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Defense Daily
- AV Nabs $51 Million Switchblade 600 Order With Deliveries To U.S. Army, FMS Customer
- AeroVironment [AVAV] on Wednesday said it’s received a $51 million order from the Army to deliver additional Switchblade 600 loitering munitions. The deal was placed under a five-year, potentiall...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-08-27 15:04:50
- Q-CTRL Demonstrates GPS-Free Navigation At Sea
- Australia’s Q-CTRL on Thursday said its gravity sensing technology was used to navigate a maritime vessel without GPS in the Coral Sea, marking a first for the quantum gravimeter. Q-CTRL […...
- — Cal Biesecker 2026-08-27 15:02:52
- Marines Plan OPF-L, Organic C-sUAS Fielding Soon Amid Ground Combat Element 2040 Push
- The Marine Corps has detailed imminent plans to begin fielding new loitering munitions and organic counter-small drone capabilities, citing both as near-term efforts under its Ground Combat Element...
- — Matthew Beinart 2026-08-26 21:27:03
- Navy Seeks Prototypes For New Air-Launched Torpedo
- The Navy on Tuesday issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking industry’s ability to design, test and make a new cost-effective prototype air-launched torpedo. A new government notice said th...
- — Rich Abott 2026-08-26 21:07:37
- Army Chooses Five Companies To Build Janus Reactors At Military Sites
- Almost a year after the Janus program was announced in October 2025, the Army has selected five nuclear companies and awarded a collective $2.2 billion to them to build over […]<img width="19...
- — Sarah Salem 2026-08-26 20:47:22
- Castelion Nabs Another $90 Million Navy Order To Fund First 50 Blackbeard Weapons
- The Navy on Tuesday awarded hypersonic weapons developer Castelion another $90 million firm-fixed-price order to further develop and advance the Blackbeard hypersonic weapon system and the first 50...
- — Rich Abott 2026-08-26 20:37:09
- Marine Corps Warfighting Lab Accepts First Aussie-Designed Prototype Surface Craft
- The Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) earlier this month received the first of two Ancillary Surface Craft (ASC) prototypes, according to an Aug. 18 news release. The ASC is designed [R...
- — Rich Abott 2026-08-26 19:15:50
LegiStorm Caught Our Eye Digest
- AP Top 25 schools count 100 alumni in Congress
- At least 100 current members of Congress can have high hopes for this college football season. That's how many attended a school represented in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll, accordin...
- 2026-08-24 18:27:13
- King brings Big Law counsel back to Senate
- Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) has brought a Big Law attorney with prior Hill experience onto his legislative team. William Scheffer has joined King's office as counsel, handling judiciary, firearms, l...
- 2026-08-20 19:20:30
- GOP commands the congressional mail tab
- House Republicans continue to dominate spending on franked mail in 2026. First-quarter disbursement data show that Republican House members have spent roughly $1. 09 million on franked mail so far ...
- 2026-08-17 18:09:13
- Cyber specialist logs on to Gallagher's comms team
- Rep. James Gallagher (R-Calif. ) has hired a cybersecurity communicator from the Department of Energy to lead his press operation. Marissa Martinez has joined Gallagher's office as communications ...
- 2026-08-13 19:38:32
- Ballard Partners extends its K Street dominance
- Ballard Partners is pulling away from the rest of Washington's lobbying industry. Ballard Partners reported a record $30. 37 million in lobbying revenue in the second quarter, outperforming its the...
- 2026-08-10 18:14:48
WSJ Op-eds
- Pepper…and Salt
- 2026-08-27 04:00:00
- Meta’s Sensible Social-Media Settlement
- The firm ends litigation as state AGs agree to a much smaller payout.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-08-26 23:25:00
- Not a Blue State
- Darline Graham wins the South Carolina primary.
- — James Freeman 2026-08-26 22:30:00
- India’s Global Image Problem
- Less than half of Americans view New Delhi favorably today, down from nearly two-thirds in 2008. That could influence foreign policy.
