Defence

The Defence Investigative Desk guts the lethal graft of the military-industrial complex. Each forensic dossier we build dismantles the illicit arms trafficking, state-sanctioned war profiteering, and the black-budget bribery that weaponizes global conflict to enrich untouchable contractors at the cost of blood.

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DOSSIERS: 6

AVG WORDS: 16,140

DESK VIEWS: 621

AVG ARTICLE VIEWS: 104

AVG READ: 81 MIN

LONGEST: 20,154

AUTHORS: 5

RISING: Ekalavya Hansaj

The Pentagon Audit Failure: Trillions Unaccounted For In FY2025 Audit Collapse

In December 2025, the Department of Defense failed its eighth consecutive detailed audit. This event marks a continuation of fiscal opacity that stands alone in the federal government. The Pentagon…

16,434 Words 83 min 136 Views

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Drone Warfare: The Unregulated Democratization of Precision Strikes Between 2015-2025

The monopoly on precision airpower or drone warfare, once the exclusive domain of the United States and Israel, has collapsed. Between 2015 and 2025, the proliferation of unmanned aerial systems…

19,043 Words 96 min 131 Views

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The Naval Shipyard Delays: Contractor Incompetence And The 40 Percent Readiness Gap in Attack Submarines

The United States Navy faces a readiness emergency that renders nearly half of its attack submarine fleet operationally useless. Official data from the Congressional Research Service and the Government Accountability…

18,941 Words 95 min 105 Views

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Foreign Components in US Weapons: The Supply Chain Breach

In September 2022, the Pentagon abruptly halted deliveries of the F-35 Lightning II, the most expensive weapon system in history. The cause was not a software failure or an aerodynamic…

20,154 Words 101 min 84 Views

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The Taiwan Silicon Semiconductor Shield: Defense Strategy Risks Versus Strategic Realities

The “Taiwan Silicon Semiconductor Shield”, the long-held geopolitical axiom that Taiwan’s dominance in advanced semiconductor manufacturing guarantees U. S. military intervention and deters Chinese aggression, has fractured under the weight…

18,950 Words 95 min 94 Views

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Deadly Role of Private Military Contractors in Africa

Across volatile battlefields, governments and militias increasingly rely on private military contractors in Africa (PMCs) i.e ostensibly civilian mercenaries to tip the scales of conflict. From Moscow’s Wagner Group in…

3,319 Words 17 min 71 Views

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The Pentagon Audit Failure: Trillions Unaccounted For In FY2025 Audit Collapse

Drone Warfare: The Unregulated Democratization of Precision Strikes Between 2015-2025

The Naval Shipyard Delays: Contractor Incompetence And The 40 Percent Readiness Gap in Attack Submarines

Foreign Components in US Weapons: The Supply Chain Breach

The Taiwan Silicon Semiconductor Shield: Defense Strategy Risks Versus Strategic Realities

Deadly Role of Private Military Contractors in Africa