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#14 29 Sept
Star Blizzard lures think tanks by invite
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences#168 9 Aug
Mentioned in: Iran and Oman rule transit fees out
Iran Conflict 2026#7 16 Jul
Mentioned in: Type 91 to 94 robot fleet takes shape
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#155 15 Jul
Mentioned in: Marines start boarding ships off Iran
Iran Conflict 2026#154 14 Jul
Mentioned in: Iran fires back across the Gulf again
Iran Conflict 2026#154 14 Jul
Mentioned in: Fourth night of strikes hits Abadan
Iran Conflict 2026#15 13 Jul
Mentioned in: Britain awards first LEAP effector money
Drones: Industry & Defence#153 12 Jul
Mentioned in: IRGC strikes GFS Galaxy, shuts Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#151 9 Jul
Mentioned in: Iran hits Jordan and three Gulf states
Iran Conflict 2026#151 8 Jul
Assessed that no military option can reopen the strait for either side
Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz goes dark as tankers flee#150 8 Jul
Mentioned in: Second US strike wave in 48 hours
Iran Conflict 2026#6 2 Jul
Mentioned in: Kongsberg sells subsea guard in secret
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#143 30 Jun
Mentioned in: Katz calls Iran's heir 'a dead man'
Iran Conflict 2026#141 27 Jun
Mentioned in: Iran hits US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain
Iran Conflict 2026#139 26 Jun
Mentioned in: Hezbollah kills senior IDF tank officer
Iran Conflict 2026#22 26 Jun
Mentioned in: Russia downs 660 drones in one night
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#135 21 Jun
Mentioned in: 55 ships cross the strait Iran shut
Iran Conflict 2026#21 20 Jun
Mentioned in: Ukraine hits Siberia, 2,000 km deep
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#21 20 Jun
Mentioned in: Ukraine widens strikes to export ports
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#13 17 Jun
Mentioned in: France buys a Baltic interceptor drone
Drones: Industry & Defence#129 15 Jun
Mentioned in: Hezbollah fired on Israel hours after signing
Iran Conflict 2026#125 11 Jun
Mentioned in: US strike kills three Indian sailors
Iran Conflict 2026#123 10 Jun
Mentioned in: Iran hits US bases in three countries
Iran Conflict 2026#12 9 Jun
Mentioned in: German AI drone passes US Army test
Drones: Industry & Defence#121 8 Jun
Mentioned in: Israel hits Iran after Trump said no
Iran Conflict 2026#4 8 Jun
Mentioned in: Undersea robots go core at BALTOPS
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#3 6 Jun
Mentioned in: NATO sends robot fleet to the Arctic
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#118 4 Jun
Mentioned in: US unsure Iran's Supreme Leader is alive
Iran Conflict 2026#117 3 Jun
Mentioned in: Iran drone hits Kuwait airport terminal
Iran Conflict 2026#116 1 Jun
Mentioned in: Israel takes Beaufort Castle above the Litani
Iran Conflict 2026#115 31 May
Mentioned in: Iran fires missiles at US in Kuwait
Iran Conflict 2026#114 31 May
Mentioned in: CENTCOM hits Goruk and Qeshm Island
Iran Conflict 2026#2 30 May
Mentioned in: AUKUS names two American sea robots
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#113 30 May
Mentioned in: Hellfire disables a cargo ship's engine
Iran Conflict 2026#113 30 May
Mentioned in: Hegseth threatens Iran strikes in Singapore
Iran Conflict 2026#112 28 May
Mentioned in: Kuwait invokes Article 51 after strike
Iran Conflict 2026#110 26 May
Mentioned in: Tanker struck at Hormuz mouth, no claim
Iran Conflict 2026#109 26 May
Mentioned in: Iran war cabinet home, no deal signed
Iran Conflict 2026#108 25 May
Mentioned in: US strikes Iran's naval base mid-talks
Iran Conflict 2026#103 20 May
Mentioned in: Pakistan mediation live, unwritten and only partial
Iran Conflict 2026#10 20 May
Mentioned in: Helsing HX-2 confirmed in Ukraine combat
Drones: Industry & Defence#7 19 May
