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RAGE INDEX — 4 October 2026: 86 HIGH
RAGE INDEX carries an 86 HIGH baseline as Yemen fighting and Russian strike warnings lead the daily update; six theaters reviewed with coverage limits.
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RAGE INDEX — 3 October 2026: 86 HIGH
RAGE INDEX at 86 HIGH with a weighted total of 85.70; the edition corrects FlyDubai wording and updates the Hormuz shipping assessment.
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RAGE INDEX — 2 October 2026: 86 HIGH
Early-day RAGE INDEX at 86 HIGH: reported Russian winter strike planning and US–Iran diplomacy, with explicit limits on sourcing and coverage.
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RAGE INDEX — 1 October 2026: 86 HIGH
RAGE INDEX at 86 HIGH: US–Iran threats and reported mediation, Kaliningrad nuclear rhetoric and continuing pressure on Ukraine’s energy grid.
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RAGE INDEX — 30 September 2026: 86 HIGH
RAGE INDEX at 86 HIGH: Middle East and Eastern Europe escalation tracking, plus a forecast audit resolving four outcomes and correcting the ledger.
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RAGE INDEX — 29 September 2026: 86 HIGH
RAGE INDEX holds at 86 HIGH amid a reported Hormuz tanker attack, renewed Kyiv strikes and competing US–Iran statements.
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RAGE Global · RAGE X Analysis
Western Weapons in Ukraine: What Worked and What Didn't
Leopard 2 armour was never penetrated frontally — 57% of the 2A6 tranche was still lost. A verdict on Western systems by what the evidence actually shows.
2026-09-02 · 12 min read
RAGE Global · RAGE X Analysis
Ukraine's Air Defence: The Interception Arithmetic
Ukraine intercepts 87% of drones and 15% of ballistic missiles. The Patriots ran out on 1 July. The interceptor drone is now the load-bearing pillar.
2026-09-02 · 12 min read
RAGE Global · RAGE X Analysis
Drone Swarms and Autonomy: Where the Line Actually Is
Most "AI swarm" claims describe automation, not autonomy. CSIS found no verifiable evidence Russian swarming has been fielded. What has been, and what hasn't.
2026-08-29 · 12 min read
RAGE Global · Intelligence Analysis
Russia's Nuclear Signalling: Reading the Actual Doctrine
New START expired in February 2026. The 2024 doctrine lowered the threshold. What the text actually says, what the signalling is for, and where the limits are.
2026-08-28 · 12 min read
RAGE Global · RAGE X Analysis
Counter-Drone Warfare: Why Nobody Has Solved It
Jammers, guns, missiles, lasers, nets. Every counter-drone layer fails somewhere, and the ones that work lose the cost exchange. The honest scorecard.
2026-08-22 · 13 min read
RAGE Global · Intelligence Analysis
The 2027 Deadline: What China's Military Milestone Actually Means
2027 is not an invasion date. It is a capability target — and the distinction is the most misreported thing in defence. What the Pentagon report actually says.
2026-08-21 · 13 min read
RAGE Global · Platform Profile · Analysis
AC-130 vs AC-130J Ghostrider: An Extensive Analysis
The AC-130J Ghostrider is the most capable gunship ever fielded — and it arrived as the permissive airspace it was built for disappeared. Full analysis.
2026-08-13 · 11 min read
RAGE Global · Conflict File · Analysis
Two and a Half Hours: How Washington Took Venezuela's Oil Revenue
The raid took 150 minutes. The control mechanism that followed is a US Treasury custody account — how Washington runs Venezuela's oil revenue without occupying it.
2026-08-13 · 14 min read
RAGE Global · Intelligence · Analysis
The Ankara Decoy: How the Secret Service Flew Trump Out of Turkey While Air Force One Became Bait
A surface-to-air missile threat over Ankara triggered a rehearsed presidential deception — a catering truck, a C-32A, and a decoy 747 carrying Cabinet secretaries and the press pool.
2026-08-12 · 9 min read
RAGE Global · Policy & Compliance · Analysis
Autonomous Weapons Systems: Policy, Law, and Compliance in 2026
Defense industry guide to autonomous weapons policy — DoD Directive 3000.09, the FY2026 NDAA waiver provision, UN CCW talks, and compliance implications.
2026-08-06 · 12 min read
RAGE Global · Space · Analysis
Counterspace Weapons and Space Warfare: The Orbital Domain in 2026
Analysis of counterspace weapons — kinetic ASAT, electronic warfare, co-orbital threats, Golden Dome space-based interceptors, and the militarization of orbit.
2026-08-06 · 12 min read
RAGE Global · Defense Strategy · Analysis
Affordable Mass and the Replicator Initiative: Lessons from Scaling Attritable Autonomy
The Replicator initiative and the affordable mass problem — what worked, what didn't, and what scaling attritable autonomous systems actually requires.
2026-08-06 · 12 min read