- — Sadanand Dhume 2026-08-26 21:54:00
- Texas School Choice Helps the Not-Rich
- Eighty percent of those with scholarships are at 200% of poverty or less.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-08-26 21:47:00
- A Pancreatic Cancer Revolution
- The FDA approves a new therapy against one of the deadliest cancers.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-08-26 21:41:00
- Alaska Voters, Seeing Double Dan Sullivan
- The state’s top-four ranked-choice system delivers another fiasco.
- — The Editorial Board 2026-08-26 21:40:00
The Diplomat
- Remembering a Genocide: The View From the Rohingya Camps
- Nine years on, Rohingya refugees still wait for justice and home. But they haven't given up hope.
- — Rohim Ullah 2026-08-26 19:19:00
- Flash Flood Devastates China-Nepal Border Region
- The flood, centered on Nepal's Rasuwa District and China's Gyirong County, killed at least 160 people, with 900 still missing.
- — Shannon Tiezzi 2026-08-26 16:39:00
- AI Is Lowering the Barriers to China’s Information Warfare Against Japan
- China-linked influence operators are increasingly using AI to craft more effective disinformation campaigns.
- — Cheng-Pu Kao 2026-08-26 15:03:00
- How Taiwan Became Singapore’s Largest Trading Partner
- Economic ties are increasingly important, but Singapore cannot, and will not, become a defender of Taiwan's international status.
- — Rick Tan and Mina Chen 2026-08-26 13:30:00
- Tarun Tejpal’s Conviction and India’s Discussions About the ‘Perfect Rape Victim’
- It has also reignited debates around the role of the liberal media when the accused is one of their own.
- — Snigdhendu Bhattacharya 2026-08-26 09:16:00
- The South China Sea and the Philippines’ Defense Strategies
- Insights from Su Mon and Tomas Buenaventura.
- — Mercy A. Kuo 2026-08-26 12:43:00
- The Iran War Is Disrupting Trade Connectivity Across Eurasia
- Central Asia aims to benefit from Iranian ports and railroads have been disrupted by the ongoing conflict.
- — Justin Mitchell 2026-08-26 12:05:00
European Security & Defence
- GA-ASI and Fujitsu Sign MOU
- <img width="300" height="158" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Fujitsu-sign-mou-for-maintenance-300x158.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Kenichiro Miyazaki ...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-08-27 13:00:04
- MS&D 2026: Chief of the German Navy to Deliver Farewell Address
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/MSD_MZ_251125_136-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Last MS&D (Photo: Hamburg Mess...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-08-27 12:00:30
- First Selection for U.S. Army Janus Program
- <img width="300" height="153" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/General-Atomics-Microreactor-Selected-for-US-Army-Janus-Program-Kopie-300x153.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-08-27 11:16:33
- Kongsberg Maritime expands Rim-Drive Tunnel Thruster range
- <img width="300" height="169" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Rim-drive-Tunnel-thruster-x3-new-300x169.webp" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Kongsberg Maritime...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-08-27 06:01:26
- BAE Systems’ ARCHER 8×8 Mobile Howitzers Reaches Sweden
- <img width="300" height="212" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RS301373_ARCHER-21-Aug-300x212.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="BAE Systems' ARCHER mobi...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-08-26 15:32:34
- Nordic Compass – New Initiative of Major Defence Players
- <img width="300" height="141" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/af712050468dd8c7_org-300x141.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Nordic Compass. (Photo Patria G...
- — Thomas Liebe 2026-08-26 09:23:52
Politico Defense feed
- Pentagon claims to have found ‘hidden’ files on final days of the Afghanistan war
- Republicans have long accused former President Joe Biden's administration of covering up mistakes made in the final days of the conflict.
- — By Leo Shane III 2026-08-26 14:00:13
- The Iran war is already on November ballots
- The conflict’s economic impacts — and not its foreign policy consequences — could sway voters.
- — By Leo Shane III and Jerry Wu 2026-08-25 16:34:47
- Trump’s threats to Seoul may be worse than their bite
- The decision to end annual military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea is unlikely to affect security on the world’s most militarized border.
