The D Brief: Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire; Exploding pagers’ secret source; Army’s new small-drone unit; Navy’s low-cost weapons; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 20, 2024

The D Brief: More device detonations; House rejects CR plan; First B-21 flight video; AFSOC’s light-attack vision; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 19, 2024

Device detonations reveal ‘incredible’ intelligence abilities: ex-NSA chief

“I think about our own supply chains and what we need to be able to do to ensure their integrity,” Paul Nakasone said.

• David DiMolfetta
• September 19, 2024

AFSOC still wants 75 light attack aircraft despite Congress’ doubts

“The world's changed a little bit,” the top Air Force special operator says.

• Patrick Tucker
• September 18, 2024

The D Brief: Why pagers explode; Russian ammo dump blows up; CNO releases guidance; N. Korea tests missiles; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 18, 2024

The D Brief: Ukraine’s population shrinks; Israel adds war goal; Exploding pagers wound 1,000; A cheap-ish next-gen fighter?; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 17, 2024

The D Brief: Allies press US on missiles; Boeing workers strike; Israeli SOF hit Syria; Navy’s sub-building spur; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 13, 2024

Time to retire ‘Arab-Israeli conflict’?

A new name should reflect how the hostilities have grown more complex and spread beyond the region's boundaries.

• Nader Habibi, The Conversation
• September 9, 2024

The D Brief: US casualties in Iraq; Ukraine’s cabinet shakeup; Terror charges for Hamas; China’s robotic-vehicle breakthroughs; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 4, 2024

How the U.S. used arms sales to shift Saudi behavior

Weapons exports are a fickle tool. Why did they work this time?

• Elizabeth Dent and Grant Rumley
• September 4, 2024

The D Brief: Deadly Russian strike; Tussle in Turkey; Houthis’ new tactic; Army division’s gunnery breakthrough; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 3, 2024

The D Brief: Sullivan in China; SecNav’s spicy message to industry; Ukrainian F-16 crash?; Fire on the Red Sea; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• August 29, 2024

The D Brief: Israel’s West Bank raids; Ukraine’s Kursk progress; USAF’s Ukrainian EW; Shipmaker, fined; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• August 28, 2024

The D Brief: Israel, Hezbollah exchange strikes; Russia pounds Ukraine; Chinese plane in Japanese airspace; Army’s cutting-edge exercise; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• August 26, 2024

The D Brief: Wanted: faster deterrence; Trade rules, eased; Navy’s multi-amphib buy; Taliban takeover, mapped; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• August 16, 2024

Pentagon needs to speed up its integrated-deterrence efforts, Joint Chiefs chair says

In an interview, Gen. Brown says sending stealth fighters to the Middle East will deter broader conflict.

• Audrey Decker
• August 15, 2024

The D Brief: News from occupied Kursk; Saudi to get US bombs; Facebook lowers disinfo defenses; USAF dodges PFAS cleanup; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• August 13, 2024