Author: Tony Grist
As a ceasefire to the war with Iran entered its 24th day, Tehran responded via Pakistani mediators to a U.S. peace proposal, according to reports published Friday. Axios wrote that Iran’s foreign ministry had presented its terms but did not specify what they are. Last weekend, Iran gave a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz but to table the issue of Iran’s nuclear energy program. This week the White House sent a list of amendments to that proposal, reinserting the nuclear issue. Iran’s Friday response to those amendments indicates that negotiations are not completely frozen, though diplomatic progress appears…
Pacific Defense Awarded US Marine Corps Contract for Next Generation Electronic Warfare Prototype Award advances SOSA/CMOSS mission system ecosystem and informs future EW fielding decisions. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Pacific Defense has been awarded a 12-month rapid prototyping contract by the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM), Program Manager for Tactical Communications and Electronic Warfare (PM TCE) to support next-generation electronic warfare (EW) capability evaluation. The effort will assess Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) Electronic Warfare (EW) mission systems and their potential in modernizing USMC capabilities. Under the contract, Pacific Defense will deliver SOSA/CMOSS-aligned mission systems to enable vehicle-based experimentation…
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U.S. GDP grew at a 2 percent annualized rate in the first quarter of 2026, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up significantly from last quarter’s anemic 0.5 percent rate, but narrowly missed economists’ expectations of 2.2 percent. Economic prospects for the rest of the year remain clouded by the Iran War, which has pushed up fuel prices. Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz has cut off a significant portion of global oil supply. Brent crude oil prices remained elevated at $111 per barrel Thursday, while the average price of a gallon…
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Tampa, Florida – 19–21 May 2026 — NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) will participate in SOF Week 2026, supporting a group of NATO-aligned innovators whose technologies address real-world challenges faced by Special Operations Forces (SOF). Jointly sponsored by U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and the Global SOF Foundation, SOF Week is a leading international forum for the SOF community, bringing together operators, government, industry, and partners to explore emerging capabilities and operational needs. DIANA’s presence at SOF Week reflects the critical role Special Operations Forces play as early adopters of new technology. Operating in demanding, high-risk…
President Donald Trump on Thursday withdrew Casey Means’s nomination for surgeon general. The announcement came after nearly 11 months of Senate inaction on the nomination, as Senate health committee members Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AL) would not say whether they would vote for her. Subscribe Today Get daily emails in your inbox On Truth Social, Trump blamed Cassidy for having “stood in the way,” of Means’s nomination, calling him a “very disloyal person.” In a separate post on Truth Social, Trump said that he would nominate Nicole Saphier, a radiologist…
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