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Strategy, Policy & Governance
The Strategy, Policy & Governance magazine connects multiple strategic sub-domains that examine power, risk, and coordination from different angles.
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The Invisible Shield: Next-Gen Technologies Redefining Aircraft Survivability
In an era of rapidly advancing anti-aircraft threats, ranging from sophisticated surface-to-air missile networks to swarming drones and directed-energy weapons, the survivability of military aircraft is undergoing a fundamental transformation. The aircraft survivability equipment (ASE) Market is estimated to be valued at USD 5.0 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 10.3 billion…
Security, Cyber & Counter-Threats
This magazine examines the rapid militarization and strategic utilization of space across orbital, lunar, and deep-space domains. It covers satellite systems, space-based surveillance, launch architectures, space situational awareness, and emerging doctrines shaping space as a contested operational theater.
By integrating technological advances with defense policy, geopolitical signaling, and future exploration pathways, this section provides intelligence-driven insight into how space capabilities are redefining national security, deterrence, and global power projection.
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The New Digital Battlefield: Confronting Cyber Threats from Emerging Technologies
The digital revolution has transformed nearly every aspect of human life. From artificial intelligence and quantum computing to the Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G networks, emerging technologies are reshaping industries, powering economies, and connecting societies in ways unimaginable just a decade ago. Yet this extraordinary progress comes with a darker side: a dramatically expanded…
Defence & Military Systems
Intelligence analysis of military platforms, weapons, sensors, and force structures across land, sea, and air domains.
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The Next Leap in Mobility: How Multimode Propulsion is Powering Space, Air, and Sea Missions
In the evolving landscape of space exploration, a powerful new paradigm is emerging: multimode propulsion. Unlike traditional systems limited to a single type of thrust, multimode propulsion integrates two or more propulsive methods into one unified system that shares a common propellant. This innovation promises to revolutionize everything from satellite maneuvers to deep space missions…
Space Technology, Defense & Exploration
The Security, Cyber & Counter-Threats magazine analyzes evolving threat landscapes across cyber warfare, information operations, homeland security, and global risk dynamics. It connects technology, doctrine, and real-world conflict indicators to help decision-makers understand how modern threats emerge, propagate, and are countered.
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The Final Frontier is a Battlefield: Decoding the Army’s New Space Tech Roadmap
When you think of the U.S. Army, you might picture soldiers, tanks, and helicopters. But a new document makes it clear that the future of land power is inextricably linked to the stars. The Army’s recently unveiled space technology roadmap signals a profound shift: to dominate the future battlefield, the service must first win the…
Critical & Emerging Technologies
Emerging technologies shape the future of power long before they appear on the battlefield or in policy documents. Breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, quantum science, advanced materials, biotechnology, and sensing systems are redefining what is possible—and what is strategically relevant.
The Critical & Emerging Technologies magazine tracks these developments at their inflection points, focusing not on hype or speculation, but on how technologies mature, scale, integrate, and create real-world advantage. Our coverage connects laboratories to platforms, research programs to institutions, and technical constraints to strategic outcomes.
This magazine serves as a foundation for understanding how innovation translates into capability—and how today’s research decisions shape tomorrow’s security, resilience, and competitiveness.
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Taking Flight with Hybrid Power: The Next Era of Efficient and Sustainable Aviation
The aviation industry stands on the cusp of a propulsion revolution. As pressure mounts to reduce emissions and noise, hybrid-electric propulsion (HEP) has emerged as a near-term technology capable of making commercial and military aircraft cleaner, quieter, and more efficient. By combining the high power density of traditional jet fuel with the efficiency of electric…
Autonomous, Energy & Infrastructure Systems
Autonomy, energy, and infrastructure determine whether modern forces can move, persist, and operate under pressure. From unmanned platforms and propulsion systems to power generation, logistics networks, and critical infrastructure, these systems form the operational backbone of contemporary military and strategic capability.
