Defense One

How to Step Back from the Brink with Iran

Right now, everything both sides do to strengthen their defenses looks to the other side like preparation for attack.

This Kansas Aircraft-Parts Supplier Is Flying High on Secret Military Projects

A longtime maker of airliner parts, Spirit Aerosystems is finding new work in the defense sector.

House Democrats Want To Kill This More Useable Nuke. They’re Right.

There are no good arguments for the W76-2 warhead, and quite a few good ones against.

More troops to Mideast; More debris in Boeing tankers; More junk in space; More strikes on Somalia; And a bit more.

The U.S. military is sending 1,000 more troops to the Middle East, on top of the 1,500 re-routed to the region last month as a deterrent against Iran. This latest development in U.S.-Iran tensions …

Boeing Tankers Still Have Debris; Fix is ‘Months, Maybe Longer’ Away

But the Air Force is once again accepting aircraft so that new inspection processes can be brought to bear, acquisition chief Roper says.

The Coming Flood of Space Junk Can’t Be Stopped by Technology Alone

Giant nets may help, but nations must solve the problem with new rules down here on Earth.

Iran Has Options and It’s Starting to Use Them

Washington’s “maximum pressure” campaign has not forced Tehran to yield—in fact, it’s done the opposite.

Fight Deepfakes with Cyberweapons and Sanctions, Experts Tell Congress

Social media companies and the federal government must help fight hyper-realistic misinformation, witnesses told the House Intelligence Committee.

US levels more accusations at Iran; CYBERCOM’s malware in Russia’s grid; Proposed stealth jets unveiled in Paris; Why is deterrence failing? And a bit more.

CENTCOM says Iranian-backed forces and Iranian weapons are trying to shoot down U.S. drones, and sometimes they are successful. Take, for example, the MQ-9 Reaper drone Houthi rebels shot out of …