Threats

The D Brief: Kyiv’s new weapons; Russia continues bombardment; China’s blockade; Old-school soldiers vs. tech; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Old-school soldiers prove they can still beat tech-heavy troops

Deep in the Louisiana woods, the U.S. Army's “Ghost” unit showed that doing the basics well can still turn the tide.

  • Sam Skove
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The D Brief: Israel, Hezbollah exchange strikes; Russia pounds Ukraine; Chinese plane in Japanese airspace; Army’s cutting-edge exercise; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Hard choices ahead for USAF in the Pacific; 3 invasion scenarios for Taiwan; Navy’s manpower problems; A new drone that doesn’t need GPS; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Audrey Decker
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Iran hacked Trump campaign, US agencies conclude

U.S. intelligence community leaders said they have “observed increasingly aggressive Iranian activity during this election cycle.”

  • Edward Graham
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The Air Force wants to build lots of bases around the Pacific. But it still needs to determine how to protect them.

The service is collaborating with the Army to find solutions.

  • Audrey Decker
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The D Brief: Meet the Army’s new recon unit; Putin’s Kursk-Pokrovsk gambit; China’s new sub; New Jan. 6 charges; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Moscow under attack; C-UAS, lumberjack edition; New US nuclear strategy toward China; USAF’s big Pacific exercise; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Patrick Tucker
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Air Force announces new Pacific exercise to test how it would fight China

The service is in the midst of a “reoptimization” effort to prepare for future high-end conflict.

  • Audrey Decker
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The D Brief: Fires in Russia; Rising morale in Ukraine; US fugitive fighting for Putin; Assessing troops in Syria; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Lauren C. Williams
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The D Brief: Collisions in the Pacific; Bridges down inside Russia; Ukraine seeks ‘buffer zone’ in Kursk; ULA for sale?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Patrick Tucker
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Russia is pulling some troops out of Ukraine to fight Ukrainians in Russia

But “there are also real questions about [Ukraine’s] ability to hold captured Kursk territory,” said one expert.

  • Patrick Tucker
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INDOPACOM wants more special operators in the Pacific

“SOF’s greatest power is early leverage” in deterring conflict, Adm. Sam Paparo said.

  • Jennifer Hlad
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The D Brief: Wanted: faster deterrence; Trade rules, eased; Navy’s multi-amphib buy; Taliban takeover, mapped; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Pentagon needs to speed up its integrated-deterrence efforts, Joint Chiefs chair says

In an interview, Gen. Brown says sending stealth fighters to the Middle East will deter broader conflict.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Kyiv hits Russian bases; Gaza effort, assessed; China hamstrings defense minister; Lone Arctic cutter withdraws; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Pentagon didn’t get heads-up about Ukraine’s Kursk offensive

U.S. officials still trying to discern Kyiv’s long-term objectives for the attack.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Base lockdown in Germany; Nord Stream suspect sought; F-15s to Israel; The Navy’s new long-range missile; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: News from occupied Kursk; Saudi to get US bombs; Facebook lowers disinfo defenses; USAF dodges PFAS cleanup; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Social-media firms are lowering defenses to foreign disinformation campaigns, researchers warn

Meta is about to become the latest to scuttle a key tool—just months before a U.S. election.

  • Patrick Tucker
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