Business

Army buys long-range business jet to spy on China, Russia

Prototype spy plane flies higher and farther than current equivalents.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

Today's D Brief: Tuberville backs down, again; Ukraine’s military commander, bugged; Laser-powered drones?; DOD’s ‘AI workers’; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Tank ammo to Israel; Zelenskyy to DC; Worried Europeans; China probing US infrastructure; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

How Israeli intelligence underestimated Hamas

Much of the problem stemmed from faulty threat assessments, Hamas’ improved operational security, and confirmation bias.

  • John Joseph Chin and Haleigh Bartos, The Conversation
Defense Systems

Looking for tech talent? Broaden your search, IC chief says

The nation’s 18 intelligence agencies should look beyond the nation’s capital if they want to get and keep the best cyber workers, said Adele Merritt.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Business

NSA woos talent with flexibility in workday, careers, director says

A spy agency that assumed employees would stick around for decades is getting comfortable with ones who come and go, Nakasone said in an interview.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Science & Tech

Hamas attack shows space-based sensing can’t see everything

A new Pentagon constellation will close some gaps, but the need for “old-school” human intelligence will remain.

  • Audrey Decker
Ideas

How did Israeli intelligence miss Hamas’ preparations to attack?

A U.S. counterterrorism expert explains how Israeli intelligence works.

  • Javed Ali, The Conversation
Defense Systems

The CIA’s data-challenged AI imperative

Mastering the technology is key to being able to “disrupt those entities that do not,” said an agency cyber policy official.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Policy

Defense One Radio, Ep. 135: The uncertain future of an eavesdropping law

We review the history of FISA Section 702 ahead of its possible expiration at the end of the year.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Today's D Brief: Hill drama delays aid debate; Russia’s new railroad; F-35’s many variants; Revolving door, quantified; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Ransomware gang targeting defense firms, FBI warns

The Snatch ransomware group has been learning from others to improve its own ploys, including data theft and double extortion, cyber authorities say.

  • Defense One Staff
Ideas

Defense One Radio, Ep. 133: Unpacking the 2023 Air, Space & Cyber conference

In this episode, we review several things we learned at the Air & Space Forces Association's biggest annual event.

  • Ben Watson, Audrey Decker, Lauren C. Williams and Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

Today's D Brief: US moves troops in Niger; N. Korea’s new sub; Biden extends ‘national emergency’; Crazy-high U-2 photos; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Defense Systems

NSA ‘recently completed’ AI strategic study, director says

Outgoing chief Gen. Paul Nakasone looks back, forward, and pushes for Sec. 702 authority.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine strikes inside Russia, which hits Kyiv; Maui response; Gabon coup; Whistleblower’s big payday; And a bit more.

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

IARPA’s new pants will record your location

The intelligence research agency is crafting smart clothing technology equipped with audio, video and geolocation sensors.

  • Carten Cordell
Threats

Today's D Brief: F-16s cleared for Ukraine; US-Japan-S.Korea summit; Spies target space firms; Deadly days in Tripoli; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine’s drone-boat attack; US troops on private ships?; Marines’ stopgap guidance; 1/4 of DOD cyber jobs are vacant; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Caitlin M. Kenney
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
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