🔴 Iran/Middle East — Day 6 of US-Iran Conflict

• US submarine sinks Iranian warship off Sri Lanka coast as conflict spreads beyond Middle East https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/04/us-submarine-torpedo-iran-warship-sri-lanka-coast-pete-hegseth

• Airstrikes hit Iran-Iraq border as US and Israeli plan to mobilize Kurdish fighters gathers pace https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/04/airstrikes-hit-iran-iraq-border-as-us-and-israeli-plan-to-mobilise-kurds-gathers-pace

• US may lack capacity to intercept full Iranian drone barrage, officials warn https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/04/us-interceptors-iranian-drones

• US ready to support Kurdish fighters entering the conflict — Day 6 briefing https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/05/iran-war-briefing-israel-us-support-kurds-conflict-what-we-know-so-far-day-six

• US did not brief UK before attacking Iran, sources say https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/05/us-did-not-share-details-with-the-uk-before-attacking-iran-sources-say

• Iran insists it has “complete control” of Strait of Hormuz — US says nearly 2,000 targets hit https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/04/middle-east-crisis-live

• Four scenarios: possible outcomes of the US-Israel war on Iran https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/04/four-scenarios-us-israel-iran

• Trump’s “quasi-dove” era is over — Iran strikes expose hawkish turn https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/04/trump-quasi-dove-iran-strikes-hawkish

🤖 Defense AI & GovCon

• Sam Altman admits OpenAI can’t control Pentagon’s use of AI https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/04/sam-altman-openai-pentagon

• OpenAI exec: infrastructure key to successful public sector AI — federal acquisition focus https://www.govconwire.com/articles/artificial-intelligence-federal-openai-acquisition

• DIA issues $14B COMET solicitation to support Missile & Space Intelligence Center https://www.govconwire.com/articles/dia-comet-14b-rfp-misc-missile-defense

• CesiumAstro acquires Vidrovr to embed AI in space comms and ISR platforms https://www.govconwire.com/articles/cesiumastro-vidrovr-ai-space-comm-isr

🛡️ Defense Contracts

• Lockheed lands $1.9B Air Force C-130J training systems support contract https://www.govconwire.com/articles/lockheed-air-force-c-130j-mats-iv-contract