The U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet Is No Stealth Fighter, and Iran Could Take It Down 
Aerial combat is always risky. Over the skies of Iran, even though the Americans and Israelis have declared air superiority and even air dominance, there have been instances when Iranian air defenses almost enjoyed a win over U.S. pilots. Take the example of the Air Force F-35 nearly destroyed when it was hit by enemy fire and forced into an emergency landing.

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The Defense Department is trying to quickly find vendors who are able to ship pre-made shelters to protect troops in the Middle East as the United States’ war with Iran continues. 
The department is looking for information from private contractors who can provide “prefabricated, transportable, hardened shelter systems designed to protect personnel from blast and fragmentation threats,” according to a new federal contract notice posted Monday.

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Raytheon has gained more funds to develop the AN/TPY-2 radar system, the sensor layer of THAAD air defence systems.

At the request of some of its units, the Army is looking to add “command and control on the move” capabilities to Infantry Squad Vehicles, according to a notice posted Thursday on a government contracting website.
The call for solutions comes as the Army is moving to enhance its networks with initiatives like C2 Fix and Next Gen C2. Service leaders are concerned that static command posts are becoming more vulnerable to drones and other systems that could enable adversaries to locate and strike them on the battlefield. Providing greater mobility is a means of enhancing U.S.

KNDS and Elbit Systems Land will form a joint venture, EuroPULS GmbH, to market the EuroPULS rocket artillery system for European militaries.

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On Mar. 19, 2026, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) announced the adoption of a new service rifle based on the AR-15 design. Procured under the Canadian Modular Assault Rifle (CMAR) initiative, the Colt Canada Modular Rail Rifle (MRR) will replace the CAF’s current C7 rifle and C8 carbine, both produced by Colt Canada.
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As with most NATO nations, Canada adopted a version of the FN FAL during the Cold War. Designated the C1A1, the 7.62mm NATO rifle was replaced by the 5.56mm NATO C7 rifle in 1984.

The US Department of State has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Japan valued at approximately $340m, aimed at enhancing the country’s indigenous upgraded Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectiles (HVGP) capability.

In Nato’s Annual Report, it revised down its estimates for UK defence spending as a proportion of GDP to below to Alliance average.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs regularly helps veterans become homeowners through its home loans, and as part of the process, an appraiser hired by the VA must inspect each property. However, due to limited availability and high demand, it can take several days for appraisers to be assigned to those jobs, leaving veterans competing with other buyers and potentially losing out due to those delays. That is according to a bipartisan group of senators, who introduced a bill on Thursday evening to help incentivize more appraisers to take jobs with the VA and meet the demand.

In 1876, Americans were introduced to the typewriter and sewing machine, tasted ketchup for the first time, and saw firsthand what a 1,400-horsepower steam engine could do.
All of that occurred at a collection of displays with the long-winded title of “the 1876 International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of Soil and Mine.” Most remember it by a more familiar name: the World’s Fair.
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This was not just any World’s Fair.

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Three additional B-1B Lancers arrived at RAF Fairford on March 26,…

Thomas Newdick, The WarZone
Even in lower-threat coastal areas, MANPADS are a real risk to lower-flying aircraft, and true air supremacy across Iran still isn’t a reality.

Kris Osborn, Warrior Maven
Unseen technologies power the B-21’s stealth, computing, and sensing, promising a revolution in high-altitude bomber capabilities and survivability.

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Elezhar, NextGenDefense
ALTIUS 700 is a launched effect supporting ISR, SIGINT, and electronic warfare, and capable to operate at ranges of up to 460 kilometers.

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Army base mailrooms will be closed in observance of Good Friday on April 3rd, 2026.
Note: This schedule is subject to change and is based on the latest information provided to us by the mailrooms on base. Closures schedules can change at the discretion of the base Command.
Army Base Mailroom Closures
Fort Jackson, Fort Leonard Wood, Fort Benning, and Fort Sill will be closed on Friday, April 3rd. The last day to submit your letter for delivery before the holiday is Wednesday, April 1st, by 5 PM EST.

In 1918, the U.S. Supreme Court held that government contractors could be sued for patent infringement even if their products were manufactured specifically for the U.S. government. Franklin D. Roosevelt, then acting secretary of the Navy, wrote an urgent letter to Congress warning that contractors were hesitant to build equipment for the Navy that could expose them to expensive litigation. Congress responded swiftly, amending federal law to shield contractors from patent suits when they were manufacturing products for the government. That statutory immunity, now codified as 28 U.S.C.

It is 2029. General Secretary Xi Jinping has given the order for the People’s Liberation Army to forcibly take Taiwan. Hundreds of Chinese warships begin to cross the Taiwan strait, supported by fighter jets and protected by an umbrella of electronic jamming. 80 kilometers from Taiwan’s coast, the first blow comes from below. Autonomous underwater vehicles lurking on the seabed detonate against the hull of troop transports, scattering formations and forcing destroyers to divert to antisubmarine warfare.

