Military

Israel says its 100 kilowatt class Iron Beam will be ready for operational use later in 2025. If lasers really cut interception costs to a few dollars, the economics of barrages and drone swarms change fast. Here is how and where it still breaks.

Australia just moved Ghost Shark from prototype to fleet, committing A$1.7 billion to field dozens of extra‑large autonomous subs within five years. The decision signals a pivot from slow, crewed AUKUS timelines to scalable undersea autonomy.

Beijing’s September parade put scramjet sea skimmers front and center. Here is why low‑altitude hypersonic flight compresses reaction time for U.S. ships, what counters are realistic in 3–5 years, and why uncrewed pickets matter most.

After Russian drones violated Polish airspace, Warsaw turned to Kyiv to learn how to stop them. That pivot hints at NATO’s next chapter in air defense, one built around sensor fusion, AI, electronic warfare, low-cost interceptors, and microwaves.

In a fast pivot from pilots to permanence, the U.S. Army and key allies just locked in program-of-record counter-drone kits. Expect RF sensing and jamming as the default, with high-power microwaves and cheap interceptors for what gets through.

Another week, another wave of Red Sea intercepts. Navies are pivoting from scarce missiles to abundant effectors—lasers, guided 30mm, soft-kill EW, and AI fire control. The new limits are power, cooling, and magazine depth.