Science & Tech

Talk More, Urges Pentagon's New Science Strategy

“We are prepared to accept more risk to share more information with allies and partners,” it says.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

Today's D Brief: $1B aid package for Ukraine; UK to send long-range missiles?; Russia’s one-tank parade; USAF on ChatGPT; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

Defense Business Brief: A year without sub parts; Big Javelin deal; DOD’s new payment structure; and more...

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Science & Tech

Air Force Is Working on Rules for Using ChatGPT

The service's CIO also wants to encourage exploration of the "incredibly powerful capability" of generative artificial intelligence tools.

  • Edward Graham
Threats

Today's D Brief: Border troops, ID’d; Mass shootings at record pace; Russia’s incendiary airstrikes; Former SecDef proposes experiment; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Ideas

Want More Pentagon Innovation? Try This Experiment

A former Defense Secretary and Air Force Secretary propose more budgetary flexibility and a new approach to program management.

  • Mark Esper and Deborah Lee James
Ideas

To Keep Hackers Out of US Weapons, the Pentagon Needs to Get In

Constant surveillance of data flows is key to spotting dangerous intrusions.

  • Egon Rinderer
Ideas

In Ukraine, A New Chance to Judge the Patriot Missile

The much-lauded air-defense system has a decidedly mixed record. The Pentagon should watch its performance carefully.

  • Joe Cirincione
Threats

Today's D Brief: Proud Boys convicted of sedition; Hate, killings rise across the US; Army's HR snafu; Yemen war, revisited; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Without A New Draft, Russian Offensive Operations Are Over, US Intel Chiefs Say

It could take a decade before Russian ground forces are back to where they were before the war.

  • Patrick Tucker
Defense Systems

The Pentagon Wants to Peer Inside Its Cloud Providers’ Infrastructure

Recent leaks have the CIO’s office contemplating red teams and more IP scanning.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Business

Lockheed Reorganizes Its Space Division, Adding Plans to Sell Satellite Parts to Other Companies

The moves reflect the growing space market and particularly the military’s demand for speed.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Ideas

Defense One Radio, Ep. 124: The war in Yemen, 8 years on

Is a comprehensive peace process possible in Yemen? And what has the conflict revealed about the possible future of America’s relations with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and others in the region?

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Today's D Brief: More US arms to Ukraine; Army throws down $1B for Javelins; Zelenskyy at The Hague; Manila warms to Washington; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Policy

Space Force Hopes to Recoup Costs of Commercial Launches

A law that limits launch fees is under reconsideration as more private companies use government facilities to send rockets skyward.

  • Audrey Decker
Science & Tech

The Pentagon’s AI Chief Is ‘Scared to Death’ of ChatGPT

But other defense leaders are more eager to deploy new artificial-intelligence tools.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

MEU to Debut New Artillery, Missile, and Multi-Domain Unit

The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit will take along several innovations when it deploys this summer.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Threats

Who Bombed the Kremlin?

U.S. officials puzzle over what appears to be the first drone attack on Moscow.

  • Sam Skove
Science & Tech

How DOD Is Experimenting with AI for Enhanced Cybersecurity

Automated penetration testing and threat hunting could enable much faster response to threats. But adversaries are also accelerating their capabilities.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Today's D Brief: Biden orders troops to the border; US forges deal with Mexico; Alleged drone attack on the Kremlin; New MidEast air defense plans; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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