- — By Paul McLeary 2026-08-18 21:30:00
- Xi Jinping will skip UN ahead of Trump summit
- Xi will forego an opportunity to speak at the U.N. General Assembly the same week that he’ll meet with President Donald Trump in Washington.
- — By Phelim Kine 2026-08-17 16:56:08
- Top US Middle East commander visits long-deployed aircraft carrier
- Adm. Adam Cooper met with those on board the Abraham Lincoln.
- — By Associated Press 2026-08-16 13:11:20
- Trump has a plan to break China’s mineral grip. It needs workers first.
- A White House spending pledge is no "quick fix" in reviving a worker-starved sector that’s key to challenging China’s global monopoly on critical minerals
- — By Phelim Kine 2026-08-14 21:21:00
- Trump demands threaten Navy's progress
- The president’s interest in the service has brought it more attention but could also be its downfall.
- — By Paul McLeary and Leo Shane III 2026-08-14 21:00:00
CGTN-China politics
- China urges Japan to heed insightful views to mend ties
- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian on Friday called on Japanese authorities to listen to insightful views from Japan's ruling and opposition parties to repair bilateral ties.
- 2026-08-21 09:15:36
- US Analyst: Global South is turning toward China
- US Analyst: Global South is turning toward China
- 2026-08-25 11:01:50
- How Israel's E1 plan in West Bank threatens a future Palestinian state
- Israel's plan to build new settlements in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank has drawn widespread international condemnation, with the international community warning that the project could furt...
- 2026-08-23 11:26:13
- Carney: Canada now 'at war,' to impose retaliatory tariffs on US goods
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday that Canada was "at war" over trade with the United States and that, starting September 8, the country would impose tariffs on imports of US ste...
- 2026-08-23 01:04:25
- From joining APEC to hosting it again, China deepens Asia-Pacific ties
- From joining APEC to hosting it again, China deepens Asia-Pacific ties
- 2026-08-21 14:23:18
- Trump administration 'plans to revoke 200,000 business, tourist visas'
- US President Donald Trump's administration said on Monday it planned to revoke the non-immigrant visas of foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the US, markin...
- 2026-08-25 03:32:28
- China mulls draft law against cross-border corruption
- Chinese lawmakers began reviewing a draft law on combating cross-border corruption on Tuesday.
- 2026-08-25 06:20:41
TradeWinds - maritime shipping news
- OOIL profit falls as Red Sea disruption and fuel costs hit operations
- Chinese carrier sees market volatility as the new normal in the current trading environment
- — Ian Lewis 2026-08-27 15:07:18
- Energy efficiency is the only certainty, says DNV executive as alternative fuel take-up slows
- Annual forecast is cloudier than usual as unknowns cast a shadow on transition
- — Craig Eason 2026-08-27 14:46:35
- BW LPG enjoys market tailwinds as it heads into its second-quarter report
- Analysts are cautious on VLGC orderbook and demand growth
- — Jonas Walsgård 2026-08-27 14:14:57
- Ardmore lifts Chinese product tanker order to six ships worth $269m
- Owner declares options for two more handysizes
- — Gary Dixon 2026-08-27 13:52:38
- Product tanker owners see a ‘win-win’ scenario, whatever happens in Strait of Hormuz
- Clarksons Securities says companies like Torm will benefit from either normalisation or continued chaos
- — Gary Dixon 2026-08-27 13:11:13
- Saverys says ‘extreme’ VLCC prices can go higher as CMB.Tech banks $618m from tanker sales
- Access to ships more important than secondhand costs for Middle East exporters, Belgian boss believes
- — Gary Dixon 2026-08-27 13:00:49
- Owners spurn massive secondhand prices for modern tankers in record freight markets
- Brokers say older vessels are dominating the S&P market
- — Gary Dixon 2026-08-27 12:32:12
EveryCRS Appropriations
- Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2026 Appropriations
- 2026-05-28 04:00:00
- National Park Service (NPS) Appropriations: TenYear Trends
- 2026-06-03 04:00:00
- Department of Veterans Affairs FY2026 Appropriations
- 2026-06-03 04:00:00
- Locate an Agency or Program Within Appropriations Bills
- 2026-06-15 04:00:00
- Locate an Agency or Program Within Appropriations Bills
- 2026-06-16 04:00:00
- Bureau of Reclamation: FY2027 Budget and Appropriations
- 2026-06-18 04:00:00
- NASA Appropriations and Authorizations: At a Glance
- 2026-06-22 04:00:00
TechCrunch
- This former PG&E engineer is building a ‘Google Maps for the underground’
- The startup just raised a $26 million Series A to grow its customer base and help reduce red tape for utility and construction work.
