Threats

Air Force’s Next-Gen ICBM Program Could Face Delays, Kendall Says

Though the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent is on track at the moment, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall isn’t sure it will stay there.

  • Audrey Decker
Policy

As Pressure Builds, US Keeps Mum on Ukraine’s Cluster-Munitions Request

Proponents and military leaders note their tactical benefits, but strategic concerns may quash the deal.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

Pentagon UFO Chief: ‘No Credible Evidence’ of Aliens, Yet

Sean Kirkpatrick, who heads the Defense Department’s All-Domain Anomaly Office, briefed the Senate Wednesday.

  • Frank Konkel
Policy

Let Me Start Weapons R&D Faster, Air Force Secretary Asks Congress

Frank Kendall wants freedom from rules that require lawmakers’ approval to get anti-China weapons off the ground.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine’s coming counteroffensive; Navy plan draws ire; Allies want space defenses; China’s Antarctic base; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Navy Shipbuilding Plan Draws Lawmakers’ Ire Anew

Like last year’s, the new long-range plan offers a three-option menu and fewer amphibs than Congress mandates.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Ideas

Biden Must Resist Calls to Send Cluster Munitions to Ukraine

Transferring the weapons may bring tactical benefits but would be a strategic disaster.

  • Nuria Raul
Defense Systems

NSA Pushes Eavesdropping Law, Hits TikTok, Braces for AI-Boosted Attacks

AI will help malicious actors “to be better or faster,” says the spy agency’s cybersecurity director.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Policy

F-22s Marked for Retirement Will Never Be Combat Worthy, General Says

The Air Force hopes Congress will let them get rid of 32 Block 20 F-22s in the 2024 budget.

  • Audrey Decker
Policy

As Air Force Tries to Retire Jets, HASC’s Wittman Wants a Gapfiller

The Virginia Republican wants a “tactical interim” capability to arrive while the Air Force awaits its secret NGAD combat aircraft.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Finland joins NATO; Bakhmut fighting intensifies; China v. Russia; Sea-Air-Space news; and a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
Exclusive Threats

‘Lower the Rhetoric’ on China, Says Milley

We’re not on the “brink of war” with China, and Taiwan is not so easy to conquer, says the top U.S. general.

  • Kevin Baron
Exclusive Policy

Milley: Don’t Send Uninvited US Troops to Mexico

The top U.S. general recommends military training and law enforcement to stem drug and migrant flows—not special operators and other forces.

  • Kevin Baron
Threats

F-35s Need More Powerful Engines—But How Much More?

The Pentagon says it doesn’t know, and lawmakers have questions.

  • Audrey Decker
Policy

SecDef to Senator: Your Abortion-Related Holds Are Hurting Readiness

Lloyd Austin told Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., that holding up 160 promotions and appointments "creates a ripple effect through the force that makes us far less ready than we need to be.”

  • Courtney Bublé
Ideas

Has Congress Learned the Lessons of the Iraq War?

Besides repealing the AUMFs, lawmakers ought to create new tools to curb U.S. military interventions.

  • William D. Hartung
Policy

Navy, Marines Reevaluating Munition Stockpiles Due To Ukraine War

“Ukraine's war has taught us that we must transition from just-in-time stockpiles of weapons and munitions to just-in-case stockpiles,” Sen. Collins said.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Science & Tech

Failed Hypersonic Test Dims Air Force View of Lockheed Missile

The service had previously disclosed that an ARRW test happened in March, but markedly avoided saying whether it was a success.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

Today's D Brief: Tanks arrive in Ukraine; Army, AF wishlists; Self-flying F-16s; 160 promotions on hold; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Seapower Chairman Wants Answers on Amphib Fleet Funding

Sen. Tim Kaine also said he expects the Navy’s 30-year-shipbuilding plan this week.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
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