Mentioned in: Bruegel: the law leaves the chips problem
European Tech Sovereignty#103 19 May
Mentioned in: UNSC at Barakah: red line invoked
Iran Conflict 2026#101 18 May
Mentioned in: Israel ran covert bases in Iraq
Iran Conflict 2026#101 18 May
Mentioned in: France pledges 80 per cent frigate readiness
Iran Conflict 2026#102 18 May
Mentioned in: PGSA goes live on Hormuz transit
Iran Conflict 2026#100 16 May
Mentioned in: Azizi names Hormuz toll regime on X
Iran Conflict 2026#10 15 May
Mentioned in: UK launches Apache drone wingman trial
Drones: Industry & Defence#99 14 May
Mentioned in: Elbit wins $34m F-35I range extension
Iran Conflict 2026#99 14 May
Mentioned in: Cooper: 90% of Iran's mines cleared
Iran Conflict 2026#98 14 May
Mentioned in: Floating armoury seized 38nm off Fujairah
Iran Conflict 2026#97 13 May
#16 13 May
Mentioned in: Zelenskyy proposes EU drone deals at Bucharest summit
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#94 9 May
Mentioned in: HMS Dragon sails for Hormuz without rules of engagement
Iran Conflict 2026#92 9 May
Mentioned in: Iran misses MOU deadline; verifier locked out
Iran Conflict 2026#8 9 May
Mentioned in: Helsing closes $18bn round, led by Dragoneer
Drones: Industry & Defence#91 7 May
Mentioned in: IRGC fires on US destroyers in Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#8 6 May
Mentioned in: Kratos beats Q1, raises guidance, stock falls 5.3%
Drones: Industry & Defence#1 6 May
Mentioned in: Ukraine pulls in Europe's robot supply
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#9 5 May
Mentioned in: Baykar sells first Kızılelma to Indonesia
Drones: Industry & Defence#89 4 May
Mentioned in: Truxtun and Mason run the gauntlet
Iran Conflict 2026#8 4 May
Mentioned in: Switchblade 400 wins Army LASSO at $1.2bn ceiling
Drones: Industry & Defence#15 1 May
Mentioned in: Refineries hit 16-year low; drones flip
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#86 1 May
Mentioned in: Iran's fourth ceasefire text on 1 May
Iran Conflict 2026#2 30 Apr
Mentioned in: Airbus signs for Ultra Cyber from Cobham
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences#85 30 Apr
Mentioned in: State launches MFC for Hormuz with no members
Iran Conflict 2026#11 30 Apr
Mentioned in: C-UAS spend looks like $29bn, reads $9bn
Drones: Industry & Defence#4 28 Apr
Mentioned in: Commission says DMA is fit, eyes cloud
European Tech Sovereignty#81 27 Apr
Mentioned in: CENTCOM blockade widens past Hormuz strait
Iran Conflict 2026#82 26 Apr
Mentioned in: Israeli strikes kill 14 north of Litani
Iran Conflict 2026#79 25 Apr
Mentioned in: CENTCOM intercepts reach 33 in the Strait
Iran Conflict 2026#80 24 Apr
Mentioned in: Third US carrier reaches CENTCOM theatre
Iran Conflict 2026#6 23 Apr
Mentioned in: 20th sanctions: Arc7 ban live, maritime ban blocked
European Energy Markets#77 22 Apr
Mentioned in: Pentagon gives Congress Hormuz clock Trump has not
Iran Conflict 2026#78 22 Apr
Mentioned in: Northwood plan leaves allied ships exposed
Iran Conflict 2026#73 20 Apr
Mentioned in: Northwood summit drafts Hormuz ROE without US
Iran Conflict 2026#75 20 Apr
Mentioned in: Tehran converges on 'table of surrender'
Iran Conflict 2026#76 20 Apr
Mentioned in: Seven VLCCs at Chabahar, three at Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#74 19 Apr
Mentioned in: Netanyahu refuses Lebanon withdrawal on Day 4
Iran Conflict 2026#73 18 Apr
Mentioned in: IRGC fires on two Indian tankers after clearance
Iran Conflict 2026#71 17 Apr
Mentioned in: Paris conference, 40 nations, no US
Iran Conflict 2026#74 17 Apr
Mentioned in: IRGC Navy writes its own Hormuz transit rulebook
Iran Conflict 2026#72 17 Apr
Mentioned in: Paris coalition is 51 nations, not 40
Iran Conflict 2026#67 13 Apr
Mentioned in: CENTCOM rewrites blockade scope before enforcement begins
Iran Conflict 2026#68 13 Apr
