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Nimitz Reports ‘Very Professional’ Interactions Despite US-Chinese Tensions

Even as Beijing rejects a mil-to-mil hotline, a carrier’s Pacific deployment sees no untoward run-ins.

  • Jennifer Hlad
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Today's D Brief: $6B accounting goof; India’s PM in DC; Interpol sees right-wing terror spike; Sub-rescue ships deployed; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Jennifer Hlad, Caitlin M. Kenney and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: Russian airstrikes target Ukraine; Xi, Blinken meet; Biden on AI; Navy’s stray-bullet barrier; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: Ukraine on US armor; Russian hijinks over Syria; N.Korea tests; Sub repair delay; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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US Air Force Uses Mideast Ops to Test Tech for Potential China Fight

The service is testing how artificial intelligence could rapidly give kinetic and non-kinetic targeting options to senior leaders, Air Forces Central Commander said.

  • Audrey Decker
Ideas

China’s New Conscription Rules Reveal Concerns

New sections on wartime drafts, punishment, and physical fitness offer a glimpse into PLA leaders’ minds.

  • Thomas Corbett and Peter W. Singer
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Today's D Brief: Smoke in the air; Guam still recovering from typhoon; China’s new Cuban toehold; CQ Brown talks deterrence; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Audrey Decker
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Navy Should Be ‘In the Way,’ But ‘Non-Provocative,’ CNO Says

Speaking less than a week after an “unsafe maritime interaction” with China in the Taiwan Strait, Adm. Mike Gilday said the U.S. wants “things to remain stable and predictable.”

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
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Today's D Brief: Ukrainian dam breaks; S. Korea scrambles jets; Iran’s hypersonic reveal; Overheating F-35s; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: Taiwan Strait close call; Ukraine advancing?; Fighting resumes in Sudan; Sonic boom over DC; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Jennifer Hlad and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

Defense One Radio, Ep. 126: Why Ukraine’s drone war is more complex than you think

We review the evolution of drone tactics in the second year of Russia’s Ukraine invasion.

  • Ben Watson
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Today's D Brief: Debt crisis, averted; Russia’s natural-gas militia; DOD’s Starlink deal; Killer-AI kerfuffle; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: More arms to Ukraine; Misfiring cannons; Military noms, from USMC to NSA; More Guardsmen to the border; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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Today's D Brief: N. Korean launch triggers alarms; F-35’s rising cost; More NATO troops to Kosovo; 100s of leaders call AI a global threat; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Jennifer Hlad and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: Air attacks on Moscow, Kyiv; F-16s for Turkey?; Austin’s Pacific trip; Typhoon heads toward Okinawa; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Jennifer Hlad and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: Brown on tap for CJCS; Russian glide bombs; Ukraine aid totals; F-35 Band-Aid; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston, Jennifer Hlad and Ben Watson
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Today's D Brief: Hypersonic arrest; Iran’s new nuke plant; Navy orders sub parts, finally; Marine email goof; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Marcus Weisgerber, Jennifer Hlad and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: More missiles hit Ukraine; Before-and-after Bakhmut photos; Army recruiter’s view; Turkey’s naval complaint; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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US Will Use AI to Track Orbiting Objects, Space Command Says

The four-year-old command is set to reach full operating capacity this year—but will it stay in Colorado?

  • Audrey Decker
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Today's D Brief: Ukraine’s hypersonic claims; US boosts Gulf patrols; Border buildup; Dirty-bomb drug; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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