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Russian hybrid operations on the rise in Estonia, Moldova

Similar Russian attempts to exploit ethnic divisions in democratic nations have preceded more aggressive action.

  • Patrick Tucker
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Defense One Radio, Ep. 144: How Russia cements control

How does the Kremlin force an entirely new reality on an occupied city? And how do Europeans feel about the invasion and U.S. hesitation to rearm Ukraine?

  • Ben Watson
Policy

First Ukrainian F-16 pilots will complete training as soon as May

Air National Guard director says the effort is taking a bit longer because pilots need to learn a “full range of missions.”

  • Audrey Decker
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UK, Latvia launch effort to send thousands of FPV drones to Ukraine

It’s not yet clear whether these will be militarized or civilian models.

  • Sam Skove
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It takes Europe at least a year to fill a Ukrainian order for artillery shells

And it's hard to buy 155mm ammunition from non-Western nations that make it, the Estonian defense ministry’s top civil servant said.

  • Sam Skove
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Today's D Brief: Senate advances Ukraine, Israel aid bill; Global military spending rises; Groundhog day on the Red Sea; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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Today's D Brief: Trump: I’d abandon allies; SecDef back in hospital; Destroyer squadron CO relieved; Russia’s using Starlink; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston, Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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Today's D Brief: Russian missiles pound Ukraine; Berlin, Seoul step up for Kyiv; UAV attack in Jordan revised?; CH-53E missing in California; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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Today's D Brief: Ukraine’s military chief’s view; Russian ship, sunk; China’s new hacking era; Big sale to India; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: Border-Ukraine bill; CIA chief to Mideast; Big loss on B-21; Don’t name your HQ wifi “command post”; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

In Norway, young people compete to serve in the military

Other countries mulling wider national service plans should learn about the Norwegian model.

  • Elisabeth Braw
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Today's D Brief: More US strikes in Iraq, Yemen; Turkey clears Sweden for NATO; More F-35 delays; Arms for Ukraine; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Drones, armor lead new efforts by Ukraine’s foreign backers

The Pentagon-led Ukrainian Defense Contact Group seeks to keep Kyiv “ahead of the curve.”

  • Lauren C. Williams
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Today's D Brief: More US strikes; Dissent in Israel war cabinet; Russia rebuffs arms-control talks; Navy’s maintenance moves; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

Belarus adds nukes to its military doctrine

Alexander Lukashenko has been pressing Russia's Vladimir Putin to return Soviet-era nuclear weapons to Belarus.

  • Derek Bisaccio, Forecast International
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Today's D Brief: US hits Yemen again; ‘God’s-eye’ view of Ukraine; SecDef’s back; Secret presidential fleet; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: Israel’s ‘new phase’ of war; Iraq inches toward US ejection; B-1 crash; Russia’s N. Korean missiles; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
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Today's D Brief: Hamas deputy killed; Deadly bombs in Iran; Long wait for missiles; Awards for Red Sea sailors; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Six more Ukrainian pilots now training on F-16s in Denmark, more on their way

At least 14 Ukrainian Air Force pilots now have some training on the Western jet.

  • Sam Skove
Ideas

Defense One Radio, Ep. 141: Year in review

We take stock of our last 12 months of interviews, featuring conversations with generals, White House officials, researchers, authors, our own reporters, and many more.

  • Ben Watson
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