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One of China's workhorse rockets just exploded in flight (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: long march 7a, china aerospace, wenchang space launch

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FCC moves to ban LiDAR-equipped foreign drones from US — classifies the technology as "military-grade" in a proposal that could also hit thermal models and the swarms used in drone light shows (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-09 | by Etiido Uko | tags: drones, grade, lidar

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US military GPS jamming exercise suspected of contributing to civilian plane crash in New Mexico — medevac flight lost signal before flying into a mountain, killing everyone onboard (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-05 | by Jowi Morales | tags: feet, gps jamming, jamming

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Civilian plane crash in New Mexico tied to military GPS blocking (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | by Jeff Wise | tags: gps jamming, beechcraft king air, white sands missile range

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U.S. used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: atacms, prsm, iran war

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US company’s AI lets Ukraine’s cheap kamikaze drones track targets on their own (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: auterion, skyfall, shrike drones

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It Appears That the US Military Accidentally Killed Everybody on Board a Civilian Medevac Flight in New Mexico (futurism.com)

2026-08-03 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: us military, el paso airport, high-energy laser

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How Americans feel about Trump’s handling of the war in Iran, according to a new poll (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: trump, iran, ap-norc

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41 million names, 528 LED screens: This memorial recognizes every U.S. veteran from the Revolutionary War to today (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: usaa, national military monument, led screens

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A Civilian Plane Crashed in New Mexico. Was the Military’s Tech to Blame? (wired.com)

2026-07-30 | by Jeff Wise | tags: beechcraft king air, white sands missile range, gps jamming

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Opinion | Ukrainian TrophyLab Widens the Cracks in Russia’s Military Facade (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-07-29 | tags: ukrainian trophylab, russia, military

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These near-mint ASUS Chromebook refurbs are only $145 (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: asus, chromebook, mediatek

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One Ring to Rule Them All: Wiring Radios to Laptops the Hard Way (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: military radios, lysk, himera

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Antares raises $470M to build nuclear reactors for the US military (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-27 | by Tim De Chant | tags: antares nuclear, small modular reactor, triso fuel

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Antares raises $470M to build nuclear reactors for the U.S. military (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-27 | by Tim De Chant | tags: antares, small modular reactor, triso fuel

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This tiny fiber-optic plug could make laser weapons battlefield-ready (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: attalon, fiber-optic, laser weapons

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Third Drone Shot Down in Three Days in Romanian Territory (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-26 | tags: drone, romania, military

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Wall Street Firms Already Trade Trump’s Truth Social Feed. Now They Can Pay to Be Faster. (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-07-23 | tags: truth social, wall street, iran war

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DOGE Guys Who Didn’t Save Us Any Money Rake in Cash With New Military Tech Startup (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: dogecoin, military tech, startup

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Ukrainian drones deliver robots directly into battle by sea and air (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: ukrainian drones, arkt-1 robot, russian military

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U.S. and Iran resume daily airstrikes in a battle over the Strait of Hormuz, with no end in sight (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-21 | tags: iran, strait of hormuz, us military

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Apps targeted at US troops contain Chinese and Russian code (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-21 | tags: china, russia, yandex

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U.S. death toll in Iran, 'The Odyssey' box office, WarshGPT and more in Morning Squawk (cnbc.com)

2026-07-20 | by Alex Harring | tags: iran, us military, strait of hormuz

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Why is it so hard for the U.S. to win wars? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-20 | by Greg Myre | tags: us military, afghanistan, iraq

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Apps Marketed to US Troops Are Shipping Chinese and Russian Code (wired.com)

2026-07-20 | by Dell Cameron | tags: china, russia, huawei

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Russian drones spotted using screwed-on magnetic compasses as navigation aids — the on-board camera can occasionally tilt down to check bearings if satellite comms are lost (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-19 | by Jowi Morales | tags: molniya drones, starlink, expresslrs

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The Pentagon's Space Development Agency hasn't moved as fast as anyone would like (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: space development agency, us military space systems, pwsa missile constellation

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Hegseth wants a "High-T" military; doctors call it a clinical minefield (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: testosterone, military, pete hegseth

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Military personnel will be tested for low testosterone. Is that a good idea? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: defense secretary pete hegseth, testosterone replacement therapy, u.s. service members

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The manosphere’s testosterone obsession reaches the highest levels of US military (theverge.com)

2026-07-17 | by Victoria Song | tags: manosphere, testosterone, us military