🔥 Iran / Middle East

• Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu says war will take “some time”; U.S. non-emergency staff to leave Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/03/us-israel-war-iran-live-updates-attacks-strikes-trump-netanyahu-lebanon-middle-east-latest-news

• U.S. strikes on Iran triggered by Israel’s plan to launch attack, Rubio says https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/02/rubio-us-attack-israel-iran

• Gulf states on verge of acting against Iran over ‘reckless’ strikes across region https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/02/gulf-states-iran-strikes-response

🤖 US Defense AI Policy / AI in Conflict

• Iran war heralds era of AI-powered bombing quicker than ‘speed of thought’ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/03/iran-war-heralds-era-of-ai-powered-bombing-quicker-than-speed-of-thought

• Does Trump want to wage an AI-powered war? (podcast) https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2026/mar/03/does-trump-want-to-wage-an-ai-powered-war-podcast

🏛️ GovCon / Industrial Base

• Army awards $1.3B for binocular night observation devices https://www.govconwire.com/articles/army-binod-l3harris-elbit-photonis-contracts

• Boeing awarded $167M Navy contract for P-8A software sustainment https://www.govconwire.com/articles/boeing-167m-navy-p8a-sofware-sustainment-contract