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US Department of Defense; commands America's Iran campaign, Ukraine aid, and drone procurement.
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#156 Jul
Mentioned in: AeroVironment banks $580.5m in a day
Drones: Industry & Defence#153 Jul
Set the 19 Gauntlet II finalists a five-week Fort Carson build sprint
Drones: Industry & Defence: Gauntlet II sets five-week build sprint#141 Jul
Advanced 19 of 49 companies to Gauntlet II's final production-test stage.
Drones: Industry & Defence: Pentagon orders 120 drones in five weeks#1130 Jun
Mentioned in: House Republicans kill SAVE Act rider
US Midterms 2026#1428 Jun
Mentioned in: AeroVironment books record and a caveat
Drones: Industry & Defence#13723 Jun
Mentioned in: Lebanon talks stall on the Litani map
Iran Conflict 2026#13622 Jun
Mentioned in: What the Navy does while Trump posts
Iran Conflict 2026#1320 Jun
Closed Gauntlet Stage 1 and set Chinese-component bar for Stage 2
Drones: Industry & Defence: Drone Gauntlet now judges the parts#13118 Jun
Mentioned in: Two US carriers stay, blockade runs on
Iran Conflict 2026#1317 Jun
Mentioned in: Air Force hands robot fighter to upstarts
Drones: Industry & Defence#1317 Jun
Mentioned in: Skydio sells the Army drones at $20,800
Drones: Industry & Defence#13016 Jun
Mentioned in: Trump signed Hormuz open; war ran on
Iran Conflict 2026#12814 Jun
Mentioned in: Trump declares the war over by post
Iran Conflict 2026#12410 Jun
US strikes reach Tehran on day two, ordered by phone
Iran Conflict 2026#1239 Jun
Mentioned in: Drone boat rescued the downed Apache crew
Iran Conflict 2026#1229 Jun
Mentioned in: Trump touts a deal he cannot sign
Iran Conflict 2026#118 Jun
Launched Phase 2 Gauntlet Stage 1 at Camp Grayling
Drones: Industry & Defence: Drone Dominance Gauntlet opens 8 June#127 Jun
Closed Phase 1 of FPV drone buy 10,000 units short and set compressed Phase 2 price caps
Drones: Industry & Defence: Pentagon's drone buy lands a third short#113 Jun
Opened Phase 2 Gauntlet Stage 1 at Camp Grayling
Drones: Industry & Defence: Two Ukrainian firms enter Pentagon gauntlet#121 Jun
Mentioned in: Anduril's numbers defer profit to 2030
Drones: Industry & Defence#111 Jun
Mentioned in: Mach hits $1.8B in fintech-backed round
Drones: Industry & Defence#11329 May
Mentioned in: Trump signs nothing, posts three demands
Iran Conflict 2026#10425 May
Mentioned in: Three days to the Hengli cliff
Iran Conflict 2026#521 May
Kimwolf botmaster held over record DDoS
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences#520 May
Mentioned in: USS Nimitz arrives in the Caribbean
Cuba Dispatch#919 May
Mentioned in: Autel takes FCC to court over secret evidence
Drones: Industry & Defence#919 May
Mentioned in: DHS, Shield AI and a Section 232 clock still running
Drones: Industry & Defence#918 May
Mentioned in: Northrop banks two drone awards in one week
Drones: Industry & Defence#10218 May
Mentioned in: Trump posts a cancelled Iran strike
Iran Conflict 2026#1017 May
Mentioned in: RAF Typhoons fire APKWS in Gulf combat
Drones: Industry & Defence#10017 May
Conducted most intensive Iran strike preparations since 28 February per NYT reporting
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump posts 'calm before the storm' as strike prep peaks#9613 May
Mentioned in: UK names Typhoons, HMS Dragon for Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#9612 May
US Iran war cost hits $29bn on 12 May
Iran Conflict 2026#9612 May
Hegseth: Article 2 covers Iran war
Iran Conflict 2026#10012 May
Considered Operation Sledgehammer rename to restart WPR clock
Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon weighs Sledgehammer rename to reset WPR clock#9310 May
Mentioned in: CENTCOM redirections hit 58; four ships disabled
Iran Conflict 2026#928 May
Mentioned in: F/A-18 disables tankers via smokestack on 8 May
Iran Conflict 2026#86 May
