The D Brief: Europe’s wartime crossroads; F-35’s training gap; Army’s to-do list; Space Force seeks boot camp; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson
• December 13, 2024

The D Brief: Russia races for gains; House passes NDAA; Taiwan talks to Trump team; USAF preps for transition; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 12, 2024

The D Brief: What’s next for Syria?; Defense-policy bill unveiled; New counter-UAV strategy; Some GOPers unsold on Hegseth; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 9, 2024

The D Brief: A ‘3rd nuclear age’; Seoul’s self-coup fallout; Romania’s election nullified over Russian meddling; Soldiers charged with smuggling people; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 6, 2024

The D Brief: Seoul declares martial law; Biden rushes to arm Ukraine; Meet Aleppo’s conqueror; Last soldier to leave Kabul will get 4th star; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 3, 2024

The D Brief: Jihadists seize Aleppo; Taiwan leader visits Hawaii; More Chinese chip chokepoints; Shipbuilding woes, explored; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
• December 2, 2024

The D Brief: Invasion gains pace; Plane crash in Lithuania; New Pacific missile sites?; DepSecDef candidates; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• November 25, 2024

The D Brief: Russia’s MIRV missile; Space Force’s naughty list; McConnell to Senate Approps; Worst telecom hack in US history; And a bit more.

• Patrick Tucker and Ben Watson
• November 22, 2024

The D Brief: More long-range missiles target Russia’s Kursk; Biden authorizes anti-personnel mines for Ukraine; SecDef Austin in the South China Sea; Satellite industry delays; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson
• November 20, 2024

The D Brief: ATACMS use in Russia?; Undersea cable cut in the Baltic; US-Philippine defense pact; Shipyard reform for US subs; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Audrey Decker
• November 19, 2024

The D Brief: Biden green lights ATACMS for Kursk; SecDef Austin in Australia; Trump stands by Hegseth; Reed, Shaheen request Musk probe; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Audrey Decker
• November 18, 2024

The D Brief: Russia’s long barrage; Hasty training for Ukrainian troops; Germany’s government collapses; Army’s new all-digital vehicle; And a bit more.

• Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
• November 7, 2024

Pace of war shortens EU-based training for Ukrainian troops

Instruction has been pared to the basics in everything from combined arms to officer training.

• Sam Skove
• November 6, 2024

Is Europe prepared for the U.S. election outcome?

The result will affect defense, but also other forces currently at work in the continent.

• Michaela Millender and Clara Broekaert
• November 5, 2024

The D Brief: National Guard on alert; Russian bomb plot?; USAF’s tanker hedge; Boeing workers end strike; And a bit more.

• Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
• November 5, 2024

The D Brief: Russia pushes deeper into Ukraine; N. Korea prepping nuke test?; DOD releases industrial plan; Fire at UK shipyard; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 30, 2024

The D Brief: Israel strikes in Iran; Russia advances in Ukraine; China’s chip chokepoints; Boeing eyes space selloff; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 28, 2024