May 12, 2026: During testing, a submerged submarine of the French Navy launched and retrieved an American Naval Drone in an experimental procedure.
The Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System was built by SpektreWorks, an American startup that began by recreating the same airframe as an Iranian Shahed-136 drone. They were awarded a contract, not ...
Chinese state-run defense companies were suddenly empowered to export their wares. That resulted in a deluge of Chinese missiles, fighter jets, tanks, armored vehicles and assault rifles being sold to ...
May 4, 2025: The Ukraine War has been disastrous for tanks, with over 10,000 lost by both sides. Ninety percent of those losses were Russian and, since Russia has only one tank manufacturing plant, ...
May 11, 2026: The American-Israeli war in the Middle East has disrupted oil and gas supplies, shaking governments around the world and forcing them to face the urgent need for power grids that can ...
A satellite feed showed a warehouse. With the click of a mouse, an officer selected a row of white trucks parked outside to target in real time. In seconds, the A.I. software suggested a weapon, ...
May 9, 2026: The recent Iran War lead to some fascinating events in Africa. When the American President ordered Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the Iranian embassy in Zimbabwe responded with a ...
Iran left a path through the strait open, allowing ships that pay a toll to pass through. Iran’s IRGC/Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has issued warnings that ships could collide with sea mines, ...
The Ukrainian experience using naval drones to defeat the Russian Black Sea Fleet was unique. Ukraine had only surface-to-ship missiles when the war started, but eventually shifted to three new naval ...
The American navy recently equipped one of its destroyers with the Coyote drone interceptor system. Coyote has been around since 2014, but only recently got some attention, and millions of dollars’ ...
American involvement in the Iran War was profitable for Russia. Iranian oil exports ceased and long term damage to Iranian oil facilities reduced future production. Oil prices have risen significantly ...
Currently, after 11 years of doing nothing on the Boise, the Navy intends to inactivate the submarine and focus the resources on other new construction and repair projects. Faced with a ship that has ...