Today's D Brief: Spring thaw in Ukraine; State of the Army; UK, US seize Iranian weapons; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
• March 2, 2023

The D Brief: Russia may need more Iranian drones; Suspense growing near Bakhmut; WH bans TikTok on official devices; Post-Erdogan Turkey?; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson
• March 1, 2023

Today's D Brief: Lawmakers talk Ukraine oversight; Russia discourages future aid to Kyiv; China security issues hit primetime; USAF fires two Minot officers; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
• February 28, 2023

Today's D Brief: DOD to rescind Covid vaccine mandate by 17 March; Russia's Ukraine invasion boosts US oil exports; Berlin, Paris have doubts about Kyiv; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
• February 27, 2023

Today's D Brief: Putin's Ukraine invasion, one year later; 73% of the world demands Russia leave Ukraine; China's 12-pt peace plan; $2B in more US arms to Kyiv; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson
• February 24, 2023

Today's D Brief: US sends more troops to Taiwan; Americans 'live in an age of extremist mass killings'; Somali strike kills 7; 'Godzilla egg' in Japan; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Jennifer Hlad and Lauren C. Williams
• February 23, 2023

Today's D Brief: Putin hearts China; Russia's Ukraine invasion, one year on; Pentagon's cloud forecast grows hazy; New US border policy?; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
• February 22, 2023

Today's D Brief: Biden in Poland; Putin saber rattling again; China's fine line; North Korea's ICBM; CODEL to Taiwan; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
• February 21, 2023

Today's D Brief: 200K Russian casualties in Ukraine; HIMARS to Europe; Phishing campaigns target NATO; USAF grounds KC-135s; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Jennifer Hlad and Caitlin M. Kenney
• February 17, 2023

Defense One Radio, Ep. 117: Spies in the balloon?

We review the latest ups and downs in the U.S.-China relationship, which has been shaken by allegations of spying via aerostat.

• Ben Watson and Patrick Tucker
• February 17, 2023

Today's D Brief: Oversight CODEL visits Poland, Romania; China sanctions Lockheed, Raytheon; Fentanyl deaths rising in DOD; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson
• February 16, 2023

Today's D Brief: Russia using 97% of its army for Ukraine, UK says; US support for Ukraine slips slightly; Iran missile program surging since 2018; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
• February 15, 2023

Today's D Brief: Russia closes in on Ukraine's Bakhmut; Putin is digging in, NATO says; 2 missiles needed for Huron 'object'; Rep. Khanna on China, AI; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
• February 14, 2023

Today's D Brief: Pentagon shoots down 3 flying objects; Austin, Milley to Europe; Army explains recruiting hurdles; DOD cyber strategy coming soon; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
• February 13, 2023

Today's D Brief: Russian missile flies over Moldova; SpaceX drops Ukraine military access; US tests ICBM; Lula to the WH; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Jennifer Hlad and Lauren C. Williams
• February 10, 2023

Today's D Brief: EU welcomes Ukraine's Zelenskyy; Russians advance in Luhansk; US debt politics on the Hill; Bye-bye, Iraq AUMF?; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson
• February 9, 2023

Today's D Brief: More tanks for Ukraine; Zelenskky in the UK; China opens ICBM launcher gap with US; GOP vs. POTUS; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson
• February 8, 2023

Today's D Brief: NORAD missed prior balloons, General says; Recovery effort, in photos; Border politics on the Hill; SOTU preview; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson
• February 7, 2023

Today's D Brief: US shoots down Chinese balloon; GOP pressures WH on Ukraine; Is US foreign policy too militarized?; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson
• February 6, 2023

Today's D Brief: Chinese balloon wanders over Montana; Oops, says Beijing; Balloon infuriates US lawmakers; Unleashing AF innovation; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson
• February 3, 2023