Mentioned in: Kratos beats Q1, raises guidance, stock falls 5.3%
Drones: Industry & Defence#116 May
Mentioned in: Kratos lifts guidance, opens Valkyrie talks
Drones: Industry & Defence#84 May
Mentioned in: Switchblade 400 wins Army LASSO at $1.2bn ceiling
Drones: Industry & Defence#883 May
Declined to provide additional detail on Project Freedom
Iran Conflict 2026: Project Freedom announced via Truth Social#872 May
Mentioned in: Trump rejects Iran's text on Truth Social
Iran Conflict 2026#851 May
Mentioned in: White House asserts US not at war with Iran
Iran Conflict 2026#871 May
Mentioned in: OFAC ships paper, Trump signs Cuba
Iran Conflict 2026#91 May
Mentioned in: South Korea pulls Iron Dome forward to 2029
Drones: Industry & Defence#861 May
CENTCOM goes live under war.gov domain
Iran Conflict 2026#8429 Apr
Mentioned in: Hegseth signs as Secretary of War
Iran Conflict 2026#8429 Apr
Mentioned in: WPR cliff is 1 June, not 1 May
Iran Conflict 2026#729 Apr
Mentioned in: Mountain Horse wins first Lethality Prize
Drones: Industry & Defence#8428 Apr
Mentioned in: OFAC sb0477 hits Iran shadow banking
Iran Conflict 2026#8328 Apr
Mentioned in: First Tehran-Moscow flight after 60 days
Iran Conflict 2026#8127 Apr
Mentioned in: Putin condemns war; Il-76s carry the kit
Iran Conflict 2026#8227 Apr
Mentioned in: Brent $108 as CENTCOM seizes more tankers
Iran Conflict 2026#7925 Apr
Mentioned in: CENTCOM intercepts reach 33 in the Strait
Iran Conflict 2026#7824 Apr
Circulated internal email proposing punishments for NATO allies that refused ABO rights
Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon memo targets Spain and Falklands#7824 Apr
Mentioned in: OFAC cuts fifth round, 14 targets
Iran Conflict 2026#7824 Apr
Mentioned in: Sanchez shuts down Pentagon email from Cyprus
Iran Conflict 2026#724 Apr
Mentioned in: Anduril joins Golden Dome OTA pool
Drones: Industry & Defence#824 Apr
Mentioned in: Skydio commits $3.5bn, launches SkyForge co-location
Drones: Industry & Defence#7823 Apr
Mentioned in: Trump orders Navy to shoot mine-layers
Iran Conflict 2026#723 Apr
Mentioned in: Lockheed launches SANC counter-UAS product line
Drones: Industry & Defence#722 Apr
Mentioned in: DJI puts $1.56bn on Ninth Circuit record
Drones: Industry & Defence#7822 Apr
Mentioned in: Northwood plan leaves allied ships exposed
Iran Conflict 2026#7722 Apr
Briefed Congress that Hormuz mine clearance would take up to six months
Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon gives Congress Hormuz clock Trump has not#721 Apr
Submitted FY2027 budget request to Congress requesting $70 billion for drones and counter-drones
Drones: Industry & Defence: Pentagon DAWG line jumps to $54.6bn#7520 Apr
Mentioned in: Tasnim claims IRGC drones hit US vessels
Iran Conflict 2026#7520 Apr
Mentioned in: Northwood coalition moves from planning to established
Iran Conflict 2026#7120 Apr
Mentioned in: Northwood drafts the rules of engagement
Iran Conflict 2026#7217 Apr
Mentioned in: Paris coalition is 51 nations, not 40
Iran Conflict 2026#615 Apr
Mentioned in: Healey commits £752M for 120,000 Ukraine drones in Berlin
Drones: Industry & Defence#615 Apr
Mentioned in: Platform Aerospace wins $12.9M Navy Vanilla UAS RDT&E award
Drones: Industry & Defence#615 Apr
Mentioned in: EHEL slip makes LOCUST delivery a competitive hedge for AeroVironment
Drones: Industry & Defence#315 Apr
Mentioned in: Democracy Forward files FOIA against DOJ
US Midterms 2026#514 Apr
Mentioned in: Lethality Prize feeds Gauntlet II cycle
Drones: Industry & Defence#514 Apr
#514 Apr
“ran competition closing”
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#811 Apr
Mentioned in: Four-aircraft relay to track Orion through descent
Artemis II Moon Mission#6410 Apr
War Budget Halved; No Votes Found
Iran Conflict 2026#610 Apr
Mentioned in: 75th Rangers fly live Powerus FPVs at Best Ranger
Drones: Industry & Defence#129 Apr
