Ideas
Why the Defense Department attended COP28
Climate change threatens our national security. We’ll face the challenge with allies and partners.
Policy
The defense industrial base is 'in crisis,' expert tells Hill panel
The defense establishment is not equipped to develop, acquire and onboard emerging technologies at scale, according to a draft report from the Pentagon.
Policy
Hundreds of promotions approved after Tuberville drops hold
Senate swiftly approves 425 officers’ advancement, but 11 four-star jobs remain in limbo.
Threats
Info threats demand a ‘cultural shift,’ new Pentagon strategy says
“The consistent integration of informational and physical power” must become “the norm.”
Policy
Ukraine’s artillery supply declines as shells go to Israel
President Zelenskyy confirms that 155mm deliveries are drying up, even as Russia presses an assault in the east.
Policy
Military leaders are already using AI tools to help make decisions
Even simpler digitization and automation tools are streamlining combatant commanders' operations, the deputy chief of the Pentagon’s AI office said.
Policy
Senate panel moves to evade Tuberville's block on military nominations
The Rules Committee approved a temporary change to allow votes on large groups of nominees, but its fate before the whole Senate remains unclear.
Defense Systems
India plans to make armored vehicles with US help, officials say
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced the deal during a bilateral meeting with State Secretary Antony Blinken and Indian ministers of defense and external affairs.
Policy
'Influencers in uniform' are boosting recruiting, Pentagon says
Troops' social-media posts are "wildly popular because I think youth are looking for authenticity,” says deputy defense secretary.
Science & Tech
DOD’s new AI and data strategy gives industry a challenge: share
Implementing the new strategy will require companies to work together in ways they never have before.
Science & Tech