Threats

The D Brief: Resignation deal offered to CIA; Trump’s Gaza pitch; Assault on USAID; Marines alter F-35 plan; And just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

USAID shutoff will hurt US interests around the globe, including Ukraine

The end of USAID is a win for China and Russia.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: China’s retaliatory tariffs; ‘Constitutional crisis’ in DC; ‘No improvement’ in F-35 software; Latest natsec nominees; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: USAID lockout; Musk seizes US payment system; Global markets tumble; Army aviation’s bad year; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Army aviation was having a bad few years—even before Wednesday’s crash

The service’s fiscal 2024 mishap rate was the highest since 2007.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Crash update; May or June for next budget?; Navy’s nimble combat tuneups; China’s big new military HQ; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Shore-based analysts help US warships fine-tune for imminent Red Sea combat

“That would have been unimaginable just a few years ago,” CENTCOM deputy says.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: Army helo, airliner collide; Trump orders Gitmo expansion; Natsec moves, polled; How DeepSeek may change military AI; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Airliner, Army helicopter collide over Potomac River

Black Hawk was carrying three service members when it crashed into the passenger jet with 64 people aboard.

  • Defense One Staff
Science & Tech

How DeepSeek changed the future of AI—and what that means for national security

China’s breakthrough is an opportunity for American companies to build more efficient tools. That will also help the U.S. military.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: WH offers buyout to Feds; F-35 crash in Alaska; Army contracting update; Trump and Hegseth vs. Milley; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: NATO’s Baltic problem; Denmark ups military spending; MADIS vs. drones; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Meghann Myers and Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: SecDef Hegseth’s first day; Trump’s deportation spat with Colombia; Trump’s DOD vs. DEI; Ukraine’s front-line shakeup; China’s new AI ‘breakthrough’?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Patrick Tucker and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Pilot shortage: new report calls for more Air Force fighters and larger Reserve

The Mitchell Institute report comes after Air Force Chief Gen. Allvin publicly called for a beefier Air Force.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Hegseth’s $50K payout; Trump to NATO: spend 5% of GDP; DOD telework, cancelled; Boeing’s new losses; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Hegseth said he settled sexual assault accusation for $50,000

The 2020 settlement by Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon was revealed in response to Sen. Warren’s confirmation questions.

  • Grace Panetta
Threats

The D Brief: More troops to border; USAF’s ‘deportation flights’; DEI purge begins; After pardons, a new J6 inquest; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Report: Crypto donations to right-wing extremist groups rising, especially in Europe

The good news: Use of digital currencies makes monitoring those groups easier.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Pentagon sending 1,500 troops to southern border, USAF planes on deportation flights

Defense officials did not rule out arming troops on the border, but left that up to the discretion of NORTHCOM.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: USCG to the border; Firings, removals begin; More Hegseth allegations; Executive orders, analyzed; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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