Lockheed locks in $4.76bn Patriot run
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#58 Apr
Mentioned in: UK concedes fibre drones beat its defences
Drones: Industry & Defence#648 Apr
Mentioned in: 7,650 Dead; War Spans 27 Provinces
Iran Conflict 2026#128 Apr
Mentioned in: Witkoff and Kushner reroute to Pakistan
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#57 Apr
Mentioned in: Army hands Anduril sole-source ISR deal
Drones: Industry & Defence#57 Apr
Mentioned in: EU drops consortium rule for AGILE fund
Drones: Industry & Defence#617 Apr
Provided force-protection framing for the repositioning
Iran Conflict 2026: US carriers slip out of strike range#617 Apr
Pentagon briefs strikes up, missiles down
Iran Conflict 2026#617 Apr
Mentioned in: Red Cross warns against new norm
Iran Conflict 2026#57 Apr
Mentioned in: Arsenal-1 adds three more weapons lines
Drones: Industry & Defence#595 Apr
Mentioned in: CIA Deception Enabled Ground Rescue Inside Iran
Iran Conflict 2026#584 Apr
Mentioned in: Mine crisis blocks the path to Kharg
Iran Conflict 2026#594 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran War Burns Through Pacific Missile Reserves
Iran Conflict 2026#114 Apr
Mentioned in: US Envoys Plan First Kyiv Visit After Easter
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#584 Apr
Pentagon revises US wounded count to 365
Iran Conflict 2026#53 Apr
Mentioned in: Pentagon files secret brief against DJI
Drones: Industry & Defence#43 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran Fires 4,446 Drones in Five-Week Campaign
Drones: Industry & Defence#583 Apr
Mentioned in: First US jet downed; officer missing
Iran Conflict 2026#573 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran Suspends All IAEA Access; Nuclear Programme Goes Dark
Iran Conflict 2026#573 Apr
Mentioned in: Pentagon Sent Congress Stale Casualty Data
Iran Conflict 2026#573 Apr
Mentioned in: A-10 Warthogs and 82nd Airborne Signal Ground Staging
Iran Conflict 2026#44 Apr
#53 Apr
#572 Apr
Mentioned in: Hegseth Fires Army Chief During Active Deployment Planning
Iran Conflict 2026#53 Apr
#91 Apr
Mentioned in: Ukraine intercepts 89.9% in March
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#5331 Mar
$200bn war bill not yet sent to Congress
Iran Conflict 2026#5230 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump says taking Iran's oil is his goal
Iran Conflict 2026#5230 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent above $116, set for record month
Iran Conflict 2026#430 Mar
Mentioned in: Red Cat Acquires Swarm Autonomy Startup
Drones: Industry & Defence#5227 Mar
3,500 Marines and 82nd Airborne in Gulf
Iran Conflict 2026#926 Mar
Mentioned in: Sanctioned Russian MPs visit Congress
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#826 Mar
Mentioned in: Macron: Iran must not sideline Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#826 Mar
notified Congress of PURL fund diversion
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Pentagon to divert $750m from Ukraine#325 Mar
Gauntlet II confirmed for August 2026
Drones: Industry & Defence#425 Mar
Mentioned in: Golden Dome Gets $10 Billion Budget Boost
Drones: Industry & Defence#425 Mar
#4724 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump claims Hormuz prize; Iran silent
Iran Conflict 2026#4724 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent rebounds to $102 after record drop
Iran Conflict 2026#4724 Mar
Mentioned in: Pentagon plans to seize Kharg Island
Iran Conflict 2026#4724 Mar
Mentioned in: 82nd Airborne HQ ordered to the Gulf
Iran Conflict 2026#4724 Mar
Mentioned in: US fuel up 36%; biggest rise since 1991
Iran Conflict 2026#4623 Mar
Mentioned in: MTG: war supporters have destroyed MAGA
Iran Conflict 2026#4420 Mar
Mentioned in: Cluster munition hits a kindergarten
Iran Conflict 2026#4420 Mar
Mentioned in: IDF: halfway done. Trump: already won.
