Ops Brief 148: Daily Drop - 17 Apr 2026 - AI War Games Begin—and Now We’re Talking $1.5 TRILLION?

From Ones Ready by Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras

April 17, 2026 · 19 min

About this episode

Peaches discusses the ongoing military operations and the implications of AI in warfare amidst a significant budget request from the Pentagon.

Send us Fan Mail Peaches is back for the April 17 Daily Drop—and yeah… things are not slowing down. Naval blockade is still locking Iran down—zero ship movement while 10,000 troops, warships, and airpower enforce it. At the same time, the Air Force is running AI-powered war games, Space Force is planning for 2040 conflicts, and the Pentagon is asking for a $1.5 TRILLION budget to keep it all moving. Oh—and Rangers are still winning everything, Marine snipers are stacking trophies, and t...

People in this episode

Host: Peaches

Topics covered

military strategy
AI in warfare
budgeting
geopolitical tensions
defense operations

Keywords

AI War Games
Pentagon budget
Iran blockade
military operations
Space Force

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Air Force, Space Force, Pentagon

Places: Iran