Ideas

Why Biden Just Declared Heat Pumps and Solar Panels Essential to National Defense

An environmental engineering professor assesses their place in fighting the climate crisis.

  • Daniel Cohan, The Conversation
Threats

The Army Brief: Raytheon moves south; Alaska airborne division; Stockpile risk report; and more...

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Threats

The Naval Brief: Stopping (some) ship retirements; Aircraft safety reporting; Commander nominations; and more...

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Science & Tech

More Reality Checks Could Help Keep DOD Programs on Time and Budget, GAO Says

The Pentagon has long espoused “knowledge-based acquisition,” but doesn’t insist on it.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Today's D Brief: J6 oversight hearings begin; Boeing’s new Air Force One problem; Gun control measure passes in the House; ‘Intense’ street fighting in Ukraine; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Business

Boeing Can’t Find Enough Workers to Build the New Air Force One

A new GAO report details the latest setback for the presidential planemaker. 

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

After Deadly Aviation Crashes, Congress May Tighten Pentagon Focus on Why

2023 budget also seeks report on risks to anti-tank and anti-aircraft munition stockpiles after U.S. surge to Ukraine.

  • Tara Copp
Threats

Today's D Brief: Putin’s invasion could spread global unrest; ‘Cost of living crisis’ looms; ‘Strategic patience’ needed; Syria on the Hill; Treasure near Colombia?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Ideas

In a Connected Era, We Talk Too Much About Individual Weapons

Instead, budgeteers and lawmakers should weigh “networked force packages” of arms and gear.

  • Travis Sharp, Chris Bassler and Tyler Hacker
Ideas

Sweden’s NATO Bid Is in Trouble

Domestic politics have elevated a Kurdish parliamentarian, and that worsens Stockholm’s Turkey woes.

  • Elisabeth Braw
Policy

Lawmakers Plan to Save Some of the 24 Ships the US Navy Wants to Cut

House seapower panel has consensus on five ships; full Armed Services Committee will debate others June 22.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Threats

The Air & Space Brief: B-21 first flight delays; Raytheon moving to D.C.; C-17 crews honored

  • Tara Copp
Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine invasion is killing global growth, World Bank says; Russia's blockade and the coming 'food crisis'; Raytheon HQs moving; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Business

Raytheon Technologies to Move HQ from Massachusetts to Northern Virginia

The move means the five largest defense contractors will all call the D.C. region home.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Policy

Tell Everyone How to Measure Cyber Risk, DOD Begs NIST

Gaps in an 8-year-old standard are creating potentially dangerous mismatches between departments and agencies.

  • Mariam Baksh
Policy

Biden Invokes Defense Production Act to Boost Clean Energy Manufacturing

“Reducing America’s dependence on gas and oil is critical to U.S. national security,” DepSecDef Hicks said.

  • Frank Konkel
Threats

Today's D Brief: Zelenskyy visits E. Ukraine; Russian strikes hit Kyiv; UK sending MLRS; 16 missiles near Korea; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Ideas

Flowers for Joyce

She has all these tools to help. Why doesn't she feel helped?

  • Lt. Col. Phoenix L. Torrijos
Ideas

Upcoming Summit Could Begin to Heal US-Latin America Ties

Biden should propose a new era of broad pan-American cooperation.

  • Gabriel Alvarado
Science & Tech

DARPA's '3rd Wave' AI Aims to Compute Uncertainty Along with Accuracy

"Machine learning algorithms do not currently fit well into the modern statistical processing paradigm."

  • Alexandra Kelley
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