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onsdag 11. mars 2026
USA i dag
(Military Times) Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., the sons of President Donald Trump, invested in a newly formed company that aims to produce autonomous drones for the U.S. military. Read More ----oooo00O00oooo---- |
‘Where the hell is JD Vance?’: Why Trump’s VP is missing in action
The former US marine with presidential ambitions who was
deployed to Iraq has long argued against American intervention abroad
Sjekk https://tinyurl.com/23jcj8nn
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A Year into Hegseth’s Cuts, Defense Civilians Report ‘Degraded
Performance’ and Low Morale
A year after Secretary Pete Hegseth launched a hasty effort to
reduce the Defense Department’s civilian workforce by up to 61,000 people,
employees are reporting gutted offices, lower productivity, and pervasive
uncertainty.
Iran
God oversikt over våpenarsenal  Sjekk https://tinyurl.com/mt22mp23 ----oooo00O00oooo----  US destroys 16 Iranian mine-laying boats, CENTCOM claims |
(Military Times) The United States military announced Tuesday that its forces had struck and destroyed 16 of Iran’s minelayers near the Strait of Hormuz. The claim was made amid mounting concern that the Islamic Republic was preparing to deploy mines in the crucial waterway. Read More ----oooo00O00oooo---- |
Boots on the ground? No
More than half of the American electorate opposes the ongoing military campaign
against Iran, according to a new poll, in which nearly three-quarters of
respondents also said they would be against the use of U.S. ground forces
there.
Overall, 53%
of U.S. voters oppose the military action in Iran named Operation Epic Fury,
while 40% support it, according to the Quinnipiac University poll.
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Trump Says the Iran War Is Nearly Won but Israel Has Other Ideas
The Wall Street Journal (Gift Link)
President Trump’s suggestions that the war with Iran might soon
be over are bringing a new problem to the fore: Israel and the U.S. have
different ideas on when to end the conflict and under what conditions.
Massive Leap in Ability to Spot Iranian Drones Headed to Persian
Gulf
An Australian E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control
plane is headed for the Persian Gulf. This comes as Gulf Arab states continue
to be subjected to Iran’s attacks in retaliation for ongoing U.S. and Israeli
strikes. The E-7A is arguably the best airborne look-down sensor platform in
the world at present, and will provide a particularly important boost in
capability for spotting low-flying Iranian kamikaze drones and cruise missiles.
Radar Sweep
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US Says It Destroyed 16 Mine-Laying Vessels as Iran Threatens
to Block Gulf Oil Exports
The U.S. said it took out
more than a dozen mine-laying Iranian vessels March 10, and the Islamic
Republic vowed to block the region’s oil exports, saying it would not allow
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Pentagon Says 140 Troops Wounded in Operation Epic Fury
The Pentagon said March
10 that about 140 U.S. service members have been wounded during 10 days of
sustained attacks tied to the Iran conflict. Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean
Parnell said the wounded include eight troops with life-threatening injuries
who are receiving the highest level of medical care. The update provides the
clearest accounting so far of U.S. casualties tied to Operation Epic Fury,
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Droner
‘Battle Lab’ to Produce Standard Plans for Air Base Counter-Drone Defense
By Matthew Cox
A new Air Force organization is searching for
counter-drone firms to participate in a dozen or more exercises to help create
operating plans by the end of this year for defending the service’s U.S.-based
installations from drone attacks.
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British Company Tops Leaderboard for Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program
By The Editor on Mar 11, 2026 07:47 am
U.K.-based unmanned aerial system manufacturer Skycutter claimed the top position in the first round of the Pentagon’s Drone Dominance competition, earning delivery orders from the U.S. Defense Department. The London-headquartered company was among more than two dozen drone makers selected for the program’s first competitive evaluation, known as the “Gauntlet.” Systems from participating companies were […]
Thales Launches STORM 2 to Protect Soldiers from Drone Threats
By The Editor on Mar 11, 2026 07:30 am
Thales has officially launched STORM 2, a lightweight and compact cyber and electromagnetic activities (CEMA) node. Originally designed to counter improvised explosive devices, Thales has rapidly developed the solution to equip soldiers with localised protection from radio frequency controlled unmanned aerial systems. Weighing less than 2kg, STORM 2 minimises the weight burden on soldiers. Frequency […]
Pentagon Publishes Guide to Counter-Drone Technology and Privacy Protections
By The Editor on Mar 11, 2026 07:10 am
The Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has announced the publication of “Counter-UAS Operations: Safeguarding Freedoms and Preserving Privacy,” a comprehensive guide to the sensor technologies used to detect and identify drone threats and the legal framework that governs their use. As the threat from unauthorized and nefarious small unmanned aerial systems continues to evolve, JIATF-401 is […]
Honeywell Introduces New Commercially Available Inertial Measurement Unit
By The Editor on Mar 11, 2026 07:10 am
Honeywell has announced the launch of the HGuide i700, an inertial measurement unit that delivers high-accuracy performance for unmanned air, land and sea vehicles. By pairing near navigation-grade capability with a no-license-required (NLR) classification, the HGuide i700 provides integrators worldwide with a powerful new option for critical sensing and navigation.The HGuide i700 uses high reliability sensors […]
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