Defense One Radio, Ep. 200: Paul Scharre explains the global AI arms race

The former Army Ranger explores how AI might reshape drone warfare, America's tech race with China, Russia's war in Ukraine, and much more.

• Ben Watson and Patrick Tucker
• December 12, 2025

The D Brief: US seizes tanker; House passes $901B NDAA; US pushes business-centered ‘peace plan’; Chipping away at US AI edge; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 11, 2025

Today’s D Brief: New Natsec Strategy; Boat-strike video shows survivors; Russia’s worrisome template; Ukraine’s tech support to the US; And a bit more.

• Bradley Peniston
• December 5, 2025

Majority of Americans favor more support to Ukraine, Ukrainian victory

As the Trump administration pushes Ukraine to concede, survey finds most Americans want to do more to help Ukraine expel Russia from its borders.

• Meghann Myers
• December 4, 2025

The D Brief: WH, DOD change their stories; Trump pardons drug trafficker; Today’s US-Russia talks; ‘Awful arithmetic’; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 2, 2025

The D Brief: Congress investigates boat strikes; Promises of profit propelled peace proposal; Guardsman in critical condition; Germany’s war plan; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 1, 2025

Lawmakers vow action to force Russian concessions in proposed Ukraine deal

House Republicans are adamant that the end of the war not be the “Munich Agreement all over again.”

• Meghann Myers
• November 26, 2025

The D Brief: US envoy’s advice to Russia; Navy axes frigate program; USAF’s tanker-extending plan; False claims in Guard justification; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Meghann Myers
• November 26, 2025

The D Brief: US, Ukraine in talks; Counter-drone war, at scale?; China’s anti-AI playbook; Spies see opportunity in feds’ fear; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• November 25, 2025

Counter-drone warfare at scale? Army demo shows it’s getting closer

In just a few days, Project Flytrap stood up a defensive network in northern Germany.

• Patrick Tucker
• November 24, 2025

The D Brief: ‘Peace plan’ pushback; Words vs. actions off Venezuela; Army’s most tech-forward division; CNO on shipbuilding; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• November 24, 2025

The D Brief: US presses Kyiv; DepSecDef gets oversight of top USAF programs; Report: JAG warned against boat strikes; Coast Guard scuttles swastika change; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• November 21, 2025

The D Brief: Kyiv left out as WH drafts peace plan; Military aircraft crash rate, rising; Ukraine’s ATACMS strike; Border Patrol monitors US drivers; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• November 20, 2025

Defense One Radio, Ep. 197: Europe’s “drone wall”

Patrick Tucker explains what he learned during a recent trip to Eastern Europe.

• Ben Watson
• October 30, 2025

The D Brief: Caribbean buildup; Carrier loses two aircraft; Court reverses Guard ruling; China’s AI-powered robots; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 27, 2025

‘Shoot down Russian, drones, period!’ Europe’s noisy effort to unify against Russia

The NATO meeting this week highlighted tensions within the alliance—and a recognition that such tensions are exactly what Putin wants.

• Patrick Tucker
• October 17, 2025