Science & Tech

Navy still bullish on lasers but widely-deployed directed-energy ship defense remains years away

Quest gains urgency as enemy drones and missiles get better, cheaper, and more widely used.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Today’s D Brief: Ukrainian incursion continues; Israeli border war, mapped; Upping US production; USAF's record sales; And a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Audrey Decker
Threats

Replicator passes a milestone as some troops complete training with cheap new drones

DepSecDef says the systems will be a formal part of the 2026 budget.

  • Patrick Tucker
Policy

Wartime need for drones would outstrip US production. There’s a way to fix that

The U.S. military needs to “mainstream” new operating concepts and get going with big orders, experts say.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

Today’s D Brief: Ukraine’s incursion; Insecure VIP-flight system; US firms eye Ukraine partnerships; DOD’s new cyber czar; And a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

As new gear flows to Army units, experiments reveal risks and rewards

The 25th ID commander says his units are reaping the benefits of a new Army fielding strategy.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

The D Brief: Russian strike leaves blackouts; SecDef heads to Asia; Earth’s hot streak; Olympians in uniform; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Harris’ record; Netanyahu in DC; Missile-making bottleneck; Rheinmetall rakes it in; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Exclusive Policy

Every squad will get anti-drone gear, Marine Corps says

With “zero decision space” to deal with incoming UAVs, troops need tools to take them down.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

The D Brief: Secret Service chief resigns; Biden’s allied focus; B-52s to Romania; The wrong drone lessons?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Pentagon’s new Arctic strategy focuses on adversaries, new tech

China and Russia and working more closely in the Arctic, DOD says. That’s forcing more research into unmanned systems.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

US shouldn't learn the wrong lessons about Ukraine’s drones, expert says

Unmanned strikes get the attention in reports and social media, but Ukrainian forces are increasingly using drones to sow mines and haul supplies.

  • Sam Skove
Defense Systems

Ukraine’s cheap sensors are helping troops fight off waves of Russian drones

Sub-$500 rig helps save expensive air-defense missiles for bigger threats.

  • Audrey Decker
Ideas

How the navy-less Ukrainians defeated Russia’s Black Sea Fleet

Their revolution in weapons and tactics offer lessons and warnings for the world’s navies.

  • Brian Glyn Williams, The Conversation
Science & Tech

Ukraine bets on land robots for next phase of war

As it continues to defend against Russian invasion, Ukraine is also seeking billions to supercharge its domestic arms industry.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

The D Brief: NATO-summit sneak peek; Aid for Ukraine; Russia’s staggering toll; The Composite Age; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: More US aid to Ukraine; Kyiv strikes Russian drone warehouse; Air Force’s CCA costs rise; World of GPS, visualized; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Audrey Decker
Science & Tech

Meet the Air Force’s secretive long-range drone that flies for days

The robot surveillance aircraft can fly for 80 hours without refueling.

  • Audrey Decker
Science & Tech

What Estonian drone companies are learning from Ukraine

Estonian companies are getting lightning-quick user feedback and real-world electronic warfare testing, thanks to hands-on experiments in Ukraine.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

The D Brief: New-ICBM chief fired; US contractors to Ukraine?; SecDef’s convo with Russian counterpart; UXO-hunting robots; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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