- — Sean O'Kane 2026-08-27 15:00:00
- Hugging Face is selling a cute $399 open-source duck robot, Microduck
- Hugging Face is taking orders for the Microduck, a $399 tiny open-source duck robot that developers can train at home out of the box.
- — Rebecca Bellan 2026-08-27 14:56:52
- Hold up, there’s a new Twitter in town
- Coates said in a LinkedIn post that the company is not trying to recreate Twitter.
- — Ivan Mehta 2026-08-27 14:40:22
- Sprains, pain, and whiplash: Waymo and Zoox test drivers are getting hurt as robotaxis scale
- Test drivers for Waymo and Zoox sustained more than two dozen injuries in 2024 and 2025 from hard braking or other sudden movements made by the autonomous vehicles, according to a TechCrunch review...
- — Sean O'Kane 2026-08-27 14:36:37
- Australian police arrest two over TeamPCP hacks targeting Mercor, OpenAI, and others
- The arrests come after a wave of cyberattacks earlier this year targeting tech companies that rely on high-profile and widely used open source software.
- — Zack Whittaker 2026-08-27 14:27:52
- AI’s memory crunch is coming for Android apps
- Google is setting new memory-use limits for Android apps as AI data centers contribute to hardware shortages that could leave lower-cost phones with less memory.
- — Sarah Perez 2026-08-27 14:27:04
- Here’s all the times AI has gone rogue and hacked other companies
- A recap of all the incidents involving LLMs made by Anthropic, Meta, and OpenAI, which went rogue and attacked real companies and individuals on the internet.
- — Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2026-08-27 14:01:42
Space.com
- Trump tried to scrap NASA's Roman Space Telescope last year. Now it's ready to launch
- NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to launch, but the observatory almost had a very different fate. President Trump's leaked budget proposal last year marked it for cancellation.
- — Josh Dinner 2026-08-27 15:00:00
- On this day in space! Aug. 27, 1962: NASA launches Mariner 2 to Venus for ambitious flyby
- On Aug. 27, 1962, NASA launched Mariner 2, the world's first spacecraft to successfully visit another planet: Venus.
- — Hanneke Weitering 2026-08-27 14:00:00
- Glowing galaxy with anomalous extra arms | Space photo of the day for Aug. 27, 2026
- A trio of NASA space telescopes teamed up to capture a gorgeous new look at the glowing spiral galaxy NGC 4258 and its two anomalous extra arms.
- — Brett Tingley 2026-08-27 14:00:00
- 'Strange New Worlds' latest episode wastes a lot of time pretending to kill off major 'Star Trek' characters
- The impending death of a major character isn't a threat when canon is there to save them.
- — Richard Edwards 2026-08-27 13:10:37
- Watch powerful Ariane 6 rocket launch European weather satellite to orbit today
- Europe's Ariane 6 rocket will launch the MTG-I2 weather satellite to orbit today (Aug. 27), and you can watch the action live.
- — Mike Wall 2026-08-27 12:00:00
- An impressive partial lunar eclipse will turn the moon an eerie red for millions of people tonight
- Tonight's deep partial lunar eclipse will be the most impressive lunar eclipse until New Year's Eve 2028, so make sure you catch it if you can!
- — Daisy Dobrijevic 2026-08-27 10:11:58
- From spy satellite to space telescope: The unlikely origins of NASA's Roman Space Telescope
- At the heart of this next-gen space telescope lies the parts of old spy satellites.
- — Chelsea Gohd 2026-08-27 14:29:13