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How NORAD could be hurt by US-Canada tensions

US commander says a Canadian exit would partially blind the Pentagon to enemy missiles—at least until new defenses could be built.

  • Audrey Decker
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The D Brief: US soldiers’ bodies found; Raising Nordic defenses; Russia’s new draft; A-10s to Middle East; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The D Brief: DOD-shakeup proposals due in days; Border-ops price tag; New Army tech; Rocketmakers’ green light; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
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The D Brief: Accountability watch; Golden Dome options; WH pursues Ukraine’s minerals; EU suggests stockpiling food; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The D Brief: ‘Counterintelligence nightmare’; Spy sats eye the border; Orbital ‘satellite carrier’; Army chief, interviewed; And a bit more.

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Intelligence officials remain defensive about Yemen-bombing group chat

House testimony followed release of full transcript of the chat over the Signal app — including attack times and weapons.

  • Amber Corrin
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The D Brief: More Yemen-chat details released; Troops patrolling border; Ukraine ceasefire broadened; Army’s gear overhaul; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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‘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
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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
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Pentagon’s use of commercial telecoms draws scrutiny after Chinese breaches

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

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

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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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
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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
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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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The D Brief: ‘Shift’ in Iran policy; Israel pounds Gaza; Ukraine’s all-drone attacks; Russian ops on NATO soil; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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‘Iran on notice,’ says Pentagon spox of ongoing strikes against Houthis

Yemeni group had vowed to restart attacks on Israeli ships in response to Tel Aviv's airstrikes and aid blockade in Gaza.

  • Meghann Myers
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The US just lowered its defenses against authoritarian propaganda, experts say

Gutting the U.S. Agency for Global Media reduces the country's ability to fight off influence campaigns at home and promote freedom abroad.

  • David DiMolfetta
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The D Brief: Strikes in Yemen; Border destroyer; DOGE vs. nuclear-security agency; ‘Buy Europe’ campaign; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Army’s 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force to get its own Typhon missile system

The second Pacific MDTF has also joined Transformation in Contact, while building its way to 2,000 soldiers.

  • Meghann Myers
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