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The Israeli paper Haaretz has confirmed that 8 out of 10 Iranian missiles launched against Israeli targets are reaching their targets, following mounting reports and growing quantities of footage pointing to the failures of Israeli and U.S. ballistic missile defences. The report further noted that success rates have continued to improve as air defences have become increasingly strained. Israeli analysts observed that contributing factors have included the systematic exhaustion of the air defence network, and the destruction of U.S.

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The Indian Defence Ministry Defence Procurement Council has approved the purchase of additional Russian S-400 long range air defence systems, following reports over several months of a growing interest in placing orders. “The S-400 system will counter enemy long-range air vectors targeting vital areas,” the Ministry announced in a statement, although not elaborating on the numbers intended for procurement.

Pentagon sources have raised serious concern regarding the rapid depletion of of the U.S. Navy’s BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile arsenal during the ongoing U.S.-led war effort against Iran, with officials speaking to Washington Post stressing that the issue of depletion of scarce and high cost munitions types has been a matter of growing importance for the Department of War.

The Space Force is looking to revise launch plans for a number of upcoming national security missions following a recent issue with a United Launch Alliance rocket that could take months to resolve, according to a senior official.
During a Space Force mission last month, ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket experienced a “significant performance anomaly” with one of the vehicle’s four solid rocket motors during lift off, according to the company.

The Navy is setting up a one-stop-shop for medium unmanned surface vessels (MUSVs) that carry swappable, containerized payloads in faster, multi-mission deployments, as it reshapes its model for buying autonomous watercraft that navigate, handle cargo and carry out certain military operations with little to no human input.

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As part of a force-wide “rebalancing” and cost-saving effort, the Army started notifying thousands of civilian employees this week that their roles are surplus, DefenseScoop has learned, giving them days to accept offers to voluntarily fill open vacancies or separate, or be forced to move positions. 
Since the beginning of the second Trump administration, the Army has undergone significant structural changes, to include consolidating multiple entities into a single command.

Smart Shooter has secured its first contract from the US Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401) for the supply of SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

Tens-of-thousands of Ukrainian troops have been

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The Army is entering exclusive negotiations with the Carlyle Group and CyrusOne to build and operate commercial hyperscale data centers on military installations in Texas and Utah, the service announced Thursday.
The initiative is being pursued through the Army’s Enhanced Use Lease program, after President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the Defense Department and other agencies to facilitate data center infrastructure projects that provide jobs and undergird key IT capabilities like the internet, cloud, and AI.

It appears that the F-14 Tomcat, retired from the U.S. Navy in 2006 but still in service with the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, has finally come to the end of the runway.
When the war with Iran began on Feb. 28, one of the early goals was to hamstring the Iranian air force, which boasted a smattering of aircraft. This included French Mirage F1s, Soviet MiG-29s, and American F-4 Phantoms, F-5 Tiger IIs, and the beloved F-14 Tomcats. In satellite imagery and released footage, we can see the effectiveness of that campaign, with Tomcats smoldering on tarmacs.

Latvia has already begun delivery of CVR(T) armoured combat vehicles to Ukraine, understood to be the Spartan or Scimitar variants.

Morgan Plummer is Vice President of Policy at Americans for Responsible Innovation. He previously served as a Professor of Practice at the U.S. Air Force Academy and as Managing Director of the Department of Defense’s National Security Innovation Network.
The Trump administration’s recent decision to designate Anthropic a “supply-chain risk” marked an extraordinary escalation in the relationship between Washington and the tech sector. If this precedent holds, it could send a powerful warning to innovators: cooperate with the U.S.

The US Department of War (DoW) has entered into a framework agreement with BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin to quadruple manufacturing of seekers for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor.

Two Ukrainian UAS entered Baltic airspace amid a drone barrage against the Russian port, Ust-Luga, where Shadow tankers operate.

In 1921, an unknown American casualty from World War I was brought back to the United States and interred in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.
Today, the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) from Fort Myer, Virginia guard the Tomb rain or shine and will ensure that anyone who plays stupid games at this place of reverence wins stupid prizes. However, the Tomb was not always guarded.

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The timing appears to be aligned with the scheduled launch of the middle tier of acquisition track for the Affordable Mass Munition (AMM) Increment 1

Seligman & Timms, WSJ
The U.S. has begun to amass troops near Iran, moving thousands of additional Marines and paratroopers toward the Middle East in recent days.

The Defense Post
The Pentagon announced Wednesday agreements with defense contractors to put missile production “on a wartime footing” as the Mideast war leads to rapid use of munition…

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The WarZone
Test units will soon start experimenting with early M1E3 prototypes, with the Army now hoping production could kick off in 2027.

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Last May, NATO invited 10 Ukrainians to act as an opposing force during Hedgehog 2025, one of NATO’s largest exercises in the Baltics. The Ukrainians successfully simulated the destruction of 17 armored vehicles and conducted 30 strikes in half a day, effectively neutralizing two NATO battalions before dinner. One observing commander summed up the broader implication in three words: “We are finished.” Ominously, the exercise occurred without American forces.The Western debate on Ukraine is sometimes framed as an act of generosity, with NATO propping up a beleaguered partner.

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