From blueprint to the battlefield, how the US is preparing for tomorrow’s world order

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In first, Ukrainian unmanned vessel launches interceptor to knock out Shahed drone

Ukraine unleashed a powerful new defense against Shahed drones that could blunt Russia’s ability to force concessions in future negotiations.
US Marine Corps, Navy join forces to combat insufficient amphibious fleet size

The two services will work together to boost the country’s amphibious fleet size and availability after the readiness rate of its ships dropped in 2025.
As Iran saps US focus, the troop math for monitoring a Ukraine peace deal looks grim

The coalition has also not resolved the question of what any of its forces would be authorized to do once a ceasefire takes hold.
Inside China, artificial intelligence is a snake eating its own tail

AI researchers refer to this as “model collapse,” a phenomenon in which models trained on their own synthetic outputs degrade over successive generations.