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Science & Tech

Defense One Radio, Ep. 176: Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman

Our State of Defense interview series with the general in charge of the military’s space operations.

Policy

Defense One Radio, Ep. 174: Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith

Our annual State of Defense interview series begins with a commandant working to balance crisis response and modernization.

Policy

Trump spending freeze halts some national-lab projects

A "critically important" grid-resiliency project at Lawrence Livermore is on hold, along with other work, lab directors testify.

Threats

Airliner, Army helicopter collide over Potomac River

Black Hawk was carrying three service members when it crashed into the passenger jet with 64 people aboard.

Policy

Defense One Radio, Ep. 171: SecDef Austin’s last trip to Europe

Patrick Tucker describes a Defense Department in transition as Russia's Ukraine invasion approaches the four-year mark.

Science & Tech

SPRINT contractors add details about their fast, runway-independent aircraft

DARPA-SOCOM program managers aim to review the technology-demonstrator designs in April.

Ideas

2024 in review: Commentary

Defense One contributors gathered lessons from around the globe and looked ahead to the new administration.

Defense Systems

2024 in review: Defense systems

Satellites, bombers, and drones of every description are just some of the year's top systems stories.

Ideas

2024 in review: Space Force

The year saw challenges in orbit and on the ground as the young service continued to expand.

Ideas

2024 in review: Marine Corps

A new kind of regiment, more drones, and new techniques—and other stories about the Corps.

Ideas

2024 in review: Air Force

China shakeup, bombers, jammers, ICBM—it was a busy year.

Ideas

2024 in review: Navy

Bracing for the future, grappling with shipbuilding woes, watching China—and more stories about the sea service.

Ideas

2024 in Review: Army

Lessons from the Ukraine war—and what might come next—dominated the news.

Science & Tech

2024 in review: Technology

China's "nuclear" sub, Ukraine's cheap sensors, Starlink in Russian hands, and other important tech stories.

Ideas

2024 in review: Business

The rise of the software contractors, wobbles among the old guard—and more defense-industry news of the year.

Policy

2024 in review: Policy

Preparing in the Pacific, learning from Ukraine, girding for a new administration—here are some of the policy stories that shaped the past year.

Science & Tech

Defense One Radio, Ep. 163: The 2024 Air, Space & Cyber conference

Audrey Decker explains some of the top developments out of this year's AFA conference outside Washington.