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These are Ukraine’s $1,000 interceptor drones the Pentagon wants to buy

Pentagon Eyes Ukraine's $1,000 Interceptor Drones

Ukraine's $1,000 interceptor drones counter threats that cost millions to intercept with missiles
Developed by front-line units through rapid battlefield iteration
Ukrainian drone units visiting Washington to facilitate Pentagon procurement

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 12, 2026·3 min read·via c4isrnet.com

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Iranian Attacks On Prized Missile Defense Radars Are A Wake-Up Call

Iran's Strikes on Missile Defense Radars Sound Global Alarm

Iran destroyed or damaged AN/TPY-2 radar at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan
Loss degrades entire layered missile defense network protecting regional US assets
Replacement radars cost hundreds of millions and take years to manufacture

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 11, 2026·4 min read·via twz.com

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B-21 Raider Photographed Aerial Refueling For The First Time

B-21 Raider Photographed Aerial Refueling for the First Time

First public image shows B-21 connected to tanker boom during flight test at Edwards AFB
Aerial refueling gives the stealth bomber effectively unlimited global strike range
Air Force plans to acquire 100+ B-21s to replace aging B-2 Spirit fleet

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 11, 2026·4 min read·via twz.com

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Serbian MiG-29 Appears Armed With Chinese Supersonic Standoff Missiles

Serbian MiG-29s Spotted Armed With Chinese Supersonic Missiles

Serbia identified operating Chinese CM-400 supersonic missiles on MiG-29s
Missile exceeds Mach 4, previously only known in Pakistani service
Marks expansion of Chinese weapons exports into Europe
Integration onto Soviet-era jets suggests deep China-Serbia defense ties

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 11, 2026·4 min read·via twz.com

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U.S. Striking Iranian Navy Ships With Ballistic Missiles

US Strikes Iranian Navy Ships With Ballistic Missiles From HIMARS

US confirms HIMARS launchers used to strike Iranian Navy ships
50 Iranian naval vessels destroyed in first 10 days of Operation Epic Fury
Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) makes its combat debut
Land-based anti-ship strikes represent a significant doctrinal shift

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 11, 2026·4 min read·via twz.com

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Bell’s X-76 Fold-Away Rotor Aircraft Is DARPA’s Newest X-Plane

Bell's X-76 Fold-Away Rotor Becomes DARPA's Newest X-Plane

Fold-away rotor deploys for VTOL then retracts for high-speed fixed-wing cruise flight
X-76 targets speeds of 400+ knots while retaining runway independence
First flight planned for 2028 under DARPA's SPRINT program

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 10, 2026·4 min read·via twz.com

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Commando Raid To Secure Iran's Enriched Uranium May Become A Very Risky Necessity

Why a Commando Raid on Iran's Uranium May Be Unavoidable

Airstrikes cannot secure enriched uranium — physical seizure requires ground forces
Multiple simultaneous raids across dispersed facilities would be needed
Intelligence gaps about uranium locations make the operation extremely high-risk

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 10, 2026·4 min read·via twz.com

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B-52s Arrive At U.K. Base As Air Campaign Over Iran Grinds On (Updated)

B-52 Bombers Arrive in U.K. as Iran Air Campaign Enters Day 10

Three B-52H bombers deployed from Minot AFB to RAF Fairford, England
U.K. authorized preemptive U.S. strikes on Iranian missile sites
Campaign now in 10th day with expanding target set
Deployment signals preparation for sustained heavy bombing operations

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 10, 2026·4 min read·via twz.com

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Finland readies itself to be able to host nukes in longtime policy departure

Finland Moves to Allow Nuclear Weapons on Its Territory

Finland proposes scrapping 1987 ban on nuclear weapons on its territory
Amendment needed for full NATO deterrence integration
Manufacturing and detonation would remain criminal offenses
Ruling coalition has votes for passage; Russia condemns the proposal

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 10, 2026·4 min read·via defensenews.com

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X Will Stop Paying People for Sharing Unlabeled AI-Generated War Footage

X Cracks Down on AI-Generated War Footage Monetization

X will suspend creator revenue sharing for 90 days for posting unlabeled AI war videos
AI-generated combat footage flooded the platform during US-Israel-Iran military operations
Policy relies on Community Notes and metadata detection but does not remove fake content from the platform

