Policy
GOP Senators Agitate for Vote To Repeal Vaccine Mandate for Troops
Sen. Paul said 20 senators have pledged to vote against moving the defense policy bill forward unless their amendment is brought to the floor.
Business
Russia-Ukraine War Has Influenced How BAE Systems Designed Army Bradley Replacement
The company is including optional armor and making it easy to add counter-drone technology.
Ideas
Let’s Put the Pentagon’s China Report in Context
What do the relative sizes of the U.S. and Chinese nuclear arsenals really suggest?
Science & Tech
Learn from Ukraine, DIA Chief Tells New China Mission Group
Defense Intelligence Agency unit takes aim at “warning problem of our lifetime.”
Business
Microsoft, Other Defense Firms Team Up for Modeling & Simulation Work
Lockheed, BAE Systems, and other firms are using the Seattle giant's Azure cloud platform to develop training and what-if tools.
Defense Systems
The Pentagon’s Lead Intelligence Agency Has an HR Problem
Too few human-resources staffers means a constant struggle to keep up with basic personnel record-keeping and more.
Threats
Turkish Airstrikes Have Slowed the Fight Against ISIS, Officials Say
SDF commander, Pentagon spokesman call on Ankara to cease “escalatory” actions.
Threats
China’s Increased Military Activity Near Taiwan a ‘New Normal’ Says Pentagon
The Pentagon identifies 2027 as a key deadline for China military modernization, then 2035 and 2049.
Ideas
When Macron and Biden Meet, Will it Be Love, Actually?
America needs to see eye-to-eye with its oldest ally.
Business
Revealed: The Public Finally Gets to See the B-21 Stealth Bomber this Week
Some of the Northrop Grumman employees building the secret plane also worked on the B-2 bomber.
Ideas
I’m Thankful for American Troops – All of Them
The right-wing war on American LGBTQ+ troops and diversity in the military is getting worse. Maybe it’s time Pentagon leaders defend their own.
Policy
After Army Vet's Heroic Actions in a Gay Bar, GOP Lawmakers Release Anti-Woke Manifesto
As violence and threats rise against LGBTQ+ people, 10 senators join bill to roll back a Pentagon diversity-and-inclusion effort.
Policy
US Sending Ukraine 200 Generators, Anti-Drone Machine Guns
After Russian attacks cause rolling blackouts, the West rushes backup energy, ammunition, and counter-drone tech.
Defense Systems