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Operational Resilience

The ability of systems and forces to sustain missions under contested or isolated conditions, supporting stable returns in tech and defense investments despite contested environments.

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India-Russia Jet Deal: Aerospace Realignment in the Global South

Feb 6, 2026

New aviation blocs are forming outside Western defence-industrial corridors.

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BRICS Maritime Play: A Strategic Pivot in the Indo-Atlantic

Feb 5, 2026

Trade corridors are power projection routes: BRICS just made a quiet claim.

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Air Defence & Pre‐Emptive Readiness: Why Ukraine Did Not Fall Within Hours

Jan 16, 2026

Ukraine denied quick dominance by Russia through strategic dispersal, pre‐deployment, and resilient air defence, not luck.

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Thermal Discipline or Death: Winter ISR in the Infrared Battlespace

Jan 15, 2026

The static warmth of daily life is now a primary kill signal. Infrared dominance is no longer a capability, it’s a culture.

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China and the Russian Far East: Strategic Narratives and Future Influence

Jan 12, 2026

Chinese media commentary signals early long‐term thinking about influence and leverage in Russia’s Far East amid Moscow’s geopolitical strain.

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Defense Tech 2026: From Promise to Delivery in the Age of Deep Tech Warfare

Jan 8, 2026

AI, autonomy, drones, energy weapons and resilient systems mark the next phase of military transformation.

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InP Substrates: The Hidden Backbone of AI and Photonics Buildouts

Jan 6, 2026

AI scale‐out now hinges on two substrate champions, revealing a systemic bottleneck in optical and photonic supply chains.

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The Sixth Field - Dispatch #007

Dec 31, 2025

AI Governance | Modular Procurement | AI Alignment | Cultural Legitimacy

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From Cost‐Plus to Combat‐Ready: Anduril’s Four‐Gate Filter for Defence Innovation

Dec 26, 2025

When every blueprint faces a four‐question litmus test, only mission‐ready designs survive, not flashy concepts.

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Greyshark and the Cable Frontier

Dec 19, 2025

A new shark-shaped autonomous vehicle takes aim at the silent war beneath the waves.

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AI Leverage vs Risk: Why Nations Must Choose Their Place on the Spectrum

Dec 18, 2025

AI offers states strategic advantage but only if adoption is balanced with assurance, governance, and awareness of peril.

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Sleeper Drones: Russia’s New Ambush Tactic Alters the Drone Warfare Playbook

Dec 16, 2025

Fiber-guided FPVs enter hibernation mode near the front, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

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NATO's AI War Room: Google Cloud Powers Classified Combat Intelligence for Ukraine

Dec 10, 2025

Civilian cloud AI is now embedded in sovereign warfighting networks.

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30% at Home: Britain Rebuilds Sovereignty Through the Mine Shaft

Dec 8, 2025

London sets a domestic extraction and recycling target for critical minerals, cutting exposure to China and Russia.

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Beyond the Constellation: GEO Lasers Reshape the Satellite Battlefield

Dec 4, 2025

Laser comms from geostationary orbit signal a new model for orbital sovereignty.

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Proximity as Payload: Chinese Shell Companies Near Whiteman AFB

Nov 21, 2025

Strategic terrain is now leased in plain sight.

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Critical Minerals, Critical Leverage

Nov 12, 2025

Rare earths, gallium, graphite: supply sovereignty is now a strategic battlefield.

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Orbital Alarm Bell: Germany's Defence Minister Exposes Russia's Space Shadowing

Nov 5, 2025

Outer‐space is no longer a backdrop. It’s a contested theatre.

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Unmanned Sovereignty: Europe's Dual Push for Autonomous Platforms

Oct 28, 2025

STARK and ARX Robotics signal a shift to modular, sovereign autonomy across air and ground domains.

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Ukraine Builds the Fastest Mil-Tech Ecosystem on Earth

Oct 15, 2025

From garage labs to combat-ready systems, Brave1 reshapes wartime innovation cycles.

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The Cognitive Battlefield Is Real

Oct 13, 2025

Orientation is now the decisive terrain.

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Fibre-Optic Drones: Glass Threads of Resilient Sovereignty

Oct 10, 2025

Tethered drones redefine battlefield control, embedding resilience in physical infrastructure.

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CV90: From Sensor to Shooter

Oct 8, 2025

CV90 becomes a forward node in sensor-command-fire loops.

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Illegal Immigration as a Sovereignty Breach

Oct 6, 2025

Borders are not lines but filters of power.

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STANAG 4811: NATO Codifies UAS Sense and Avoid

Oct 3, 2025

Alliance standard for unmanned flight safety enters force.

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