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 9, 2026·5 min read·via 404media.co

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OpenAI hardware chief resigns as AI models deployed on Pentagon networks

OpenAI Hardware Chief Quits Over Pentagon AI Deal

Kalinowski cited rushed governance and insufficient safeguards for Pentagon AI deployment
OpenAI took the contract after Anthropic's negotiations with the Pentagon collapsed over safety terms
Altman says the deal includes bans on domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons use

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 9, 2026·5 min read·via interestingengineering.com

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‘Race of attrition’: US military’s finite interceptor stockpile is being tested

Pentagon Faces 'Race of Attrition' as Interceptor Stockpiles Run Low

U.S. interceptor missiles cost $2-4 million each while adversary drones cost as little as $10,000
Production lines cannot surge fast enough to replace interceptors consumed in recent operations
The shortage has serious implications for potential Pacific theater conflicts

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 8, 2026·3 min read·via defensenews.com

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Air Force test launches Minuteman III with multiple reentry vehicles

Air Force Tests Minuteman III With Multiple Reentry Vehicles

The Air Force test-launched a Minuteman III ICBM with multiple reentry vehicles
The 55-year-old missile system remains the only land-based leg of the U.S. nuclear triad
The test comes as the Sentinel replacement program faces cost overruns exceeding $140 billion

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 8, 2026·3 min read·via defensenews.com

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Pentagon task force to conduct laser test against drones

Pentagon to Test Laser Weapon Against Drone Swarms

Pentagon assembles task force for live laser weapon test against drones
Lasers offer speed-of-light engagement and dollars-per-shot economics
Test driven by urgency from drone warfare in Ukraine and Middle East

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 7, 2026·3 min read·via c4isrnet.com

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Kuwaiti F/A-18 Hornet Responsible For Shooting Down Three USAF F-15E Strike Eagles: Report

Kuwaiti F/A-18 Downed Three USAF F-15Es in Friendly Fire

Kuwaiti F/A-18 Hornet shot down three USAF F-15E Strike Eagles per new report
Systemic failures in IFF and coalition coordination caused the misidentification
Incident highlights enduring risks of multinational air combat operations

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 7, 2026·3 min read·via twz.com

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Ukrainian F-16s Had Only A Handful Of Sidewinder Missiles Available: Report

Ukraine's F-16s Flew With Only a Handful of Missiles

Ukrainian F-16s operated with critically limited Sidewinder missile stocks
Shortage limits pilot self-defense options against close-range threats
Arms export approval processes create weeks-long bottlenecks
Pattern echoes broader issues with Western platform-first support approach

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 6, 2026·3 min read·via twz.com

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U.S. Denies F-15E Strike Eagle Went Down In Iran

Pentagon Denies F-15E Strike Eagle Downed Over Iran

Pentagon denies all claims of an F-15E being shot down over Iran
All US aircraft reported to have returned safely to base
Iran's layered air defense network includes domestically produced systems
Incident highlights intense information warfare in the ongoing conflict

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 6, 2026·4 min read·via twz.com

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Strikes Hobble Iranian Missile Threat As Concerns Over Interceptor Stockpile Mount (Updated)

US Strikes Cripple Iran Missile Arsenal as Interceptors Dwindle

US strikes have significantly degraded Iran's ballistic missile capabilities
Allied interceptor missile stockpiles are rapidly depleting under retaliatory attacks
Cost asymmetry between cheap Iranian drones and expensive interceptors drives concern

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 5, 2026·4 min read·via twz.com

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Israeli Air Force First To Claim F-35 Air-To-Air Kill Of A Crewed Aircraft

Israeli F-35 Scores First Air-to-Air Kill of Crewed Jet

First confirmed F-35 air-to-air kill of a crewed aircraft in combat history
Israeli F-35I Adir downed an Iranian Yak-130 trainer over Tehran
Validates F-35 air combat capability though against an inferior adversary

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 5, 2026·4 min read·via twz.com

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Three USAF F-15E Strike Eagles Shot Down By Friendly Fire (Updated)

Three F-15E Strike Eagles Downed by Friendly Fire Over Kuwait

Three F-15Es shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses during Operation Epic Fury
All six crew members ejected safely and were recovered
Joint U.S.-Kuwait investigation launched into the incident

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 2, 2026·4 min read·via twz.com

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