China and Russia clearly are seeing the next level nature of US and Israel tech enhanced intelligence and drones integrated with everything else. Combined operations (aka joint operations or combined arms) means coordinated military action across multiple services (army, navy, air force, space, cyber) or allied nations to achieve effects greater than any single branch …
Iranian Kurdish groups (PDKI, Komala, PAK, PJAK, etc.) formed a formal anti-regime coalition in late February 2026. They are preparing for potential self-rule in Kurdish-majority areas (northwest Iran). Some small-scale successes like Kurds freed Kurdish prisoner in Mariwan by Killing prison Guards. US officials are coordinating armed groups as proxies. Netanyahu pushing for Kurdish involvement. …
Hermeus successfully flew its latest Quarterhorse aircraft, marking the company’s second first flight in less than a year. The flight kicks off a test campaign that will see the unmanned aircraft reach supersonic speeds. Roughly the size of an F-16 and powered by a Pratt & Whitney F100 engine (Pratt & Whitney is an RTX …
The Binkov’s Battlegrounds video (uploaded before the attack started) provides one of the clearest, equipment-focused baselines for the current escalation. Details the largest US combat aircraft/tanker/AWACS concentration around Iran since 2003. Two carrier air wings (over 100 tactical aircraft, F-35 heavy on Abraham Lincoln south of Iran + Ford en route), 100+ US fighters at …
The US Army is now a rushing to make the new M1-E3 tank because 27 out of 31 M1 Abrams were wrecked in Ukraine. They were mainly destroyed by cheap drones and mines. The new tank will have be lighter and have improved defences against cheap drones. Better armor in the right spots and better …
The US military-industrial complex (MIC) operates in a highly protected, alliance-driven market, not a free global competition. The claim that “Europe building its own gear will harm the US MIC” is indeed absurd in scale and ignores structural imbalances, NATO interoperability requirements, Buy American rules, and massive US export dependence on European demand. Below is …
We need to reinvent and rebuild the world’s factories, warehouses, supply chain and systems where AI and automation can integrate, move and track everything. We need to do this from first principles. We will have more than just a future of robotaxi. We will have roboeverything. In a future dominated by drones, Optimus-like humanoid robots, …
Operation Absolute Resolve was like the US Dream Team of Basketball Domination. It was like Shaq and Jordan in their prime versus a High School Squad. It was a wake-up call for China and Russia. It was a stunning display of military prowess and intelligence and drone infiltration and sabotage. Recent events in the Russia-Ukraine …
Kratos Defense will utilize the Hermeus high-speed Quarterhorse aircraft as part of its support work for the U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency’s Multi-Service Advanced Capabilities Hypersonic Testbed (MACH-TB) program. The rapid expansion of the Kratos Defense hypersonic test team follows the award of a $1.45 billion contract in January 2025 to support the MACH-TB …
Venus Aerospace has made the most efficient rocket engines ever flown. They will go from runway to mach 9 hypersonic speed. The Venus Aerospace Stargazer M4 is designed to reach a top speed of Mach 9, which is approximately 6,900 mph. While its cruise speed is planned to be around Mach 4-5, the engine combination …
EagleEye is a family of Warfighter Augments, powered by Lattice, that equip warfighters with enhanced perception, lethal connectivity, heightened survivability, and mission planning to see the fight earlier, decide faster, and act with better information. EagleEye consists of heads-up displays, integrated helmets, and compute armor — all architected from the ground up to meet fit …