Who’s setting the defense-tech agenda right now — sliced by the editorial dimensions AlphaCheck already tracks. A Techmeme-style influence ranking with the posture / lean / factuality context baked in.
Ranked by how often each source lands as the 'lead' when we group related articles into clusters. Specific Event leads count twice; Broader / Ongoing Story leads count once.
| # | Source | Specific Event leads | Broader / Ongoing Story leads | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Axios· 25 articles | 13 | 4 | 30 |
| 2 | Defense News· 27 articles | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 3 | USNI News· 14 articles | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | Marine Corps Times· 8 articles | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | The War Zone· 23 articles | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | DoD News· 9 articles | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | FedScoop· 8 articles | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Breaking Defense· 13 articles | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | DefenseScoop· 9 articles | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Hudson Institute· 7 articles | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Tectonic Defense· 8 articles | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | SpaceNews· 8 articles | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | War on the Rocks· 6 articles | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Responsible Statecraft· 8 articles | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Air & Space Forces Magazine· 7 articles | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | Payload Space· 7 articles | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | CyberScoop· 6 articles | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | National Defense Magazine· 5 articles | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | AUSA News· 5 articles | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | Heritage Foundation· 2 articles | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Window semantics: published in the last 7d. Data snapshot: 2026-08-29.
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