Defense One

1 in 4 Americans think Russia’s an ally; Sobering shipyard news; Reagan Forum preview, and more…

The agenda for this year’s Reagan National Defense Forum is fixed firmly on the future, even as Congress struggles to pass a budget for the fiscal year that began more than two months ago. …

More US forces to the Mideast?; Missile parts seized at sea; CNO’s streamlined guidance; Plasma thrusters for sats; And a bit more.

The White House is reportedly considering sending more troops to the Middle East — up to 14,000 of them, the Wall Street Journal’s Gordon Lubold and Nancy Youssef reported Wednesday evening. The …

CBP Aims to Sweep US Citizens into Facial-Recognition Database

A proposed rule change would no longer allow citizens and green card holders to opt out of Customs and Border Protection’s biometrics program.

DARPA Wants Smart Suits to Protect Against Biological Attacks

A new program seeks gear that can guarantee troops’ survival amid multiple chemical and biological agents.

Trump Just Ghosted NATO, But Here’s What He Said That Matters

The president was on a roll until he surrendered a final chance to lay out his concerns and priorities.

Will New Plasma Thrusters Keep Next-Gen Satellites Safe?

How the fourth state of matter could enable more nimble satellites and change the space game.

Britain’s Secret War With Russia

The poisoning of a double agent sparked an intelligence and PR battle between London and Moscow, the details of which are only now emerging.

Turkey’s Article 5 reversal; Russia’s disinfo in Lithuania; NATO spending ideas; Iran-Russia-China plan naval wargames; And a bit more.

In a sudden reversal, Turkey is now ok with NATO’s Baltic defense plan. That’s the word from NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who said today in London that Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan …

A 3-Percent Solution for NATO

The alliance should up its members’ spending goals — and count much-needed resiliency investment toward the total.