Home | Tip of the Spear

Most Recent

Jun 2, 2026

•

4 min read

Fleet Shift

May 14, 2026

•

5 min read

Capacity Shift

May 5, 2026

•

2 min read

Cost Imbalance

Apr 21, 2026

•

4 min read

Warthog Stays

Apr 16, 2026

•

4 min read

Budget Shock

Apr 14, 2026

•

10 min read

Autonomous Mass

Mar 31, 2026

•

8 min read

Readiness Pressure

Mar 26, 2026

•

8 min read

Arsenal Shift

Mar 24, 2026

•

8 min read

Narrow Waters

Mar 19, 2026

•

9 min read

Spectrum Wars

Funding

Jun 4, 2026

•

5 min read

Production Race

The next battle for defense dominance may be won on factory floors, not battlefields.

Justin Nerdrum

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

The latest news, articles, and resources, sent to your inbox weekly.

What’s Changing Fast

Dec 3, 2025

•

15 min read

The New Frontline

Nov 18, 2025

•

10 min read

Signals & Frontlines

A Messy Battlespace and some Stolen Valor Gunshot Wounds

Apr 9, 2024

•

7 min read

A Messy Battlespace and some Stolen Valor Gunshot Wounds

80 Years Since we Stormed the Beaches of Normandy

Jun 3, 2024

•

6 min read

80 Years Since we Stormed the Beaches of Normandy

Latest Posts

Read All

Policy

Mar 19, 2026

•

9 min read

Spectrum Wars

Army opens the aperture on EW as AI, cyber mandates, and a trillion-dollar budget reshape the fight for electromagnetic control

Justin Nerdrum

Geopolitics

Mar 17, 2026

•

10 min read

Battlefield Proof

First combat use of Sejjil missiles, armed Shahed drones, and the Army’s $20B Lattice contract reveal where defense budgets and counter-drone priorities are heading next.

Justin Nerdrum

Geopolitics

Mar 12, 2026

•

8 min read

Arsenal Surge

Operation Epic Fury is forcing a rapid expansion of U.S. munitions production while the Pentagon accelerates its shift toward mass drone warfare.

Justin Nerdrum

Policy

Mar 10, 2026

•

8 min read

Supply Shock

The Pentagon’s new supply chain rules are reshaping defense sourcing and stockpiling

Justin Nerdrum

Technology

Mar 5, 2026

•

9 min read

Swarm Wars

Why counter-UAS technology is becoming the next major defense market

Justin Nerdrum

Geopolitics

Mar 3, 2026

•

8 min read

Rising Threshold

Strikes on Iran, a Senate war powers clash, and a shift in hypersonic funding reshape the near-term defense landscape.

Justin Nerdrum

Most Recent

Fleet Shift

Capacity Shift

Cost Imbalance

Warthog Stays

Budget Shock

Autonomous Mass

Readiness Pressure

Arsenal Shift

Narrow Waters

Spectrum Wars

Production Race

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Trending

What’s Changing Fast

The New Frontline

Signals & Frontlines

A Messy Battlespace and some Stolen Valor Gunshot Wounds

80 Years Since we Stormed the Beaches of Normandy

Latest Posts

Spectrum Wars

Battlefield Proof

Arsenal Surge

Supply Shock

Swarm Wars

Rising Threshold

Tip of the Spear