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Good shot of @demarest-colin.bsky.social today at the Second Front #offset25 Symposium.

Looks like US troops are testing Raytheon's Coyote interceptor at the Al-Tanf Garrison in Syria, according to new photos published to DVIDS www.dvidshub.net/image/898290... (cc @demarest-colin.bsky.social)

Senior Mario Reporter, checking in, with updates on tariffs for the Mushroom Kingdom:

The latest JINSA data on US strikes against the Houthis appeared in this morning’s @axios.com future of defense newsletter: The US launched at least 612% more strikes in March than during all operations targeting the Houthis since November. @demarest-colin.bsky.social www.axios.com/newsletters/...

Grateful to @axios.com for covering @scientistsorg.bsky.social China nuclear notebook release and including thoughts on where we are heading. US policy is opening the door to greater global nuclear development. How is this good for anyone, especially the US? www.axios.com/2025/03/19/n...

Some thoughts on last night's tragedy over the Potomac. www.axios.com/2025/01/30/p...

A stacked Future of Defense this week... 🚨 Directionless energy, aka a Navy "embarrassed" 🇯🇵 An exclusive look at V-BAT deliveries to Japan 🪖 Talking next-gen networks with Gabe Camarillo 💪 And a chat with General Catalyst's Paul Kwan www.axios.com/newsletters/...

#LaserWars with a nice shoutout in @demarest-colin.bsky.social's @axios.com Future of Defense newsletter this AM! www.axios.com/2025/01/22/n... Read more here and SUBSCRIBE laserwars.substack.com/p/marine-cor...

Joe Lonsdale, 8VC's managing partner, told me that Overland AI is postured to become "the next great defense prime." The millions will be used to hire more people, sharpen software development and wade into hardware. www.axios.com/2025/01/13/o...

The Return of Havana Syndrome. www.theatlantic.com/internationa... A new intelligence report raises questions about a possible mystery weapon. My latest.

One of the most devastating types of cyberattack companies face today has been around for decades — and its perpetrators have hardly had to innovate to stay profitable.

Mexico's president clapped back at Trump and said parts of the U.S. should be called "América Mexicana," in response to Trump's proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America."

@demarest-colin.bsky.social proving once again, the traditional metal bending defense contractors (NGC, Thales) etc are email people, and the AI/software crowd (Anduril, Palantir, etc) are Slack-first people.

Iran 2025: Nuclear crisis awaits Trump. My story on @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/01/06/t...

BREAKING: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau resigned from his position as the leader of the Liberal Party. "I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister, after the party selects its next leader through a robust nationwide, competitive process."

NEW: Trump announced that he is appointing Morgan Ortagus as deputy special presidential envoy for Middle East peace. She criticized Trump's "isolationist" foreign policy and his personal behavior several years ago.

The S&P 500's three biggest winners this year (and they won very, very big) had one thing in common: AI. www.axios.com/2024/12/31/s...

Fearing political retribution and strained by new business challenges, media companies that once covered Trump with skepticism — and in many cases, disdain — are reconsidering their approach.

Died 2024 Born 2024 Welcome back Houthi F-5

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There are 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria — not 900, as has been repeated. They were there before the fall of the Assad regime. But a Pentagon spokesperson got the updated numbers “today.” (With @barakravid.bsky.social) www.axios.com/2024/12/19/u...

The reports of drones have sparked an Orson-Welles-reminiscent hysteria on social media, and the theories have been both far-ranging and, in some cases, far-fetched. Some claim they are aliens — and another sect of theories contends the sightings could be angels.

Surveillance tools and counter-drone weaponry used outside of the U.S. — at military bases abroad, or on Ukraine's front lines — are different from what's in use here. www.axios.com/2024/12/17/d...

🇺🇸🇸🇦Scoop: Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff meets Saudi Crown Prince MBS. My story on @axios.com www.axios.com/2024/12/13/t...

You laugh now, but I predict massive cost overruns for the Arctic Special Field Artillery Semi Functional All Season Developmental Final All-terrain Specialized Fancy Drivable Fort

GM has tough homework to finish in its core business before it can go outside to play robo-taxi operator. The bet it made during ZIRP era is one it can no longer afford amid demand concerns for cars and an EV strategy to execute. More from my report in @axios.com here www.axios.com/2024/12/11/g...

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: RFK Jr. believes the CIA had a role in assassinating JFK and wants to get his daughter-in-law near the top of the agency to help prove it.

This A.M. Read more: www.axios.com/newsletters/...

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NEW (#Driscoll) via @axios.com's @sophiacai.bsky.social, @demarest-colin.bsky.social & @lucillesherman.bsky.social: "#Trump will nominate #JDVance's friend and Yale Law School classmate #DanDriscoll for Army secretary." www.axios.com/2024/12/04/d...

BREAKING: Trump will nominate JD Vance's friend and Yale Law School classmate Dan Driscoll for Army secretary.

The next U.S. Army secretary — Dan Driscoll? — will inherit a service in flux, as it overhauls everything from its backroom networks to its frontline weapons. www.axios.com/2024/12/04/d...

This A.M. Read more: www.axios.com/newsletters/...

BREAKING: President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea declared an "emergency martial law" during a televised briefing.

Check out my latest - Battles of Precise Mass - in @foreignaffairs.com. From Ukraine to the Middle East to the Indo-Pacific, operational and tech advances at the intersection of precision and mass are driving a shift in the character of war! www.foreignaffairs.com/world/battle...

Russian information operations are the most effective and reliable weapons in the Kremlin’s arsenal. Doubling down on this stuff is an easy call - it works.

BREAKING: Three Americans were released from China following a prisoner exchange between Washington and Beijing.

Backed into a corner of called bluffs, lowered thresholds and protracted fights, Russia hit Ukraine with an "experimental" IRBM, Oreshnik. It landed amid nerves already frayed by global conflict, alarmist headlines and nuclear rhetoric. Vladimir Putin knew the vibe. www.axios.com/newsletters/...

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F-35 program office is subtweeting Elon now.

I was told there’s a lack of defense memes in this site and I’m here to fix that

SCOOP: Trump is expected to appoint ultra loyalist Kash Patel to a high-profile position at either the FBI or the Justice Department, top transition sources tell Axios.

This was just a matter of time - Russia is filming an "action movie" about a Russian FPV unit that is "based on real events." The film will show "in great detail" how FPV drone units operate - in this case, to "rescue hostages deep within enemy territory." t.me/projectArcha...

Real talk: A lot of typically staid Pentagon individuals are angry about this move. They see Donahue as one of the best generals in the U.S. military, often very challenging assignments.

The Houthis are now a strategic threat with global implications for the US. The US decision to "avoid" escalation has failed and the Houthis are undeterred. The policy of "managing escalation" in fact encourages escalation and protracts conflicts. My latest www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/the...

For folks interested in reading on the Russian approach to escalation, deterrence via intimidation versus through limited use of force, concepts of dosed or deterrent damage, etc. warontherocks.com/2022/09/esca...

Secretaries need a few things to exact change. Among them: executive-branch backing and budget finesse. (A Republican sweep of Washington should simplify the latter.) “Trying to make changes through training, doctrine or operations is hard…” www.axios.com/2024/11/20/t...

"My generals" out. Loyalists in. My latest for @vox.com looks at Trump's foreign policy picks and the three factions fighting the president-elect's ear www.vox.com/world-politi...

The Houthis, armed by Iran and strangling the Red Sea, "are getting scary." "What I've seen of what the Houthis have done in the last six months is something that — I'm just shocked," Bill LaPlante said at an Axios event. www.axios.com/2024/11/14/l...