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Oct 30, 2026

Power Lines, Part 1: The Cloud on the Ground

Every AI model, satellite image, and targeting tool runs in a building somewhere, plugged into a grid. In March 2026, one of those buildings became a target.

Oct 23, 2026

Starlink Speed Limits

For about a day last week, Ukraine's interceptor drones were slower than the drones they were chasing. A week later, nobody will say who made that call.

Oct 16, 2026

The Black Sea's Receding Safe Waters

Drones are sinking merchant ships off NATO's Black Sea coast, and each strike is landing closer to shore. Here's why the line they're approaching matters.

Oct 9, 2026

America's Tungsten Problem

The Pentagon bought into a Maine company that used to make lightbulb filaments. Here's why, and what it says about where the real bottleneck sits.

Oct 2, 2026

Port Alpha: Saronic's Push for America to Build Ships Again

A four-year-old drone boat company just broke ground on a $3 billion yard in South Texas. Here's what Port Alpha is, and what it would take to work.

Sep 25, 2026

Microwaving Drones

How high-power microwave weapons have become a leading answer to the drone swarm dilemma.

Sep 18, 2026

Poland Will Buy Shield AI, if Shield AI Buys Into Poland

Warsaw now charges admission to the fastest-growing defense market in NATO. It's getting the hardware it needs, but also a growing production capacity of its own.

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