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U.S. Navy Awards Lockheed Martin $1.36 Billion to Advance Hypersonic Strike Capability on Zumwalt Destroyers
The contract modification funds engineering, integration, and long-lead production work for the Conventional Prompt Strike program as USS Zumwalt prepares for live-fire testing following its January sea trials.
U.S. Army Awards Anduril a $20 Billion Enterprise Contract to Unify Counter-Drone Operations Under a Single AI Platform
The Army consolidates 120 Anduril procurement actions into one decade-long framework, with an $87 million counter-UAS task order as the first draw.
U.S. Army Nears Dark Eagle Fielding but Pentagon Testers Say Data Is Insufficient to Verify Combat Effectiveness
The Army says its first hypersonic missile battery is weeks from full fielding, yet the Pentagon's testing office warns it lacks the data to assess whether the weapon actually works in combat.
U.S. and Israel Launch Coordinated Military Strikes Against Iran as Trump Declares 'Major Combat Operations'
The U.S. and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, targeting military and nuclear infrastructure across multiple cities.
Anthropic and the Pentagon Are Clashing Over What Claude Can Do in War, and the Maduro Raid Lit the Fuse
A dispute over AI guardrails for military use has put Anthropic's $200M Pentagon contract at risk, exposing a systemic tension between AI safety commitments and national security demands.