Iran Conflict 2026#320 Mar
Mentioned in: Army awards AeroVironment $135 million
Drones: Industry & Defence#4319 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump: war nearly won; no ceasefire
Iran Conflict 2026#4419 Mar
Mentioned in: IDF bombs nuclear campus in Tehran
Iran Conflict 2026#4319 Mar
Mentioned in: USS Boxer sails with second MEU
Iran Conflict 2026#4319 Mar
Mentioned in: Sri Lanka blocked US anti-ship jets
Iran Conflict 2026#4319 Mar
Mentioned in: Heritage calls war funding revolt good
Iran Conflict 2026#618 Mar
Mentioned in: Drones hit S-400 depot in Sevastopol
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#4218 Mar
Mentioned in: IAF hits 200 targets from Yazd to Shiraz
Iran Conflict 2026#4218 Mar
Submitted $200bn war funding request, four times the original estimate
Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon war bill balloons to $200bn#4218 Mar
Mentioned in: Seven allies pledge words, not warships
Iran Conflict 2026#4218 Mar
Faced $200bn funding request stalling in Congress without votes
Iran Conflict 2026: GOP lacks votes for $200bn war bill#4218 Mar
Mentioned in: Netanyahu: revolution needs ground ops
Iran Conflict 2026#4016 Mar
Trump rejects every Pentagon off-ramp
Iran Conflict 2026#3614 Mar
Spent $16.5bn in 12 days at $1.4bn per day per CSIS audit
Iran Conflict 2026: $16.5bn and 8,700 strikes in two weeks#3614 Mar
Mentioned in: 250 groups demand Congress halt funding
Iran Conflict 2026#314 Mar
Mentioned in: Army awards Anduril $20 billion Lattice
Drones: Industry & Defence#3514 Mar
Confirmed deployment of 5,000 from Japan, more than twice initial reports
Iran Conflict 2026: Pacific force is 5,000, not 2,200#3614 Mar
Diverted 10,000 AI interceptor drones from Ukraine to the Middle East
Iran Conflict 2026: 10,000 drones diverted from Ukraine#3413 Mar
Ordered 2,200 Marines pulled from Japan's 31st MEU to the Middle East
Iran Conflict 2026: 2,200 Marines pulled from Pacific#3413 Mar
Mentioned in: IDF re-enters Khiam and border towns
Iran Conflict 2026#3311 Mar
Mentioned in: Dow drops 600; stagflation warnings
Iran Conflict 2026#3311 Mar
Questioned by 120 Congress members over AI targeting of Minab school
Iran Conflict 2026: Congress asks if AI targeted the school#3210 Mar
Received 46-senator demand for public Minab school strike investigation
Iran Conflict 2026: 46 senators demand Minab investigation#329 Mar
Disclosed $11.3bn cost in six days with no congressional funding request
Iran Conflict 2026: $1.9bn a day, no bill to Congress#307 Mar
Mentioned in: Israel's fuel strikes exceeded US plans
Iran Conflict 2026#307 Mar
Mentioned in: Migrants killed in Saudi drone strike
Iran Conflict 2026#297 Mar
Mentioned in: Araghchi: US struck Iran's water supply
Iran Conflict 2026#297 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran claims fourth US Reaper downed
Iran Conflict 2026#267 Mar
Tasked with executing Trump's unprecedented new targeting threats
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump threatens new target groups#267 Mar
Mentioned in: Israel destroys Mehrabad tanker aircraft
Iran Conflict 2026#257 Mar
Confirmed by satellite analysis to have struck Minab girls' school
Iran Conflict 2026: US weapon confirmed at Minab school#256 Mar
Expended over a quarter of global THAAD stock in eight days
Iran Conflict 2026: A quarter of global THAAD stock expended#36 Mar
Mentioned in: Ukraine $1,000 drone vs $6m Patriot
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#276 Mar
Released identities of six fallen soldiers returned to Dover
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump receives six soldiers at Dover#286 Mar
Mentioned in: Bahrain: 234 projectiles in nine days
Iran Conflict 2026#246 Mar
Signalled dramatic surge in air campaign beyond Day 7 strike tempo
Iran Conflict 2026: Hegseth: air campaign about to surge#236 Mar
Mentioned in: Houthis signal readiness to join the war
Iran Conflict 2026#236 Mar
Released names of six reservists killed in Kuwait drone strike
Iran Conflict 2026: Six US reservists named as war dead#236 Mar
Weighed pulling Patriot and THAAD batteries from South Korea
Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon eyes Korea missile shields#246 Mar
Funded war without congressional authorisation, raising legal challenge
Iran Conflict 2026: White House funds war without Congress#236 Mar
Mentioned in: Thirty Iranian ships sunk in seven days
Iran Conflict 2026#246 Mar
Spent $3.7bn in 100 hours, of which $3.5bn was unbudgeted
Iran Conflict 2026: Epic Fury costs $3.7bn in 100 hours#35 Mar
Expended 150 THAAD rounds in week one, a quarter of global inventory
