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US launches series of airstrikes in Iraq, Syria

Strikes were a response to deadly drone attack on U.S. troops in Jordan.

  • Ben Watson
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Today's D Brief: Strikes coming, US says; EU OKs Ukraine aid; CIWS downs Houthi missile; Recruiting news; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: US plans retaliation; Israel floods Gaza tunnels; USMC’s new weapon; USAF’s electric plane; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: Deadly drone confusion; China’s IOT hacks; Arms exports set record; Inside a UK tanker over Nevada; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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After drone attack on U.S. forces in Jordan, Pentagon sees ‘escalation’ but not ‘widening’ of war

US nears an “inflection” point in deciding how to respond, says one expert.

  • Patrick Tucker
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Today's D Brief: US troops killed in Jordan; Red Sea missile exchanges; Kyiv nabs embezzlers; Firms sour on fixed-price deals; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Three US service members killed in Jordan by Iran-backed forces

“A huge escalation,” said one expert.

  • Patrick Tucker
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Today's D Brief: DOD runs out of Ukraine funds; Anti-ISIS fight in limbo; Australia’s sub to-do list; Kim’s conniption; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

How much influence does Iran have over its proxies?

Tehran calls Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis its "Axis of Resistance"—but that's not quite right.

  • Sara Harmouch and Nakissa Jahanbani, The Conversation
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Today's D Brief: Anti-Houthi strikes get a name; Autonomous weapons advance; B-21 production greenlit; Assessing a Taiwan invasion; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
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Today's D Brief: US forces, attacked; China’s Mideast wins; SecDef summoned to Hill; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

How China is winning the Middle East

China is working to present itself as a responsible alternative to the U.S. in the Middle East, just as many are questioning Washington’s long-term commitment to the region.

  • Peter W. Singer
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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
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Defense One Radio, Ep. 142: Trouble on the Red Sea

We review how the Iran-backed Houthis are disrupting global shipping in the Red Sea, and we look back at similar dynamics near the end of the so-called tanker wars of the late 1980s.

  • Ben Watson
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Today's D Brief: ‘Insane’ number of cross-border attacks; US hits Houthis, again; B-21 flies at Edwards; Some secrets get less secret; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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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: Mideast missile attacks; SEALs missing after boarding; Taiwan election results; Ukraine’s command posts; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Houthis can’t ‘execute the same way’ after strike, US says

Coalition strikes came days after the most complex Houthi attack yet.

  • Patrick Tucker
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Today's D Brief: US, UK attack Houthis in Yemen; Global reactions; Taiwan’s election; Seahawk crash in California; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Audrey Decker
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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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