Col. (Ret) Nate Slate: Meeting with the Sheiks

In a dusty courtyard outside Taji, surrounded by curious children and cautious sheiks, we built fragile bridges with bottled water, schoolbooks, and the stubborn hope that kindness could hold back the war.

Anduril Awarded $100 Million for AI Warfighting Platform

The Pentagon tossed Anduril a $99.6 million grenade with the pin already pulled—deliver an AI-powered command system in under a year, or become another cautionary tale buried in the defense tech graveyard.

Norway’s Rangers: Arctic Wolves

Stationed in a frozen outpost just miles from the Russian border, Norway’s elite Ranger Battalion GSV stands ready to fight outnumbered and alone, delaying an invasion long enough for NATO to catch up.