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: 150 THAAD rounds expended in Iran week#305 Mar
Recorded eighth US death in deployment, not classified as combat
Iran Conflict 2026: Eighth US death not classed as combat#35 Mar
Burned more Patriots in three Iran days than Ukraine received in three years
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Iran used Ukraine Patriots in 3 days#225 Mar
Mentioned in: IDF orders entire Dahiyeh evacuated
Iran Conflict 2026#215 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC Ground Forces chief killed on Day 1
Iran Conflict 2026#215 Mar
Satellite images reveal Fifth Fleet hit
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: Interceptors burning, no US resupply
Iran Conflict 2026#215 Mar
Released video confirming two Iranian warships sunk at Chah Bahar
Iran Conflict 2026: Two warships sunk at Chah Bahar#194 Mar
Declared second massive air assault on Iran imminent from briefing room
Iran Conflict 2026: Hegseth: second massive assault imminent#194 Mar
Claimed 20 warships sunk and 2,000 targets struck; only one confirmed
Iran Conflict 2026: 20 warships claimed sunk; one confirmed#194 Mar
Reported Iranian missile rate declining due to strikes on launch sites
Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon: Iran missile rate declining#194 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran's salvos shrink from hundreds to 40
Iran Conflict 2026#194 Mar
IRGC: US destroyer hit in Indian Ocean
Iran Conflict 2026#194 Mar
Declined to respond to IRGC claim of radar installation destroyed in Qatar
Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC claims US Qatar radar 'dismantled'#174 Mar
Mentioned in: IDF hits Assembly of Experts during vote
Iran Conflict 2026#194 Mar
Confirmed first US torpedo sinking of an enemy warship since 1945
Iran Conflict 2026: US torpedo sinks Iran warship IRIS Dena#153 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran switches to constant dispersed hits
Iran Conflict 2026#163 Mar
Refused to confirm or deny Minab school strike, citing investigation
Iran Conflict 2026: US and Israel disown the Minab strike#123 Mar
Hegseth and Rubio split on regime change
Iran Conflict 2026#123 Mar
Acknowledged pre-emptive strike knowing Iran would retaliate on US forces
Iran Conflict 2026: Rubio: US knew Israel would strike Iran#143 Mar
Mentioned in: GBU-57 bunker buster not used at Natanz
Iran Conflict 2026#122 Mar
Confirmed six US combat deaths in 72 hours of operations
Iran Conflict 2026: Six US troops dead in 72 hours of combat#122 Mar
Mentioned in: IRIB broadcaster struck again in Tehran
Iran Conflict 2026#72 Mar
Trump claims nine Iranian warships sunk
Iran Conflict 2026#92 Mar
Mentioned in: Britain will not join offensive on Iran
Iran Conflict 2026#92 Mar
Mentioned in: Europe condemns war it will not fight
Iran Conflict 2026#102 Mar
Mentioned in: Dow drops 543; markets price a long war
Iran Conflict 2026#102 Mar
Warner saw no evidence of Iran threat
Iran Conflict 2026#102 Mar
Held first on-camera briefing citing Iran nuclear shield as justification
Iran Conflict 2026: Hegseth: Iran hid nukes behind missiles#102 Mar
Recorded fourth US combat death as Iranian munitions hit operations centre
Iran Conflict 2026: Fourth US troop killed in Iran strike#112 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump won't rule out Iran ground troops
Iran Conflict 2026#61 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump: operation 'ahead of schedule'
Iran Conflict 2026#41 Mar
Confirmed first three US combat deaths with no location or circumstances
Iran Conflict 2026: Three US troops killed; no details given#61 Mar
Mentioned in: Israel claims air supremacy over Iran
Iran Conflict 2026#61 Mar
Produced zero evidence for imminent threat claim in 90-min briefing
Iran Conflict 2026: 90 min; Pentagon produced zero evidence#61 Mar
Mentioned in: UNSC emergency session ends with nothing
Iran Conflict 2026#41 Mar
Mentioned in: Iranian missiles kill six in Israel
Iran Conflict 2026#41 Mar
Mentioned in: Israeli strikes reach central Tehran
Iran Conflict 2026#41 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran's second salvo hits Israel and Gulf
Iran Conflict 2026#61 Mar
Warned war would last weeks not days in first public timeline estimate
Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon: war will last 'weeks not days'#51 Mar
Mentioned in: Minab: 165 girls dead, no investigation
Iran Conflict 2026#428 Feb
Mentioned in: LUCAS Enters Combat With Dozens in Stock
Drones: Industry & Defence#428 Feb
