Threats

Today's D Brief: Drone attacks in Moscow; No Space HQ for Alabama; USAF walks back tanker forecast; Marines’ recruiting success; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

How the US is using open-source intel to track Russia's war in Ukraine

Analysts are moving beyond who-what-when-where to "really focusing on the why,” a senior defense intelligence official said.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine’s main campaign; Coup in Niger; Russian jet hits US drone; More troops lose abortion access; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Next AF chief tapped; SecDef in Indo-Pac; Ops in Africa; What if AI gets dumber? And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

Raytheon still waiting for orders to replace weapons sent to Ukraine

The company has received $2 billion in replenishment orders so far, and expects $2.5 billion more in the next year.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

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
Threats

Today's D Brief: Another US sub in Korea; Russia, Ukraine exchange drone strikes; CNO nom announced; Giant defense-contractor settlement; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
Science & Tech

New DIU head seeks to scale up DOD, Silicon Valley tech partnerships

Pentagon must reassure the startup world by showing it can put new commercial technology into operation, says the new head of the Defense Innovation Unit.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Today's D Brief: US bulks up Gulf forces; SecDef to visit IndoPac; Afghanistan’s lessons for Ukraine war; Tuberville block awaits Army, Air Force chief noms; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Jennifer Hlad and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Russia continues port strikes, threatens civilian ships; Wagner trains in Belarus; MI6 assesses Ukraine’s advance; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Russia bombs grain port; US soldier in N. Korea; F-35 deliveries drop; Dueling Navy Hornet databases; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine’s urgent needs; US ups Gulf presence; WH visit for Israeli prez; American in N. Korean custody; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Today's D Brief: Crimea bridge damaged; Mines slow counteroffensive; Projected nuke costs rise; ~$1M sex-assault settlement; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Central, Eastern European pressure improved Ukraine's outcome at NATO summit, experts say

European diplomats praised the results, which one said overcame White House resistance.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine's new 155mm supplier; Biden's Reserve authorization; F-35 delays; A grim U.S. milestone; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

Defense One Radio, Ep. 129: After the NATO summit + a trip to the Pacific

Patrick Tucker explains what he learned during a recent trip to Indo-PACOM headquarters in Hawaii.

  • Ben Watson and Patrick Tucker
Exclusive Threats

US paying contractor to quietly supply Bulgarian 155mm shells to Ukraine

A $402 million contract suggests the former Soviet-bloc country is now producing NATO-standard artillery rounds.

  • Sam Skove
Defense Systems

US Army helped pick Ukraine’s drone-killing trucks

The selection was informed by a January test run by the service’s anti-drone office.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

Today's D Brief: More long-range arms for Ukraine; Biden in Finland; Navy picks interim CNO; Russia fires general; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

France is already sending Ukraine long-range missiles

Ambassador puts timeframe on Macron’s Tuesday announcement as U.S. lawmakers up pressure on Biden.

  • Sam Skove
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