The noise we've made, and the headlines we've hijacked.
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On The Burn Bag, Shubhi Mishra breaks down what it takes to build tech that doesn’t freak out when your comms go dark, your screen freezes, and your “user” is smashing keys like it’s Mortal Kombat. If your platform needs a pristine Wi-Fi connection and gentle encouragement, it’s not built for the edge.
What happens when you stick a defense tech founder, a Congressman, and a national security scholar in front of a camera? You get a Breaking Defense three-parter that rips the Band-Aid off American deterrence. Shubhi Mishra, Rep. Ed Case (Hawaii), and Dr. Philip Potter (UVA) break it down: Right now, we’ve got machine-speed threats and humans still asking for directions.
We’ve got more systems than a streaming service, and somehow none of them sync. In our latest piece with The Hill, we break down whyit’s time to invest in tech that thinks, not just tech that flexes. Start by making your systems less socially awkward.
We teamed up with Chainguard to cut the red tape and ship secure-by-default tech without the months-long compliance circus. Their hardened, zero-CVE containers let us build fast, stay locked down, and still meet the Pentagon’s favorite acronyms (STIG and FIPS). Translation? More code, less chaos. Just secure innovation, ready to deploy at mission speed.
The moves on our radar—consider this your heads-up before the impact.
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Shubhi Mishra, Rep. Ed Case, Dr. Philip Potter, and former Rep. Chris Stewart laid it out: if we don’t move faster, China’s gonna lap us, screenshot the moment, and put it in a strategy brief. It’s AI, deterrence, and real talk—minus the jargon, plus a few strategic reality checks.
In its latest defense report, Japan basically called China, Russia, and North Korea the group project from hell—officially labeling them the biggest threat to global order since WWII. Missile launches? Check. Warship sightings? Yep. Awkward alliances? All here. And Japan’s done pretending it’s just a phase.
The Senate just looked at the already-massive defense budget and said, “Needs more sauce.” Their NDAA version tacks on another $32 billion, bringing the total close to $925B—because apparently, round numbers are for quitters. Big winners? Shipbuilding, munitions, and anyone who can say “industrial base” with a straight face.
After years of treating defense like a group Venmo request, NATO just pledged to hit 5% of GDP by 2035. New boss Mark Rutte basically said, “Bring your checkbook.” No more vibes-based deterrence. Europe’s buying jets, drones, and logistics like it just woke up from a long nap. For the U.S. defense world? That’s more contracts, more momentum, and fewer back problems from carrying the alliance solo.
Right before the July 4th grills fired up, Speaker Mike Johnson pulled off a minor miracle: the House passed the megabill. Final score? 218–214 and probably a few Advils backstage. After procedural drama, late-night negotiations, and enough side-eyes to power the Capitol, the bill squeaked through. What's in it? Tax tweaks, spending shifts, and enough content to crash a printer.
It wasn’t graceful. But it passed—and that's Congress-grade success.
