Threats

‘Sloppy,’ ‘incompetent’ intelligence chiefs hammered for Signal chat

At Senate hearing, Gabbard, Ratcliffe struggled to recall details of Yemen-strike chat shared with journalist.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: SecDef’s OPSEC fail; Natsec team’s debate, revealed; SecNav confirmed; Counterterror efforts cut; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Can this GPS alternative keep a drone from crashing?

A product by Maxar uses satellite imagery to create 3D maps that help UAS fly even if GPS goes down.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

Pentagon’s use of commercial telecoms draws scrutiny after Chinese breaches

DOD inspector general plans three-pronged inquest at senators’ urging.

  • Bradley Peniston
Policy

Counter-terrorism efforts reduced by Trump cuts

Tens of millions of dollars slated for violence prevention have been cut or are frozen as DOGE steamrolls the national-security sector.

  • Hannah Allam, ProPublica
Threats

The D Brief: Green light for ‘F-47’; 2nd destroyer sent to border; Mapping China’s Taiwan threat; US envoy parrots Kremlin; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Audrey Decker
Policy

DOD cuts $580M in programs, contracts, and grants

The largest cut goes to an HR software program that's consumed more than seven times its budget.

  • Edward Graham
Policy

Defense One Radio, Ep. 175: Air Force chief Gen. David Allvin

Our State of Defense interview series continues.

  • Defense One Staff
Defense Systems

Boeing wins Air Force’s next-gen fighter contract

The company beat out Lockheed to build NGAD, which has been named the F-47.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Musk visits Pentagon; NGAD decision?; Navy’s frigate mess; Germany ups spending; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

USAF chief seeks bigger budget slice

Looking to align with the new administration's priorities, Gen. Allvin said the service plays a central role in deterrence and protecting the homeland.

  • Audrey Decker
Science & Tech

As tanker plans remains uncertain, today’s Air Force refuelers may fly past their 100th birthday

The service may need to look at a service life extension of the KC-135, Air Mobility Command says.

  • Audrey Decker
Ideas

France, UK must heed the call of Europe's new nuclear age

Paris and London can provide the assurances that stop a continental race for nuclear weapons, but it won't be easy.

  • Ankit Panda
Threats

The D Brief: COCOM consolidations?; DOD rehiring fired civs; Militarized border zone mulled; Defining cognitive warfare; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Defense Systems

SecDef’s software memo causing ‘angst,' defense official says

But that just shows how much the buy-it-faster directive was needed, the Pentagon's acting weapons chief said.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Policy

The Pentagon is asking 364 fired probationary employees to come back

So far, about 65 have been reinstated, according to a Wednesday court filing.

  • Meghann Myers
Ideas

China is waging cognitive warfare. Fighting back starts by defining it.

The US and its allies need a framework for this new domain of conflict: formal, explicit specifications for its concepts and entities.

  • Jake Bebber
Threats

Today’s D Brief: Trump takes Putin’s offer; ‘Dogfighting in space’; DOD’s personnel bottleneck; PLAN drones, on video; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Science & Tech

Military hydrogen-cell drones poised for big takeoff

A new partnership presents a moment for scaling up new, longer-range hydrogen-cell drones for warfare.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

China is practicing ‘dogfighting’ in space, Space Force says

The capability gap between the U.S. and its competitors has “significantly narrowed.”

  • Audrey Decker
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