Archive for the 'War' Category
Pentagon to Adopt Palantir AI as Core U.S. Military System
March 20th, 2026Via: Reuters: Palantir’s Maven artificial intelligence system will become an official program of record, Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg said in a letter to Pentagon leaders, a move that locks in long-term use of Palantir’s weapons-targeting ?technology across the U.S. military. In the March 9 letter to senior Pentagon leaders and U.S. military commanders, […]
Second U.S. Amphibious Ready Group Now Heading To Middle East
March 20th, 2026Via: The War Zone: The Pentagon is reportedly sending the Wasp class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer and the rest of its Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), loaded with elements of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). This comes as the Trump administration is reported to be increasingly considering seizing or blockading Iran’s highly strategic Kharg […]
‘Multiple Waves’ of Unauthorized Drones Recently Spotted Over Strategic U.S. Air Force Base
March 20th, 2026Via: ABC: A drone sighting that temporarily raised alarms at one of the United States Air Force’s largest and most strategic airfields earlier this month was more extensive, and potentially more dangerous, than first reported, according to a confidential internal briefing document reviewed by ABC News. Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana said it was […]
U.S. Says Cuba Is Prohibited from Taking Russian Oil as Two Tankers Head to Island
March 20th, 2026Via: CNBC: The U.S. Treasury Department has said Cuba won’t be allowed to take delivery of Russian crude, even as the fuel-starved island appears poised to receive two tankers carrying oil and gas.
Iran’s Shahed Drones
March 20th, 2026Via: Daily Mail:
“To Put It Mildly, This Is Bananas”: U.S. Considers Lifting Sanctions On Iranian Oil As Attacks On Iran Continue
March 19th, 2026Via: BBC: The US is weighing lifting sanctions on some Iranian oil, as it scrambles to contain the impact of its war in Iran on energy markets. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent put forward the idea in a Fox interview, saying it could make more oil available to global buyers. Around the world, energy prices are […]
IRAN ATTACKS WIPE OUT 17% OF QATAR’S LNG CAPACITY FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS
March 19th, 2026Via: Reuters: Iranian attacks ?have knocked out 17% of Qatar’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity, causing an estimated $20 billion in lost annual revenue and threatening supplies to Europe and Asia, QatarEnergy’s CEO and state minister for energy affairs told Reuters on Thursday. Saad al-Kaabi said two of Qatar’s 14 LNG trains and one […]
Scientists Turn Mosquitoes Into a Vaccination Tool to Immunize Bats Against Rabies
March 19th, 2026Via: Telegraph: Mosquitoes typically spread disease, rather than prevent it, but Chinese scientists have proposed using the insects as an unlikely vector to deliver vaccines to bats. In a study published in Science Advances journal, researchers designed mosquitoes which carry an immunisation for rabies and Nipah viruses within their saliva. This is transferred when bats […]
And Now… Pentagon Requests $200 Billion for Iran War
March 19th, 2026Via: Independent: The Pentagon has asked the White House to approve a more than $200 billion funding request to Congress for the war in Iran, according to a new report. It’s been nearly three weeks since the U.S, along with Israel, began launching strikes against Iran to “dismantle the Iranian regime’s security apparatus,” according to […]
Iran’s Energy Infrastructure Is Now On The Targeting List
March 18th, 2026Via: The War Zone: Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported that several facilities in the South Pars gas field near Bushehr were targeted. According to the report, emergency teams were on the scene and trying to extinguish the fire. The extent of the damage is not yet known. There are suggestions that the attack on […]