Mentioned in: Bab el-Mandeb returns as second chokepoint
Iran Conflict 2026#9 11 Apr
Mentioned in: ESA breaks silence after hardware burned up
Artemis II Moon Mission#5 10 Apr
Mentioned in: Shield AI acquires Aechelon for autonomy
Drones: Industry & Defence#12 10 Apr
Mentioned in: Serbia attributes TurkStream bombs to US
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#64 10 Apr
Mentioned in: Hezbollah Missile Hits Tel Aviv Range
Iran Conflict 2026#5 8 Apr
Mentioned in: UAE absorbs 2,256 drones since February
Drones: Industry & Defence#10 8 Apr
Mentioned in: France scraps two drones for mass buys
Drones: Industry & Defence#5 7 Apr
Mentioned in: EU drops consortium rule for AGILE fund
Drones: Industry & Defence#59 5 Apr
Mentioned in: IDF Admits Air Defence Failures at Dimona and Arad
Iran Conflict 2026#58 3 Apr
Mentioned in: Habshan shut; UAE records first dead
Iran Conflict 2026#58 3 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran names eight Gulf bridge targets
Iran Conflict 2026#5 3 Apr
Mentioned in: Pentagon files secret brief against DJI
Drones: Industry & Defence#57 3 Apr
Mentioned in: IDF Kills Iran Ballistic Missile Commander in Kermanshah
Iran Conflict 2026#57 2 Apr
#55 1 Apr
Mentioned in: Strike on Kharazi Kills the Back-Channel
Iran Conflict 2026#6 1 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran names Stargate AI centres as targets
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#55 1 Apr
Mentioned in: UAE Stops 2,469 Missiles and Drones
Iran Conflict 2026#4 30 Mar
Mentioned in: DroneShield Opens Amsterdam HQ, Eyes EU Market
Drones: Industry & Defence#47 24 Mar
Mentioned in: IDF hits Hezbollah fuel network and HQ
Iran Conflict 2026#47 24 Mar
Mentioned in: Katz: IDF holds all land south of Litani
Iran Conflict 2026#46 23 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC toll booth live at Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#46 22 Mar
Mentioned in: Israel strikes Tehran at record scale
Iran Conflict 2026#46 22 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran threatens to mine the Persian Gulf
Iran Conflict 2026#45 22 Mar
Mentioned in: IDF cuts Lebanon's last road north
Iran Conflict 2026#45 22 Mar
Mentioned in: Lebanon: bridge strike 'prelude to war'
Iran Conflict 2026#45 22 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran threatens to destroy Gulf energy
Iran Conflict 2026#44 20 Mar
Mentioned in: 47 Iranian drones downed in 24 hours
Iran Conflict 2026#44 20 Mar
Mentioned in: CENTCOM: 8,000 targets, 130 ships in 22d
Iran Conflict 2026#43 19 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC spokesman killed in Tehran strike
Iran Conflict 2026#43 19 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump calls NATO a paper tiger
Iran Conflict 2026#44 19 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran fires two missiles at Diego Garcia
Iran Conflict 2026#42 19 Mar
Mentioned in: No Nowruz address from Supreme Leader
Iran Conflict 2026#42 18 Mar
Mentioned in: Seven allies pledge words, not warships
Iran Conflict 2026#41 17 Mar
Mentioned in: Bunker busters hit Hormuz coastal forts
Iran Conflict 2026#41 17 Mar
Mentioned in: Riyadh stops four ballistic missiles
Iran Conflict 2026#40 17 Mar
Mentioned in: Two dead in Ramat Gan; 61st IRGC wave
Iran Conflict 2026#40 16 Mar
Mentioned in: 36th Division doubles Lebanon force
Iran Conflict 2026#40 16 Mar
Mentioned in: US diesel tops $5 a gallon, up 34%
Iran Conflict 2026#40 16 Mar
Mentioned in: UAE downs 55 projectiles; Fujairah burns
Iran Conflict 2026#5 16 Mar
Mentioned in: France sends eight SAMP/T air defences
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#40 16 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump floats leaving NATO after rebuff
Iran Conflict 2026#1 15 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran not withdrawn; FIFA waits for April
2026 FIFA World Cup#1 1 Mar