What a US destroyer shooting a cargo ship's engine out reveals about how the Navy is handling Iran blockade runners USS Spruance ran through procedure with the Iranian-flagged vessel before finally opening fire with its deck gun when the boat didn't comply.

"Disabling the engines also has the effect of denying the crew the possibility of getting away, and it reduces their likelihood of resisting the boarding."

via BI's @chrispanella.bsky.social

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Age of Empires: How Ensemble Studios Made History The creation & legacy of the 1997 real-time strategy game, based on interviews w/ 29 former Ensemble & Microsoft staff.

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Ukraine says its 'red' team forces beat NATO's 'blue' team forces in every combat scenario during recent naval drone drills The Ukrainian-led team, which included other NATO forces, beat the NATO-led team in every scenario, using naval drones to target ships and ports.

Ukraine's Magura drones beat NATO forces 5-0

via @chrispanella.bsky.social

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Anthropic Sues Pentagon Over ‘Supply Chain Risk’ Label

NEW- Anthropic has officially filed suit agains the Pentagon over the supply chain risk designation. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/t...

The war with Iran is more evidence that winning the fights you can't see is critical in modern combat Fighting a modern war depends heavily on hidden battles. It's not only about how many bombs a military can drop on its enemy.

"If you lose the battle in the spectrum, you're not going to win the war."

via @chrispanella.bsky.social

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The war with Iran is more evidence that winning the fights you can't see is critical in modern combat Fighting a modern war depends heavily on hidden battles. It's not only about how many bombs a military can drop on its enemy.

Operation Epic Fury, as well as Absolute Revolve in Venezuela earlier this year, are reinforcing that controlling the EM spectrum and denying an enemy’s use of it are “essential,” experts told me www.businessinsider.com/us-war-with-...

The Trump Administration’s Iran War Justifications Keep Changing The U.S. president and his officials can’t get their story straight.

The U.S. president and his officials can’t get their story straight. foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/03/t...

Epic Fury's opening days: The top US general reveals the moves and firepower behind the assault on Iran Gen. Dan Caine laid out the lead-up to Operation Epic Fury and shared details of American major combat operations.

"Operation Epic Fury is approved. No aborts. Good luck!" President Trump wrote in his message approving strikes on Iran, via @chrispanella.bsky.social

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Israeli combat footage shows it bombing vintage American-made fighter jets in Iran Video footage shows the Israel Defense Forces striking two F-4 and F-5 fighters before they took off from an airport in western Iran.

Israel struck parked Iranian F-4 Phantom II aircraft, via @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/israel-bombi...

Trump says Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei was killed during strikes on Iran Ayatollah Khamenei led Iran for nearly four decades before he was killed in a joint campaign by the US and Israel on Saturday.

"Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead," President Trump said: www.businessinsider.com/trump-says-i...

Satellite images show an Iranian warship burning pierside after US and Israeli strikes New satellite imagery captures initial damage from the US and Israel's attack on Iran, including a burning warship and drone activity at air bases.

Satellite images show one Iranian warship on fire while at least four others nearby look untouched, @chrispanella.bsky.social and @byjepstein.bsky.social report www.businessinsider.com/satellite-im...

Bombings set back Iran's nuclear program, but likely didn't kill it President Trump said the attacks "completely obliterated" Iran's key nuclear facilities. Experts aren't so sure the program is destroyed.

The challenges to destroy Iran's nuclear program look similiar to those in June:
-Missing stockpiles of HE uranium
-fortified underground sites & possibility of covert sites
-Iran's technical expertise

@chrispanella.bsky.social examined these issues then: www.businessinsider.com/bombings-set...

Shield AI says its Hivemind AI pilot just flew a drone vying to become a future Air Force uncrewed wingman Hivemind, an AI pilot, conducted a flight test aboard Anduril's Fury, a competitor in the Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.

Shield AI's Hivemind was also used in the man vs. machine F-16 fly-offs in 2024, @chrispanella.bsky.social reports: www.businessinsider.com/shield-ai-hi...

A US Air Force F-22 Raptor just showed off how it might work with a loyal wingman-type drone in a future air war The Air Force has been looking into what's possible with autonomous drones and how they can fight alongside advanced crewed aircraft.

