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How to hide a helicopter refueling point, and other lessons from a giant Navy wargame

A stealthy Marine logistics team was just one small part of Large Scale Exercise 23.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
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Today's D Brief: CNO retires sans replacement; Ukraine inches forward; Niger junta mixes messages; DC Guard shakeup?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

What military sexual-assault victims think of the new way cases are prosecuted

President Biden signed an executive order last month that removes legal decision-making authority from commanders for most serious crimes.

  • Jennifer Hlad
Business

Potential competition for F-35 cooling system heats up between Honeywell and Raytheon

Company officials spar over access to engine information.

  • Audrey Decker
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​​Nearly 100 Navy officers affected by senator’s hold

The service will become the third without a Senate-confirmed leader when CNO Adm. Mike Gilday steps down Aug. 14.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
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Today's D Brief: Fireball in Moscow; China-Philippines standoff; Fighting ISIS in Iraq; Farewell to a whistleblower; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: Counteroffensive cluster bombs; China, Russia off Alaska; Japan military, hacked; Afghan resistance; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: Another Ukrainian naval strike; Air war evolves; China’s rocket-forces purge; Niger junta digs in; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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US may make armed teams available to commercial ships sailing near Iran

The proposed move echoes a World War II initiative.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
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Today's D Brief: Ukraine’s drone-boat attack; US troops on private ships?; Marines’ stopgap guidance; 1/4 of DOD cyber jobs are vacant; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Caitlin M. Kenney
Business

Supply chains have ‘stabilized,’ but certain parts remain hard to get: CEO

Meanwhile, Leonardo DRS is eyeing new ships for its electric-drive technology.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
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Today's D Brief: Evacuations from Niger; Navy’s destroyer plans; N. Korea’s US soldier; Guam’s typhoon woes; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Navy to keep four aging destroyers beyond their service lives

Extensions will add four to five years of service apiece—and keep ships in the fleet.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Policy

Multi-year destroyer contracts will bolster shipyards, workforces: Navy

The contracts are the first to use a new provision that helps yards foster talent in their local communities.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Policy

Pentagon: US must fix two things if AUKUS is to transform partner militaries

Top policy official says shoring up industrial base, reforming export-control law are key.

  • Patrick Tucker
Policy

Tanker program adds 9 ships to fuel US military in a crisis

Three companies will each provide three ships.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Business

Northrop will not bid on Air Force’s new fighter

The company's decision leaves Boeing, Lockheed Martin to compete to build the Next Generation Air Dominance jet.

  • Audrey Decker
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‘More capable than anything we have’: lawmakers, witnesses, express alarm on UFO phenomenon

Witnesses recounted other-worldly events, but the head of the government office investigating those claims isn’t biting.

  • Patrick Tucker
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Today's D Brief: Artillery for Ukraine; Navy’s next big wargame; Army’s new sims; Why immigrants enlist; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Retired admirals, Project Overmatch will figure in Navy’s upcoming giant exercise

The second annual edition of the Large Scale Exercise will feature multiple crises erupting around the world.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
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