Peace is at Hand? Don’t Hold Your Breath  - Not since Neville Chamberlain returned from negotiating with Hitler in Munich on September 30, 1938 have we seen such a spectacle of deception and false hope. Trump, using his Truth…

 Navy green lights seven MUSV marketplace submissions to advance to prototype phase  - “The [Rogue 1] Block 2 upgrade leverages user feedback to greatly enhance performance, resilience, and operational capability, all while maintaining existing form-factor,” a Teledyne FLIR statement read.

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 Taiwan says it has not been told by US of arms sales delays  - U.S. President Donald Trump said following a summit with China’s Xi Jinping in Beijing last week that he was undecided on whether to approve it.

+6 from  defensenews

 Will the AI Economy Have a Middle Class? The Case for an AI Homestead Policy  - Navin Girishankar argues that America needs an AI Homestead policy that offers the middle class a wages-to-wealth ladder for the coming AI economy. It is a commitment to upskilling, labor mobility, business formation, data as an asset, and community access to compute.

+1 from  csis.org

 Water and Cognitive Warfare

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 Metrea Selected to Enhance Australia’s Border Surveillance Capability  - Metrea selected by Australian Government for advanced aerial surveillance partnership and expansion

 Engineering the world’s largest cargo door: Inside the A350F

 Who is the Real Monster? Hezbollah or Israel… A Response to the Munk Debate  - I plunked down $25 to watch the Wednesday night Munk debate between the team of John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt vesus the team of Victoria Nuland and Mike Pompeo. The…

 Sovereignty can’t be vibecoded: Why Europe must physically build to ensure resilience  - “[F]uture American space security is at risk. China’s military-led human space flight progression is positioning the People’s Liberation Army to achieve strategic advantage in lunar access, infrastructure, and resources,” Kyle Puma, Mitchell Institute senior resident fellow for space studies,...

 The Royal Thai Air Force orders two Airbus C295 tactical transport aircraft  - Defence

 Earthquake Magnitude 5.96  - 13 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii 2026-05-23 07:46:01 (UTC) Pager Alert Level: Yellow MMI: VII (Very Strong Shaking) 22.6 km

 All-female Senate delegation sets off for High North amid growing military tensions  - The itinerary is set to include briefings at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on Arctic defense and strategic competition in the region.

+7 from  militarytimes

 Taiwan says it has not been told by US of arms sales delays  - U.S. President Donald Trump said following a summit with China’s Xi Jinping in Beijing last week that he was undecided on whether to approve it.

+1 from  militarytimes

 RIAT canceled: Middle East ‘situation’ forces collapse of major UK air show  - Amid debates over budget and policy, Europe must prioritize building the physical infrastructure required to sustain technological and defense capabilities at scale, argue Elin Hammarberg and Carina Zaring.

+4 from  breakingdefense