The D Brief: US, Ukraine seek ceasefire; DOD’s climate denial; Armor data falsified; Army retention woes; And a bit more.

• Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
• March 12, 2025

US resumes sending aid, intel to Ukraine; seeks ‘yes’ from Russia on ceasefire

“The ball is now in [Russia’s] court,” said Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

• Patrick Tucker
• March 11, 2025

The D Brief: Ukraine’s intel quandary; Pentagon’s civilian firings; Speedier-software policy; Russia’s military horses; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Eric Katz
• March 10, 2025

The D Brief: Russia pounds Ukraine; Trump disavows NATO principle; Europe talks nukes; DOGE’s oops; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• March 7, 2025

Even a brief pause in the flow of US arms and intel ‘greatly weakens’ Ukraine’s defense

White House pressure on Kyiv is making it harder on its embattled troops.

• Patrick Tucker
• March 5, 2025

The D Brief: Trump’s speech; DOD firings begin; Intel-sharing, paused; Court scuttles foreign-aid freeze; And a bit more.

• Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
• March 5, 2025

By halting Ukraine aid, Trump courts personal defeat

There’s still time to avoid emboldening America’s enemies—and a humiliation that dwarfs his predecessor’s Afghanistan withdrawal.

• John Hardie and Mark Montgomery
• March 4, 2025

The D Brief: US halts Ukraine aid; Defense policy nom testifies; China’s wedges between allies; Another base unrenamed; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• March 4, 2025

The D Brief: Oval Office explosion; Spies target shaken feds; Strykers to the border; China’s battle automation; And a bit more.

• Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
• March 3, 2025

After Oval Office disaster, Europe emerges as Ukraine’s best hope

Friday’s fiery Trump-Zelenskyy meeting sets up hard choices across the Atlantic.

• Patrick Tucker
• February 28, 2025

The D Brief: From cars to missiles?; SecArmy, confirmed; Zelenskyy coming to DC; UK’s defense plans; And a bit more.

• Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
• February 26, 2025

The D Brief: CJCS, CNO, JAGs fired; Up to 61K DOD workers may lose jobs; Military’s new deportation role; US-India drone pact; And a bit more.

• Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
• February 24, 2025

The D Brief: DOD firings on hold, for now; Acquisition-policy shift; More US-Russia talks; Air Force One, accelerating?; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• February 21, 2025

Ukraine’s ‘super soldiers’ bust stereotypes of what ‘lethal’ looks like

The Ukrainian battlefield has also forced a rethinking of the role of tanks, experts say

• Meghann Myers
• February 20, 2025

The D Brief: SecDef seeks $8B shift; Trump’s Ukraine plans, decried; Quantum chip breakthrough?; Warship maintenance goals; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• February 20, 2025

The D Brief: Trump blames Kyiv for war; DOGE at Pentagon; Uncertainty at SDA; State’s Afghan-resettlement office at risk; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• February 19, 2025

The D Brief: ‘Start negotiations immediately’; Gabbard, intel chief; 5K troops at border; State Dept.’s armored Teslas?; And just a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• February 13, 2025