The D Brief: Russia races for gains; House passes NDAA; Taiwan talks to Trump team; USAF preps for transition; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 12, 2024

The D Brief: Immigration hits record; Costs, consequences of deportation plan; Aviators’ battered brains; Army: too top-heavy?; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 11, 2024

The D Brief: Israel strikes Syrian targets; Chinese warships surge near Taiwan; Trump Org’s new Saudi deal; Austin’s defense diplomacy; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 10, 2024

A day in the diplomatic life of America’s defense secretary

A busy slate of meetings illuminates Lloyd Austin’s efforts to weave a region’s militaries into a defense network.

• Bradley Peniston
• December 8, 2024

The D Brief: A ‘3rd nuclear age’; Seoul’s self-coup fallout; Romania’s election nullified over Russian meddling; Soldiers charged with smuggling people; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 6, 2024

The D Brief: Seoul’s six-hour self-coup; Trump’s SecArmy pick; Palantir’s 18 theses; Lockheed braces; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 4, 2024

The D Brief: Seoul declares martial law; Biden rushes to arm Ukraine; Meet Aleppo’s conqueror; Last soldier to leave Kabul will get 4th star; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 3, 2024

The D Brief: Jihadists seize Aleppo; Taiwan leader visits Hawaii; More Chinese chip chokepoints; Shipbuilding woes, explored; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
• December 2, 2024

Defense One Radio, Ep. 167: How U.S. Navy shipbuilding sank so low

It's a complex problem built up over decades. Our guests discuss the causes, effects, and possible solutions.

• Ben Watson
• November 27, 2024

The D Brief: $7.3B request for sub work; New promotion hold; Musk’s conflicts of interest; Trump’s Africa policy; And a bit more.

• Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
• November 26, 2024

The D Brief: Invasion gains pace; Plane crash in Lithuania; New Pacific missile sites?; DepSecDef candidates; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• November 25, 2024

In Fiji, defense diplomacy and rain-soaked rugby

SecDef Austin advanced two agreements and faced a question about Trump and climate change.

• Bradley Peniston
• November 22, 2024

DIU orders software to drive massive drone swarms

The software glue holding the Replicator effort together is beginning to harden.

• Patrick Tucker
• November 20, 2024

The D Brief: More long-range missiles target Russia’s Kursk; Biden authorizes anti-personnel mines for Ukraine; SecDef Austin in the South China Sea; Satellite industry delays; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson
• November 20, 2024

SecDef visits South China Sea island to bolster Philippines and check China

Austin also noted unmanned boats and other U.S.-funded tech upgrades.

• Bradley Peniston
• November 19, 2024

The D Brief: ATACMS use in Russia?; Undersea cable cut in the Baltic; US-Philippine defense pact; Shipyard reform for US subs; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Audrey Decker
• November 19, 2024

Classified-info pact sets stage for closer US-Philippines cooperation

A new coordination center will replace “random conference rooms.”

• Bradley Peniston
• November 18, 2024