Brian Spencer

1 week ago | san.com | Brian Spencer |Dakota Piteo |Mathew Grisham |Ryan Robertson

[Ryan Robertson]WHEN IT COMES TO WARFARE, OWNING THE SKIES IS TANTAMOUNT TO WINNING. WHICH IS WHY EVEN BACK IN THE 1940S–WINSTON CHURCHILL SAID IF A COUNTRY DOESN’T HAVE AN ADEQUATE AIR FORCE–IT’S COMPROMISING THE FOUNDATIONS OF ITS OWN FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCESINCE WORLD WAR II UP UNTIL NOW–THE UNITED STATES ENJOYED THE BENEFIT OF AIR SUPERIORITY IN VIRTUALLY EVERY CONFLICT IT’S BEEN IN…BUT TO MAINTAIN THAT ADVANTAGE IN THE DECADES AHEAD, THE US AIR FORCE NEEDS A NEW FIGHTER.

1 week ago | san.com | Ally Heath |Brett Baker |Brian Spencer |Dakota Piteo

[LEWIS MANALO]YEAH, LIKE, MORE OR LESS. FOR ME, IT WAS LESS CALL OF DUTY, BUT IT WAS HALO, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LIKE, IN THE BARRACKS, WE WOULD LITERALLY RUN CABLES BETWEEN THE BARRACKS ROOMS, AND THEN WE’D JUST GO FOUR ON FOUR IN THAT LITTLE RED VERSUS BLUE HORSESHOE THAT THEY HAD. BUT YEAH, THAT’S WHAT WE THINK IS FUN. AND YOU KNOW, A LOT OF GAMES WITH BIGGER BUDGETS—FROM REALLY ESTABLISHED IPs, PROPERTIES, FRANCHISES—THEY’RE PROBABLY GOING TO GO REALLY DEEP WITH THE BELLS AND WHISTLES AND STUFF.

2 weeks ago | san.com | Ally Heath |Brett Baker |Brian Spencer |Dakota Piteo

This week on Weapons and Warfare, host Ryan Robertson is in Tampa, Florida, for Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week 2025, where Secretary Pete Hegseth met with the special operations community, highlighting his vision for the future of America’s elite troops. We’ll also explore the cutting-edge BlackSea Technologies GARC in our Weapon of the Week segment. This high-speed, low-cost unmanned surface vessel (USV) is designed for scalable maritime operations.

2 weeks ago | san.com | Brett Baker |Brian Spencer |Dakota Piteo |Mathew Grisham

The U.S. special operations forces (SOF) community is undergoing a significant transformation. According to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, SOF will shift from a counterterrorism-centric mission to a broader role in great power competition. Hegseth, who delivered a surprise keynote address at the opening ceremony of SOF Week 2025, outlined the challenges facing the SOF enterprise.

2 weeks ago | san.com | Brett Baker |Brian Spencer |Dakota Piteo |Devin Pavlou

[Ryan Robertson]ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, FOR OUR WEAPON OF THE WEEK THIS WEEK, WE GOT A GOOD ONE. WE HAVE ANOTHER ENTRY INTO THE WORLD OF UNMANNED SURFACE VESSELS. AND HERE TO TALK TO ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT IS JASON LAMB WITH BLACK SEA TECH., JASON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY. THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE THE BLACK SEED, THE GARC HERE. I’M GONNA BUTCHER IT GARC. WHAT DOES IT STAND FOR?