The Autonomous, Energy & Infrastructure Systems magazine examines how machines operate with increasing independence, how energy is produced and sustained across domains, and how physical and digital infrastructures enable—or constrain—long-duration operations. Our focus is on endurance, resilience, and system integration, not just performance metrics.
By connecting engineering realities to operational outcomes, this magazine helps readers understand how sustainment, autonomy, and infrastructure shape real-world power long before conflict begins.
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The New Gold Rush: Inside the Global Race to Build Humanoid Robots
For much of the last century, humanoid robots belonged firmly to the realm of science fiction—icons like the ever-polite C-3PO or the menacing T-800 shaped our imagination more than reality ever could. Yet today, the line between fiction and reality is dissolving at remarkable speed. Humanoid robots are no longer cinematic fantasies but emerging contenders…
Industry, Markets & Supply Chains
Industrial capacity and market structure determine what nations can actually build, sustain, and scale. From manufacturing throughput and supplier ecosystems to testing regimes and investment incentives, industrial systems quietly shape strategic outcomes long before deployment.
The Industry, Markets & Supply Chains magazine analyzes the economic and industrial foundations of defense and strategic technology. Our focus is on capacity, resilience, and execution—how industries respond to demand, absorb shocks, and translate capital and policy into real capability.
This magazine connects markets to strategy, revealing why production realities often matter more than technological ambition.
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Exploring the Enzymatic DNA Synthesis Market: Pioneering a New Era in Biotechnology
In the rapidly evolving landscape of biotechnology, enzymatic DNA synthesis (EDS) is emerging as a transformative technology, redefining the way genetic material is engineered and utilized. Unlike traditional chemical synthesis methods, which rely on harsh solvents and stepwise reactions, EDS harnesses the catalytic power of enzymes to assemble DNA molecules with remarkable accuracy and efficiency.…
Science, Engineering & Applied Research
Science, engineering, and applied research form the foundation of every capability that shapes modern defense, security, and technological power. Before systems are deployed, doctrines are written, or strategies are formed, there is always a layer of discovery, experimentation, and engineering constraint that defines what is possible and what is not.
This magazine explores the scientific principles, engineering disciplines, and laboratory-driven innovations that underpin future technologies. It focuses not on hype or headlines, but on the deep technical realities that determine how ideas evolve into real-world capability..
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Enzyme engineering enables design and construction of entirely new designer enzymes
From the food we digest to the DNA that encodes our very existence, life is an intricate symphony of chemical reactions. At the heart of this orchestra are enzymes—nature’s molecular engines that accelerate reactions millions of times over, making biological processes possible. Once a specialized field of study, enzymes are now at the center…
Analysis, Reviews & Explainers
Analysis, Reviews & Explainers transforms complex technologies, systems, and strategic ideas into structured understanding. This magazine bridges the gap between raw science and operational intelligence—breaking down how systems work, how alternatives compare, and how ideas evolve into real-world capability.
This section is where evaluation, comparison, and explanation happen—before judgment is formed
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The Technology and System Aspects of Free-Space Optical Communication
Free-Space Optical Communication (FSOC) represents a radical departure from traditional radio-based systems, signaling a paradigm shift in how we imagine communication across the cosmos. Unlike conventional radio waves, FSOC uses visible and infrared light to transmit data through tightly focused beams of photons. Operating on the principle of line-of-sight, FSOC establishes an optical wireless link…
IDST Intelligence Briefings
Intelligence Briefings is IDST’s synthesis layer—where analysis converges into judgment. These briefings translate technology, strategy, industry, and risk into concise, decision-oriented insights designed for analysts, policymakers, and strategic leaders.
This is where signals are interpreted, implications assessed, and trajectories mapped.
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Enzyme engineering enables design and construction of entirely new designer enzymes
From the food we digest to the DNA that encodes our very existence, life is an intricate symphony of chemical reactions. At the heart of this orchestra are enzymes—nature’s molecular engines that accelerate reactions millions of times over, making biological processes possible. Once a specialized field of study, enzymes are now at the center…