The F-22 pilot commanded a stand-in for a future combat wingman drone, via @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/us-air-force...

The rulebook that limited US and Russian nukes has fallen apart. Both sides could revert to worst-case scenario planning, experts warn. Without the verification and communication processes of New START, the US and Russia will have less assurance about each other's nuclear postures.

"Very likely going to cause both the US and Russia to revert back to worst-case scenario assumptions." via @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/us-russia-co...

US accuses China of breaking rules on nuclear weapons by hiding explosions and preparing for more testing The US accused China of secret nuclear tests, banned under international agreement, that were building toward tests of larger nuclear warheads.

The US accused China of preparing for larger-yield nuclear tests. DiNanno's reference to "hundreds of tons" could mean China is mulling thermonuclear weapons that fall short of megatons

via @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/us-accuses-c...

Chinese fishing boats have been making some unusual moves lately in the East China Sea, satellite images and shipping data show Shipping data showed the vessels gathering in distinct, coordinated lines in the East China Sea twice in recent weeks.

1,500 Chinese fishing vessels drawing a 300-mile line. "I've never seen anything like this," one expert told @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/chinese-fish...

I have no thoughts about Deadpool other than they need to have an option where only the person playing him hears his voice lines. Lots of audio clutter in game where hearing certain voice lines is key. I still maintain my position that having him in all three roles was a mistake

Playing tank feels the best it’s been since release. Playing support feels the wonkiest it’s been since release. Moon Knight needs a nerf. They don’t nerf Bucky because he’s the main counter to a ton of comps. Dive is still fine IMO. Plenty of ppl make it work

Random Marvel Rivals season 6 thoughts:
Gambit nerfs are fine. Invis nerfs are overtuned. Poke and hitscan being the meta is good, rewards good aim and skill. Triple support is still meta because only a handful of supports can keep up with the high healing needed in this game.

Hegseth's prosecution of Mark Kelly sends a chilling message to US troops and veterans, legal analysts say Experts said Hegseth's language suggests a predetermined outcome, and that the repercussions could impact troops and retirees.

SECWAR Hegseth's extraordinary move to demote a retired military veteran in the Senate comes after weeks of threats for more severe punishment. @chrispanella.bsky.social has analysis of the case: www.businessinsider.com/hegseths-pro...

This chart shows how the scales have tipped towards China — one of its warships near Taiwan is nestled under layers of *thousands* of missiles

via @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/new-pentagon...

Emma: fundamentally changed the game in so many ways
Ultron: helped mix up the 2-2-2 comp
Phoenix: crazy damage potential
Blade: fun, varied kit
Angela: niche kit for a tank
Daredevil: broken good
Gambit: high skill ceiling
And now Rogue looks like she’ll be an absolute lobby admin

Since Marvel Rivals introduced Emma Frost, we’ve had a string of characters with complex kits and potential for high skill plays. Feels like with every new character, the community says, “this is the coolest/hardest/most interesting character in the game.” It’s awesome and keeps the game fresh

Investigators found Hegseth had a 'unique' system installed so he could use his personal cellphone from inside his secure Pentagon office The Pentagon watchdog report on Hegseth's use of Signal revealed he had a "unique" system to access his personal cell phone inside his secure office.

Cell phones are prohibited from secure spaces to reduce the risk of security violations.

Hegseth's unique set-up, where he had a computer access his personal phone in a secure office, was removed before the IG could assess it. via @chrispanella.bsky.social

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The Coast Guard says it's seizing more drugs than ever and needs more ships, aircraft, and people to keep up The service continues seizing record numbers of drugs at sea. In the last fiscal year, it brought in over 500,000 pounds of cocaine.

"The key to success is ISR."

Read @chrispanella.bsky.social's dispatch on the Coast Guard's ramped up counter-drug mission: www.businessinsider.com/coast-guard-...

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The Coast Guard says it's seizing more drugs than ever and needs more ships, aircraft, and people to keep up The service continues seizing record numbers of drugs at sea. In the last fiscal year, it brought in over 500,000 pounds of cocaine.

Visited Coast Guard TACLET and HITRON in Florida last week to learn more about their lawful drug interdiction processes at a time when the service is seizing record numbers of drugs in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean. More stories to come www.businessinsider.com/coast-guard-...