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Can Lasers Beat Drone Swarms? The Pentagon Is About To Find Out
Can Lasers Beat Drone Swarms? The Pentagon Is About To Find Out
Authored by Alex Kimani via OilPrice,
The enormous expansion of drone warfare is forcing militaries to reconsider how much ammunition they can afford to fire at relatively cheap targets. The Pentagon is betting that some of that ammunition can be replaced with electricity, selecting four directed-energy systems for operational testing at five U.S. military bases.
The Pentagon selected AeroVironment's (NASDAQ: AVAV) Palletized High-Energy Laser, Boeing's (NYSE: BA) Compact Laser Weapon System, Kord Technologies' Firefly high-energy laser and Epirus' Leonidas high-powered...
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Sep 7, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Welcome To The World That Now Exists
Welcome To The World That Now Exists
By Michael Every of Rabobank
We ended last week with the Dutch thinktank acknowledgement that "The world as we knew it no longer exists.” We start this week knowing many are going to be profoundly uncomfortable with the new world that replaces it. Not the weekend op-ed in the Financial Times asking, ‘Is Keynesianism dead?’ adding “When debt is the disease, fiscal medicine may be as likely to harm as heal,” though that will shock many. Nor that the US just blew up three...
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Aug 27, 2026 / Tyler Durden
The Rise And Fall Of 'Resistance' Hero Alexander Vindman
The Rise And Fall Of 'Resistance' Hero Alexander Vindman
Authored by Blaise Malley via Responsible Statecraft,
On paper, Alexander Vindman's loss in last week's Florida Democratic Senate was a shocking upset. After all, Vindman had a 16-to-1 fundraising advantage and far more national name recognition than the winner - progressive state Rep. Angie Nixon.
But the results reflect more than one poorly-run campaign. Vindman is one of the most prominent faces of a bygone political era known as "Russia-gate" - a period which Democratic voters appear ready to leave behind.
Just a few...
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Sep 21, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Seattle Mayor Calls For New Gun Laws While Letting Repeat Offenders Roam Free
Seattle Mayor Calls For New Gun Laws While Letting Repeat Offenders Roam Free
It's the communist playbook in real time. Allow crime to fester, then disarm law abiding citizens rather than punishing the people responsible.
Democratic Socialist Mayor of Seattle, Katie Wilson, has been a disaster for the city and she's only been in office nine months. So far, multiple major corporate employers are leaving Seattle to avoid tax expansion, homeless camps are growing exponentially, she has triggered several public safety controversies, faced potential recall and plunging public approval.
Anyone with...
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