The D Brief: A shipyard death; Another F-35 delay?; US troops wounded in Iraq; New era of ‘total war’; And a bit more.

• Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
• October 23, 2024

Researchers sound alarm on dual-use AI for defense

That shiny Silicon Valley tool comes with big risks for civilians, according to a new report.

• Patrick Tucker
• October 22, 2024

RTX will pay almost $1B for defrauding DOD, allegedly bribing Qatari official

That’s on top of the $200 million levied in August for illegal exports to China and elsewhere.

• Audrey Decker
• October 16, 2024

The D Brief: Army’s new acquisition approach; US warns Israel on Gaza; Ukraine’s Victory Plan; Milley’s blastproof curtains; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 16, 2024

The D Brief: Chinese blockade drill encircles Taiwan; Army program cuts coming?; Israel gets THAAD; Navy reloads at sea; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 15, 2024

The D Brief: Israeli strikes in Lebanon, Syria; More Red Sea attacks; Bad online trends; Space plane’s new trick; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 11, 2024

The D Brief: Baltics raise defenses; Israel orders hospital evacuations; Another Russian arms dump struck; New polls on Taiwan; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 9, 2024

How to build a multi-sensor anti-drone dashboard in just two weeks

A CENTCOM experiment shows it’s possible.

• Sam Skove
• October 8, 2024

The Middle East is in a new era of mass displacement

The situation in Gaza is structurally different from previous displacement crises in the region.

• Nicholas R. Micinski and Kelsey Norman, The Conversation
• October 7, 2024

The D Brief: Another hurricane looms; Grim anniversary in Israel; Inside the Marines’ littoral regiment; China hacks ISPs; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 7, 2024

A destroyer’s first deployment took an unexpected turn

Diverted from the western Pacific, USS Daniel Inouye’s Red Sea duty included the rescue of Iranian mariners.

• Jennifer Hlad
• October 6, 2024

Iran’s Oct. 1 strike on Israel had several meanings.

It was retaliatory–but it was also meant to save face and restore deterrence.

• Aaron Pilkington, The Conversation
• October 6, 2024

The D Brief: Helene recovery; 100 new spy sats; Post-strike assessment in Israel; ULA certification launch; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Audrey Decker and Frank Konkel
• October 4, 2024

The D Brief: Iran’s missile attack on Israel; Russia seizes town; Ukraine gathers industry; Jan. 6 whitewash; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 2, 2024

The D Brief: Israeli troops in Lebanon; More Red Sea ship attacks; NATO’s new chief; Navy’s sub spending; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 1, 2024

The D Brief: Israel kills Hezbollah chief; $600M for Taiwan; DOD’s uneven study of Ukraine; BBC visits Diego Garcia; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 30, 2024

The D Brief: US troops to Mideast; Navy oiler aground; US sets date for Iraq exit?; Dueling robot wingmen; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 24, 2024