Today's D Brief: Tanks arrive in Ukraine; Army, AF wishlists; Self-flying F-16s; 160 promotions on hold; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• March 28, 2023

Today's D Brief: Putin's saber rattling again; Russia's dire economic forecast; Army pulls new video ad; USAF chief, in conversation; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Jennifer Hlad and Sam Skove
• March 27, 2023

Today's D Brief: Drone attack kills US contractor in Syria; US strikes kill 11 in Syria; New Nordic air force; Starlink 'paints a target' on Ukrainians; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
• March 24, 2023

Today's D Brief: Zelenskyy to Bakhmut; BBC on the frontlines; DeSantis backpedals on Ukraine; USAF's Pacific plans; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
• March 23, 2023

Today's D Brief: Russian missiles hit dwellings; Xi wraps Moscow trip; Terror update; Climate report grasps for hope; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• March 22, 2023

Today's D Brief: Japan's PM Kishida visits Kyiv; $350M in more US arms to Ukraine; Mapping China's balloon; 3D printing at the USMC; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
• March 21, 2023

Today's D Brief: ICC issues warrant for Putin's arrest; China's Xi to Moscow; Helsinki inches closer to NATO; N. Korea's counterstrike drill; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
• March 20, 2023

Today's D Brief: China's Xi heading to Moscow; Tomahawks for the Aussies; Ukraine refusing to give up Bakhmut; Trump vs. DeSantis; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
• March 17, 2023

Today's D Brief: UN on Russian war crimes; Drone-downing video; DOD’s new arms-production team; Bank failure rattles defense firms; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• March 16, 2023

Today's D Brief: Russian jet collides with US drone; USAF not buying hypersonics in 2024; America's Iraq invasion, revisited; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
• March 15, 2023

Today's D Brief: DeSantis wants US to abandon Ukraine; Pentagon budget day, in review; DOD CTO in conversation; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson
• March 14, 2023

Today's D Brief: Budget day for the Pentagon; Big day for AUKUS; Russia's declining arms industry; China's diplomatic turn; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
• March 13, 2023

Today's D Brief: EU's von der Leyen visits WH; Bakhmut devastation, in photos; AUKUS sub deal; Bye-bye, Benning; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
• March 10, 2023

Today's D Brief: Ukraine hit with hypersonic missiles; Russian ground forces stall; State of the Navy; North Korea launches another missiles; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson
• March 9, 2023

Today's D Brief: Undersea cables cut near Taiwan; China fears Starlink; USAF budget preview; Missile test over Pacific?; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson
• March 8, 2023

Today's D Brief: China's Xi blames US; Beijing warns of conflict with US; Ukraine digs in at Bakhmut; Border security changes loom; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
• March 7, 2023

The D Brief: Ukraine under pressure in Bakhmut; Russia sending ‘waves’ of prisoners to Ukraine; Austin, Milley to the Middle East; SecArmy downbeat on 2023 recruiting; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson
• March 6, 2023

Defense One Radio, Ep. 118: U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Chris Donahue

The 18th Airborne Corps commander talks about drones, recruiting, the Pacific theater, challenges posed by China, and more.

• Ben Watson and Kevin Baron
• March 5, 2023

Today's D Brief: State of Defense 2023; Scholz to the WH; Counter-ISIS war grinds on; Paris Davis to receive MOH; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
• March 3, 2023

State of the Army 2023

The service is prepping for war in the Pacific—and hoping its recruiting problems won’t continue for a fourth consecutive year.

• Ben Watson
• March 2, 2023