Russia Missiles Russia Claims To Be On Track to Deploy a Maneuverable ICBM Next Year Observers say that’s unlikely. BY Paulina GlassPatrick Tucker READ NOW» 2018-12-18 17:06
Space White House Pentagon Trump’s Space Force Request Is Coming — But Final Form Remains Hazy Will his proposed space organization more resemble the Air Force or the Marines? Pence didn’t say. BY Marcus Weisgerber READ NOW» 2018-12-18 12:23
The D Brief Inhofe vs. Smith; Ceasefire in Yemen; Afghan peace talks; Army orders light tanks for tests; And a bit more. Clashing worldviews on Capitol Hill. “Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., and Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., disagree on a lot of things,” writes Defense One’s Katie Bo Williams. There are individual policy … BY Ben WatsonBradley Peniston READ NOW» 2018-12-18 10:38
Commentary NATO White House Want NATO Allies to Boost Defense Spending? Don’t Build Fort Trump Basing an American division in Poland will reduce allies’ incentive to build up their own forces. BY Barry Posen READ NOW» 2018-12-18 10:30
Army Industry US Army Narrows Search For Light Tank to Two Companies General Dynamics and BAE Systems will each build 12 prototypes of an up-to-40-ton armored vehicle. BY Marcus Weisgerber READ NOW» 2018-12-18 00:02
Missiles Cyber Inspectors Find Big Cyber Vulnerabilities in US Missile Defense System The managers of the nation’s missile defense system aren’t implementing basic cybersecurity practices, according to a new inspector report. BY Patrick Tucker READ NOW» 2018-12-17 15:49
Sponsored Defensive Protection Systems Leading Army Modernization The modern battlefield has become a complex theater of threats, from powerful anti-armor and anti-aircraft missiles to the dawn of small but lethal unmanned aircraft. READ NOW» 2018-12-18 15:27
Commentary Industry Pentagon Pentagon Needs Better System to Track Fraudulent Spending The incoming Congress should tie defense budgets to accounting improvements. BY Ross MarchandMandy Smithberger READ NOW» 2018-12-17 13:21
Commentary Foreign Policy The World in 2019: Trump’s Luck, Cold Wars, and Trouble in the Americas As foreign-policy experts assess what the year ahead holds, one issue comes to the fore: whether President Trump’s good fortune will continue. BY Uri Friedman READ NOW» 2018-12-17 11:39
Commentary Russia Cyber Russia Is the Biggest Backer of Cybercrime. The US Must Get Serious About Deterrence Convincing Putin that further attacks will trigger automatic, severe responses is the best way to start. BY John P. Carlin READ NOW» 2018-12-17 10:26
