Threats

Today's D Brief: Pentagon shoots down 3 flying objects; Austin, Milley to Europe; Army explains recruiting hurdles; DOD cyber strategy coming soon; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

US Shoots Down ‘Objects’ Off Alaska Coast, Over Canada, Lake Huron

White House was worried object on Friday posed “potential hazard to civilian air traffic.”

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Today's D Brief: Russian missile flies over Moldova; SpaceX drops Ukraine military access; US tests ICBM; Lula to the WH; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Jennifer Hlad and Lauren C. Williams
Policy

Expect Pentagon's Cyber-Worker Strategy 'Any Day Now'

Plan aims to attract smart, effective people, in part by reducing education and certification requirements.

  • Edward Graham
Threats

'Incredibly Hard': US Forces Prep for Winter Combat

As the Arctic gains importance and great-power competition expands the battlefield, more soldiers and Marines are learning to fight in the cold.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Science & Tech

Decrying Starlink's 'Weaponization,' SpaceX Cuts Support for Ukrainian Military

But Wednesday's explanation by the Elon Musk-founded company is at odds with its continuing work for the U.S. military.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Today's D Brief: EU welcomes Ukraine's Zelenskyy; Russians advance in Luhansk; US debt politics on the Hill; Bye-bye, Iraq AUMF?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Ideas

When Lippy Generals Challenge Civilian Control

Was Air Force Gen. Minihan’s memo dangerous or just dumb?

  • Gregory D. Foster
Ideas

China Gears Up To Shoot Down US Drones

Its military-industrial complex is already working on a list of technologies needed to fight off swarms of UAS.

  • Daniel Shats and Peter W. Singer
Ideas

Stop Holding Recruits to One-Size-Fits-All Standards

Yesterday’s approach won’t solve today’s recruiting crisis—or win tomorrow’s wars.

  • Lt. Cmdr. Stewart Latwin and Lt. Col. Ernest Cage
Threats

Today's D Brief: More tanks for Ukraine; Zelenskky in the UK; China opens ICBM launcher gap with US; GOP vs. POTUS; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Exclusive Business

Memo Details Effort to Boost Production of Weapons Sent to Ukraine

The Pentagon's top buyer offers a “targeted list” of weapons to help solve a problem decades in the making.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Policy

NSA Woos Laid-Off Tech Workers

The intelligence agency is advertising "one of its largest hiring surges in 30 years" amid other new recruiting efforts.

  • Edward Graham
Science & Tech

CENTCOM Exercise Aims To Speed Up the Pace of War

Using AI to handle boring administrative tasks helps enable faster targeting.

  • Patrick Tucker
Ideas

China Just Exposed the GOP’s Real Target: Biden

Less than a month into the new Congress, hopes for the return of adults-in-the-room Republicans atop national-security committees have popped like a balloon.

  • Kevin Baron
Ideas

What Tanks in Ukraine Tell Us About America in the Pacific

U.S. hopes that Europe can take care of itself appear to be farfetched.

  • John R. Deni
Threats

Today's D Brief: NORAD missed prior balloons, General says; Recovery effort, in photos; Border politics on the Hill; SOTU preview; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Ideas

Italy and Japan Are Deepening Military-Industrial Ties. The US Should Help

Yes, even though they’re working on Europe’s new fighter jet.

  • Dario Cristiani
Science & Tech

China’s Balloon May Have Taught the US More Than Beijing Learned From It, General Says

Still, NORAD’s chief says the U.S. military took “precautions,” including “non-kinetic effects.”

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Today's D Brief: US shoots down Chinese balloon; GOP pressures WH on Ukraine; Is US foreign policy too militarized?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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