
Insights
Anduril's $2.5B Series G Fuels Ambitious Growth Tied Directly to Boosting National Capability
Anduril bets big on speed and scale with a $2.5B war chest—redefining defense manufacturing for the era of autonomous conflict.
China
China’s AI push has shifted from catching up at home to setting the rules abroad—melding chip self-reliance, state capital, and Digital-Silk-Road diplomacy into a single strategic engine.
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China’s rapid build-out of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers represents a fundamental pillar of its national digital and economic strategy
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China’s recent decision to tighten oversight over rare earth magnets marks a major escalation in the global contest for control over critical supply chains.
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Ukraine’s drone strike on Russian airfields in June 2025 was bold and highly calculated. Above all, it demonstrated careful planning and precise execution.
Artificial Intelligence
As AI becomes ubiquitous, a fundamental question has emerged among policymakers, strategists, and investors: should AI be treated as a public utility?
National Defense Strategies
QUICK TAKE · AI SUMMARY The U.S. is pivoting from counter-terrorism to great power competition, focusing on China and Russia with a renewed emphasis on conventional deterrence, logistics, and forward-deployed forces. Future strategy depends on integrated deterrence and rapid tech adoption, requiring reforms in procurement, investment in AI and cyber,
Critical Technology
💡GINC's Critical Technology framework identifies the advanced systems, materials, and processes essential for a nation’s economic competitiveness, security, and technological sovereignty. Preliminary Assessment
Critical Technology
Advanced Integrated Circuit (IC) design and fabrication at sub-10 nanometre (nm) scale represents the frontier of semiconductor technology.
Critical Technology
Advanced Data Analytics refers to the use of sophisticated techniques and technologies to extract meaningful insights from vast and complex datasets.
Benchmarking National Strategy & Capability
Protective Cyber Security Technologies encompass the tools, systems, and protocols designed to defend digital assets, networks, and critical infrastructure from cyber threats.
High Performance Computing (HPC) refers to the use of supercomputers and parallel processing techniques to solve complex computational problems at massive scale and speed.
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) is a decentralized system for recording, sharing, and synchronizing data across multiple nodes or locations.
💡GINC's Critical Technology framework identifies the advanced systems, materials, and processes essential for a nation’s economic competitiveness, security, and technological sovereignty. Advanced Undersea Wireless Communication refers to the technologies and systems that enable data transmission in submerged environments without the use of physical cables. Unlike terrestrial wireless
Advanced Radio Frequency (RF) Communication refers to the use of sophisticated technologies and systems that transmit and receive data across the electromagnetic spectrum, particularly in the radio and microwave frequency bands.
Advanced Optical Communication refers to the use of light, primarily through fiber optics and photonic systems, to transmit information at extremely high speeds and with minimal loss.
Smart materials are engineered substances that can respond dynamically to external stimuli such as temperature, pressure, electric fields, magnetic fields, or chemical environments.
Novel metamaterials are engineered composites with structures designed to exhibit properties not typically found in nature.
High Specification Machining (HSM) refers to advanced manufacturing processes that achieve extremely precise dimensions, tight tolerances, and superior surface finishes.
Critical minerals—such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, rare earth elements, and copper—are indispensable to modern technologies, including electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, semiconductors, and defense applications.
In an era defined by the imperative for comprehensive global awareness, the capacity to observe the Earth with unwavering consistency, irrespective of atmospheric impediments or diurnal cycles, confers a significant strategic advantage. Space-based Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) has emerged as a pivotal remote sensing technology, transitioning from a specialized scientific
The context of stringent US export controls on AI chips and semiconductor technology has served as a significant catalyst for domestic development within China. While NVIDIA maintains global dominance in AI GPUs, Chinese entities, notably Huawei, are actively cultivating a parallel ecosystem specifically tailored for the Chinese market. Huawei'