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Welcome, USS Ford; Afghan war sets deadly record; Syrian forces make rare advance; Ocean-crossing consumer drones; and a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 24, 2017
Threats

Mattis: we’re beating ISIS; US, Chinese naval chiefs talk; Iraq to buy Russian-made tanks; Why John McCain matters; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 21, 2017
Threats

US pulls support for Syrian rebels; Trump heads to Pentagon; A deep dive into dark-web 3D-printed guns; Silicon Valley joins anti-ISIS air war; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 20, 2017
Threats

Turkey discloses locations of US troops in Syria; Army seeks Internet-of-Battle-Things; Trump’s undisclosed meeting with Putin; Big exercises in eastern Europe; and just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 19, 2017
Threats

Chinese drones and American lasers; Afghan troops retake a district capital; Airstrikes in Raqqa; US troops run through fire to save Ukrainians; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 18, 2017
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Report: UAE hacked Qatar; Face ID coming to police body cameras; Kalashnikov plans robot guns; What’s next in Iraq; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 17, 2017
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US forces aid Somalia raid; Army experimenting with network soldiers in tactical units; ‘A failure of deterrence’ in cyber realm; How the Pentagon will build its AIs; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 14, 2017
Threats

Tomorrow soldiers; Livestreaming the 2017 Defense One Summit; Extremists are flocking to Libya’s untamed south; Iran’s new ‘upper hand’ in Syria?; Mattis is no fan of a new Space Corps; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 13, 2017
Threats

Trump camp sought Russian dirt on Clinton; Syria’s sort-of ceasefire; China stands up first overseas base; USAF general: ‘We don’t need a Space Corps’; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 12, 2017
Threats

Is ISIS’ chief dead?; Mopping up in Mosul; Air crash kills 15 Marines and 1 Sailor; Today’s best Mattis interview; and a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 11, 2017
Threats

Victory in devastated Mosul; Trump backtracks on Russian cyber cooperation; Fighting intensifies in Libya; China’s robot gunboats; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 10, 2017
Threats

Trump, Putin & Syria; The Battle for Mosul, explained; AI that teaches itself; White House retaking reins of war?; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 7, 2017
Threats

Trump-Putin preview; Russia, China say UN won’t sanction DPRK; Israel is buying machine-gun drones; Counter-cyber ops go kinetic in Ukraine; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 6, 2017
Threats

North Korea tests its 1st ICBM; US-backed Syrians advance in Raqqa; ‘Not winning’ in Afghanistan; Great UAV footage from the USMC; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 5, 2017
Threats

Trump, Erdogan and Raqqa; Mattis on Afghanistan; The ‘next big fight’ in Iraq; The future of counterterrorism; $1.3B in arms to Taiwan; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
  • June 30, 2017
Threats

ISIS caliphate in Iraq ‘has fallen’; Mattis says WH warning to Syria worked (for now); NATO’s plan to boost defense $pending; RoK’s Moon goes to Washington; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
  • June 29, 2017
Threats

Mattis on the ‘careful, complex’ wars in Syria; Pentagon needs to rethink UAVs, report says; China’s expanding navy; Russia’s ‘harassing’ navy; Stolen helo over Caracas; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 28, 2017
Threats

WH warns Syria; Haley warns Russia, Iran; Dunford in Kabul; Franken-bots in Mosul; NDAA markup day; The strain of high op-tempo on military families; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
  • June 27, 2017
Threats

ISIS last days in Mosul?; IDF strikes Syria twice; Navy quietly adds to its ranks; Army helicopters get laser beams; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 26, 2017
Threats

Putin directed election hacking; How to lose the AI race with China; A timeline of Syrian escalation; Paris Air Show wrap; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 23, 2017
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