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PoliticsThe U.S. has the world’s most advanced military, but the unforgiving economics of wars in Iran and Ukraine show quantity has a quality all its own 
By Jason MaMarch 21, 2026
A bomb disposal officer in 1945 pulling a mine from the sea on the South East coast of Britain near Hythe.
Middle EastIran’s simplest weapon is now holding the global economy hostage
By Eva RoytburgMarch 13, 2026
AITop Pentagon official recalls the ‘whoa moment’ when defense leaders realized how indispensable Anthropic is and saw the risk of losing access
By Jason MaMarch 7, 2026
Middle EastAs Trump says military has plenty of munitions for Iran war, Democrats point out U.S. didn’t give Ukraine more interceptors because of low supply
By Ben Finley and The Associated PressMarch 7, 2026
Middle EastThe U.S. and Gulf states have made repeated requests for Ukraine’s interceptor drones, but Kyiv banned weapons exports after Russia’s invasion
By Samya Kullab, Hanna Arhirova and The Associated PressMarch 7, 2026
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.
AIAnthropic CEO apologizes for leaked memo calling OpenAI staff ‘gullible’ as company confirms supply chain risk designation
By Beatrice NolanMarch 6, 2026
Side-by-side photos of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei
AIThe Anthropic–OpenAI feud and their Pentagon dispute expose a deeper problem with AI safety
By Sharon GoldmanMarch 5, 2026
Photo of Sam Altman
AISam Altman says OpenAI is renegotiating with the Pentagon after an ‘opportunistic and sloppy’ deal
By Beatrice NolanMarch 3, 2026
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
AIOpenAI CEO Sam Altman defends decision to strike Pentagon deal after Anthropic blacklisting, admits ‘optics don’t look good’
By Jeremy KahnMarch 2, 2026
Middle EastU.S. military gives Iran a taste of its own medicine with cheap copycat Shahed drones, while concern shifts to munitions supply in extended conflict
By Jason MaMarch 1, 2026
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
AIOpenAI sweeps in to ink deal with Pentagon as Anthropic is designated a ‘supply chain risk’—an unprecedented action likely to crimp its growth
By Jeremy KahnFebruary 28, 2026
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.
AIThe Pentagon brands Anthropic CEO a ‘liar’ with a ‘God complex’ as deadline looms over AI use in weapons and surveillance
By Beatrice NolanFebruary 27, 2026
EconomyFrance’s Thales ‘extensively’ ramps up production to meet a global boom in defense spending, says international CEO Pascale Sourisse
By Angelica AngFebruary 10, 2026
PoliticsAnduril founder Palmer Luckey is among the U.S. defense execs and companies sanctioned by China over arms sales to Taiwan
By The Associated PressDecember 26, 2025
AITop AI defense CEO sees China planning for a ‘very protracted conflict’ and the U.S. running out of weapons in 7 days
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezDecember 18, 2025
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