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The Navy is betting $900 million that highly automated factories can help it add submarines in an era when skilled workers are scarce.The contract will support “non-recurring engineering across three facilities” to be built by  Hadrian, a four-year-old advanced manufacturing company.“This is not just another factory,” Navy Secretary John Phelan said in his prepared remarks for a Friday ribbon-cutting ceremony for Hadrian’s Factory 4 near Muscle Shoals, Ala. “This is a different model. Hadrian does not just machine parts. They build integrated production systems: raw material in, test-ready hardware out. A single system doing what used to require dozens of…

Denmark dispatched soldiers and explosives to Greenland in January as part of a contingency plan to obliterate key runways if the United States attempted an invasion, the country’s public broadcaster has reported.The strategy, which focused on landing strips in Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq, was designed to prevent U.S. military aircraft from landing troops and equipment. Danish blood banks even flew in supplies to treat potential casualties. The mobilization came amid President Donald Trump’s ongoing campaign to annex Greenland. He has threatened to seize the semiautonomous Danish territory by force, arguing that American ownership is vital for national and international security —…

Forces successfully countered a drone threat over a “strategic” U.S. installation hours into the joint U.S.-Israeli offensive against Iran, according to Gen. Gregory Guillot, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command.“In the early hours of Operation Epic Fury last month, a deployed [Fly-Away Kit] successfully detected and defeated sUAS operating over a strategic U.S. installation,” Guillot said in his written statement ahead of a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday.Although he did not give details about the installation threatened, Guillot revealed that the threat was defeated by USNORTHCOM’s counter-drone Fly-Away Kit.The FAK is produced by Anduril…

Transaction enables Rotron to scale long-range autonomous systems and proprietary propulsion technologies for UK, NATO and allied customers LONDON, UK – Rotron Aerospace Ltd. (‘Rotron’), a UK-based advanced defence technology company, today announced the completion of its acquisition by Ondas Inc. (NASDAQ: ONDS), marking the next phase of Rotron’s growth as a global provider of long-range autonomous defence systems. The transaction significantly strengthens Rotron’s ability to deliver scalable, mission-critical unmanned and autonomous capabilities to defence and security customers across the UK, NATO and allied markets. As part of Ondas Autonomous Systems, Rotron will expand the development and deployment of long-range unmanned…

On this special, crossover episode of our members-only armed services podcasts, some of our hosts sat down to discuss their experiences with indirect fire and bombardment. With the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, they rehash some of their own personal stories, provide context on today’s threat environment, and share some advice for troops both downrange and at home.Image: Sgt. Albert Juarez via DVIDS

Professional Fighters League (PFL) is set to stage PFL Madrid later TODAY (Fri., March 20, 2026) inside the Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid, Spain, featuring a Middleweight title fight as division king, Costello van Steenis, defends his belt against Fabian Edwards.This will be a rematch almost five years in the making as van Steenis defeated Edwards via split-decision at Bellator Milan 2 in Sept. 2020. Both have enjoyed success since their first encounter, with Edwards racking up a record of 7-3, which includes winning the 2025 PFL Middleweight tournament by knocking out Dalton Rosta last August (see it again here). Edwards…

Rheinmetall AG will be participating in the specialised trade fair XPONENTIAL Europe 2026 in Düsseldorf from 24 to 26 March 2026. The event is one of the most recognized European trade fairs for autonomous systems, robotics and unmanned technologies. This year, for the first time, special attention is being paid to the topic of security and defence. The Düsseldorf-based technology group is showcasing a wide range of unmanned solutions within the land, air, and space domains at the trade show. These include amongst others drones, satellites, robotic systems and applications for teleoperated driving via 5G mobile networks. Among the new…

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released its annual threat report Wednesday, outlining the broader intelligence community’s assessment of dangers to the U.S. and its interests and military installations abroad.In remarks to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard focused heavily on the threat of foreign terror groups with Islamist ideology to the U.S. and to “Western civilization.” The phrase, while absent from recent threat reports, “fits the broader approach the administration has taken to U.S. allies in Europe, which is arguing that the threat is to Western civilization from immigrants,” according to…

Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below.***IranOn March 17, Israel announced — and Tehran later confirmed — the killing of Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council. If eliminating Ali Khamenei on the opening day of the U.S.-Israeli offensive struck down the regime’s supreme leader, Larijani’s death removes its supreme coordinator. A longtime fixture in the regime, Larijani appears to have been serving as the regime’s majordomo in recent months — and especially since Khamenei’s death on Feb.…

LONDON — The British government gave authorization on Friday for the United States to use military bases in Britain to carry out strikes on Iranian missile sites that are attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz.British ministers met on Friday to discuss the war with Iran and Iran’s blocking of the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Downing Street statement.“They confirmed that the agreement for the U.S. to use U.K. bases in the collective self-defence of the region includes U.S. defensive operations to degrade the missile sites and capabilities being used to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz,” the…