The Pentagon wants to buy almost $1 billion—$994.1 million to be precise—worth of counterdrone tech in 2027, according to budget documents. The request, under other Army procurement for counter-small unmanned aerial systems, is close to double the $596 million enacted for 2026, which includes atypical funding from budget reconciliation. That funding spike extends…

If you ever hunt overseas, you will undoubtedly encounter DIY shooting sticks. In places where there are few trees or rocks to brace a rifle on, like parts of Africa, a tripod shooting stick is standard issue. Simple, cheap, and effective, shooting sticks allow a foot-bound hunter to brace themselves…

Mideast governments have long invested in air defenses—notably, U.S.-made THAAD and Patriot interceptors—and counter-drone defenses, particularly since the 2019 drone attack on Saudi oil infrastructure at Abqaiq. But recent weeks and months have seen a flurry of activity—in ventures by defense-tech companies and orders from nations under fire.Last June, SRC announced it…

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) sits at the center of one of government’s most sensitive and consequential missions: determining who is trusted to access classified information and facilities. At the heart of that mission is the Case Processing Operations Center (CPOC), a function that powers the intake, processing,…

In his 2025 book, AI, Automation, and War, Anthony King implores the reader to understand artificial intelligence as a phenomenon most closely related to organizational structure: “It is vital that we recognise and try to understand this military-tech complex, especially since…so much of the literature has fetishized AI as a…

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