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State of the Navy 2023

Has the fleet settled on a consensus shipbuilding plan just in time to be disrupted by the unmanned revolution?

  • Bradley Peniston
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State of the Air Force and Space Force 2023

Training airmen to act more autonomously—and gearing up for more autonomous systems.

  • Jennifer Hlad
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State of the Marine Corps 2023

Efforts to fulfill the vision of Force Design 2030 are hitting a groove. But who will replace its architect?

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
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Today's D Brief: Spring thaw in Ukraine; State of the Army; UK, US seize Iranian weapons; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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The D Brief: Russia may need more Iranian drones; Suspense growing near Bakhmut; WH bans TikTok on official devices; Post-Erdogan Turkey?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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Today's D Brief: Lawmakers talk Ukraine oversight; Russia discourages future aid to Kyiv; China security issues hit primetime; USAF fires two Minot officers; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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U.S. Lacked ‘Political Will’, Resources To Build Up Afghan Forces, Report Finds

Biden, Trump administrations didn’t account for low morale, which was “one of the main contributors” to the collapse of Afghan National Defense and Security Forces amid the U.S. military withdrawal in 2021.

  • Lauren C. Williams
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Today's D Brief: DOD to rescind Covid vaccine mandate by 17 March; Russia's Ukraine invasion boosts US oil exports; Berlin, Paris have doubts about Kyiv; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Today's D Brief: Putin's Ukraine invasion, one year later; 73% of the world demands Russia leave Ukraine; China's 12-pt peace plan; $2B in more US arms to Kyiv; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Exclusive Ideas

EXCLUSIVE: 7 Former NATO Commanders Say US ‘Must Do Everything We Can’ for Ukrainian Victory

"Now is the time for America and its allies to dig deeper to get Ukraine what it needs to win."

  • Wesley Clark, Joseph Ralston, James L. Jones, James Stavridis, Philip Breedlove, Curtis M. Scaparrotti and Tod Wolters
Policy

One Year On, Why Putin Has Already Lost the War

“I do not see how Putin could maintain support of the elite for two or three years.”

  • Patrick Tucker
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Today's D Brief: US sends more troops to Taiwan; Americans 'live in an age of extremist mass killings'; Somali strike kills 7; 'Godzilla egg' in Japan; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Jennifer Hlad and Lauren C. Williams
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Today's D Brief: Putin hearts China; Russia's Ukraine invasion, one year on; Pentagon's cloud forecast grows hazy; New US border policy?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Science & Tech

Russia’s New START Speech Is More Scare Tactics Than New Arms Race, Says Former Ambassador

Putin left himself a loophole and doesn’t have the funds anyway.

  • Patrick Tucker
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Today's D Brief: Biden in Poland; Putin saber rattling again; China's fine line; North Korea's ICBM; CODEL to Taiwan; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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Today's D Brief: 200K Russian casualties in Ukraine; HIMARS to Europe; Phishing campaigns target NATO; USAF grounds KC-135s; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Jennifer Hlad and Caitlin M. Kenney
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Fix Navy Infrastructure’s ‘Worst Problems’ First, Secretary Says

Carlos Del Toro orders up a 30-year roadmap for modernization.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Threats

Americans are Disturbingly ‘Ill-Informed and Naive’ on China, Navy’s Intel Chief Says

Recent balloon incident brought some attention to the possible threat, but not enough, says Rear Adm. Michael Studeman.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

Today's D Brief: Oversight CODEL visits Poland, Romania; China sanctions Lockheed, Raytheon; Fentanyl deaths rising in DOD; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Exclusive Threats

‘We Didn’t Have the Ships’ to Send ‘Best Option’ to Help Earthquake Victims, Commandant Says

Incident comes a year after maintenance problems delayed the 22nd MEU’s deployment to Europe.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
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