Trump: ‘Wars can be fought forever’; Iranian, US death tolls rise; State urges evacuations from 16 nations; And a bit more. Defense March 3, 2026 Amid airspace and airport closures throughout the Middle East, the U.S. is urging Americans to depart immediately from more than…
Cyber, Space Commands were a ‘first mover’ in strikes on Iran: top general Defense March 3, 2026 U.S. Cyber Command and Space Command were among the “first movers” to begin “layering non-kinetic effects” as the U.S. launched its war…
First 24 hours of Trump’s war on Iran, by the numbers Defense March 2, 2026 B-2 bombers, stealth fighter jets, recon aircraft, and other weapons were used to strike more than 1,000 targets in the…
Iranian drones damage US Navy base in Bahrain; Americans evacuate Defense March 1, 2026 Hours after Iranian drones damaged U.S. Navy facilities in Manama, Bahrain, U.S. Navy Central Command told all servicemembers and contractors…
Why the US attack on Iran is unlikely to produce regime change in Tehran Defense March 1, 2026 After the largest buildup of warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades, American and Israeli military forces launched…
The D Brief: Anthropic says no to DOD; Afghanistan-Pakistan war; Ukraine tactics update; US laser downs DHS drone; And a bit more. Defense February 28, 2026 Artificial-intelligence titan Anthropic rejected the U.S. military’s terms for use of its Claude platform on Thursday, warning that “in a…
