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’s National AI Strategy

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.

China's Strategic Stakes in AI Data Centers

China’s rapid build-out of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers represents a fundamental pillar of its national digital and economic strategy

Strategic Implications of China’s Rare Earth Controls

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.

Strategic Implications of Ukraine's Deep-Strike Aviation Capability

Ukraine’s drone strike on Russian airfields in June 2025 was bold and highly calculated. Above all, it demonstrated careful planning and precise execution.

Could AI Become a Public Utility?

As AI becomes ubiquitous, a fundamental question has emerged among policymakers, strategists, and investors: should AI be treated as a public utility?

Charting a New Course: The Future of US Military Strategy

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,

GINC's Critical Technology Map

💡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

Advanced IC Design and Fabrication (<10nm)

Advanced Integrated Circuit (IC) design and fabrication at sub-10 nanometre (nm) scale represents the frontier of semiconductor technology.

Advanced Data Analytics

Advanced Data Analytics refers to the use of sophisticated techniques and technologies to extract meaningful insights from vast and complex datasets.

Protective Cyber Security Technologies

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

High Performance Computing (HPC) refers to the use of supercomputers and parallel processing techniques to solve complex computational problems at massive scale and speed.

Critical Technology

Distributed Ledgers

Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) is a decentralized system for recording, sharing, and synchronizing data across multiple nodes or locations.

Critical Technology

Advanced Undersea Wireless Communication

💡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

Critical Technology

Advanced Radio Frequency Communication

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.

Critical Technology

Advanced Optical Communication

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.

Critical Technology

Smart Materials

Smart materials are engineered substances that can respond dynamically to external stimuli such as temperature, pressure, electric fields, magnetic fields, or chemical environments.

Critical Technology

Novel Metamaterials

Novel metamaterials are engineered composites with structures designed to exhibit properties not typically found in nature.

Critical Technology

High Specification Machining

High Specification Machining (HSM) refers to advanced manufacturing processes that achieve extremely precise dimensions, tight tolerances, and superior surface finishes.

Critical Technology

Critical Minerals Extraction & Processing

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.

Space

Space-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar as a Pillar of National Capability

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

China

China's Domestic AI Chip Advancement: A Technical Assessment

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'

Artificial Intelligence

Stargate UAE 🇦🇪 AI Sovereignty and Ambition in the Emirates

Stargate UAE: AI Sovereignty and Ambition in the Emirates AI Infrastructure for the Emirates The United Arab Emirates’ Stargate UAE is a massive AI supercomputing center reflecting the nation’s tech ambitions. Located in Abu Dhabi as part of a 5-gigawatt AI campus, Stargate will offer 1 gigawatt of computing

Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI for Countries. AI Sovereignty and Dependancy

OpenAI for Countries: A Strategic Step in AI Sovereignty – and a New Frontier of Risks and Rewards OpenAI has launched “OpenAI for Countries,” a new initiative designed to help national governments build sovereign AI capabilities grounded in democratic values. At its core, the program aims to partner with countries to