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Funding

May 5, 2026

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2 min read

Cost Imbalance

Cheap systems are forcing expensive decisions

Justin Nerdrum

Technology

Apr 21, 2026

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4 min read

Warthog Stays

Traditional airpower remains important even as autonomous technology advances quickly.

Justin Nerdrum

Funding

Apr 16, 2026

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4 min read

Budget Shock

$1.5T resets defense spending and contract flow

Justin Nerdrum

Funding

Apr 14, 2026

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10 min read

Autonomous Mass

The Pentagon shifts from precision to scale as attritable systems move into production.

Justin Nerdrum

Funding

Mar 31, 2026

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8 min read

Readiness Pressure

Operational demand is forcing new trade-offs across funding, production, and force posture.

Justin Nerdrum

Technology

Mar 26, 2026

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8 min read

Arsenal Shift

The Army opens drone procurement while production scales toward mass deployment.

Justin Nerdrum

Geopolitics

Mar 24, 2026

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8 min read

Narrow Waters

What Hormuz is revealing about logistics, munitions, and demand

Justin Nerdrum

Policy

Mar 19, 2026

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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

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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

Archive

Cost Imbalance

Warthog Stays

Budget Shock

Autonomous Mass

Readiness Pressure

Arsenal Shift

Narrow Waters

Spectrum Wars

Battlefield Proof

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