From the Editor—July 2026

Stockpiling Begins: Neros Awarded $100 Million Pentagon Contract For Kamikaze Drones US defense company Neros Technologies, which focuses on Category 1 one-way attack drones, was awarded a $100 million contract under the Department of War's Drone Dominance Program for 14,000 drones and explosive payloads. The award, under the Drone Dominance Program's Gauntlet II, prioritizes Archer AI, the Category 1 FPV attack drone. Its automated kill chain lets the FPV fly to an operator-selected target, a huge advantage in battle zones where electronic warfare jammers, such as those targeting radio frequencies and...

President Donald Trump says he is once again open to talks with Iran. Negotiations to end the war have stalled since the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed in June. Trump previously said he was uninterested in speaking with Iran.  “The failing Nation of Iran wants to make a deal, quickly and badly. I will […]

IMO Draws Up Hormuz Evacuation Plan For 800 Ships Trapped In Gulf Tanker traffic through the Hormuz chokepoint remained muted as of Tuesday morning, with maritime movement still far below pre-US-Iran conflict levels. The ship backlog in the Persian Gulf has now swelled to a staggering 800 vessels, underscoring the scale of the disruption, while the International Maritime Organization is reportedly drawing up evacuation plans for stranded ships. Bloomberg quoted the Secretary-General of the IMO, Arsenio Dominguez, who stated on the sidelines of Singapore Maritime Week earlier today that the...