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 | Breaking Defense· 26 articles | 11 | 4 | 26 |
| 2 | Marine Corps Times· 17 articles | 11 | 4 | 26 |
| 3 | Defense News· 25 articles | 10 | 5 | 25 |
| 4 | The War Zone· 26 articles | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | Air & Space Forces Magazine· 15 articles | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | SpaceNews· 34 articles | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Hudson Institute· 17 articles | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 8 | Axios· 23 articles | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 9 | War on the Rocks· 10 articles | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 10 | USNI News· 17 articles | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | FedScoop· 14 articles | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | Tectonic Defense· 14 articles | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 13 | DefenseScoop· 13 articles | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 14 | Responsible Statecraft· 11 articles | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 15 | CyberScoop· 13 articles | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 16 | Payload Space· 11 articles | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 17 | DoD News· 9 articles | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 18 | The Intercept· 6 articles | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 19 | AUSA News· 5 articles | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 20 | National Defense Magazine· 9 articles | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Window semantics: published in the last 7d. Data snapshot: 2026-07-15.
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