The Weekly Preflight: 5 Things to Watch in Global Security | Week of June 2, 2026

Apologies for the delay. Had a security issue on Monday.

Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 124, the “Bear Aces,” returns to Naval Station Norfolk, May 11, 2026, following a historic eleven-month deployment to U.S. 2nd, 4th, 5th and 6th Fleets as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8. CVW-8 logged more than 5,500 flight hours in support of Operation Epic Fury alone, and more than 11,800 launches throughout the 11-month deployment. (US Navy photo by Lt. Ian Tumulty)

Think of this as your weekly strategic weather report exclusively for paid subscribers. Five things to watch and what could break next in war, defense tech, and geopolitics. Just the pressure points most likely to shape the next seven days.

If you want to understand how I build my OSINT dashboard, I wrote about my workflow here:

My Guide to OSINT, Noise Reduction, and Modern War Forecasting

I apologize for this being a day late. I had a security breach on my network on Monday that needed to be isolated. Let’s jump in:

BLUF:

Missiles over Kyiv, an expletive-laden call that almost started a war, zebra-striped trucks losing a battle against thermal cameras, Ebola in three countries with 7% contact tracing, and a stock market that hit a record while everything else is on fire. Stay sharp.