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The D Brief: Ukraine-support pledges; Secret mission gone awry; Venezuela’s show of force; China’s AI startups; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • September 5, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Illegal strike?; China’s new arms; AI for infantry; On-time bonuses for tardy jets; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • September 4, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: SecDef’s guidance; Israel kills Yemeni PM; Venezuela’s defiance; China’s exoskeletons; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • September 2, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: New anti-drone office; Navy’s costly landing craft; EUCOM’s advice to industry; West Point purge; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Lauren C. Williams
  • August 29, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Ousted DIU chief’s legacy; Russian UAVs over Germany; DDG of drones?; Robot wingman takes flight; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 28, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: ‘Anything I want to do’; 2,234 Guardsmen in DC; USAF’s boom woes; War Department?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 27, 2025
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The D Brief: Trump’s domestic QRF; New CNO’s priorities; Acquisition shakeups; DIU chief quits; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 26, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Expect more Guard deployments in US; More leaders fired; Rifles vs. drones; Can AI help fix Humvees?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 25, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: DOD’s drone-warfare plans; ODNI to shrink further; ICE seeks volunteers; Black Hawk upgrades; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 22, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Pushback in DC; Russia’s new bombardment; Marines’ drone wizards; Key AI platform, DOGEd; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 21, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Where troops are in DC; Warships to Venezuela; NSA data chief loses clearance; SecDef’s sprawling security; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 20, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: USAF chief to leave; GOP states send Guard to DC; WH meeting on Ukraine; Navy’s PAO cuts; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 19, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: European leaders visit Trump; Summit reax; Armed troops to patrol DC; DOD’s battery plans; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 18, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Guard’s DC tasking; China’s reusable rockets; Golden Dome deets; Yemen seizes arms; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 15, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Summit prep; Defense strategy flip; Ukraine’s new main supplier; Foreign-aid decision; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 14, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: The ‘feel-out’ summit; Vulcan, operational; Costly IT do-overs; Military vs. cartels; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 13, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Trump’s DC takeover; Russia’s dramatic advance; China’s AI-propaganda push; Seoul’s shrinking military; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
  • August 12, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Troops into DC; Trump to host Putin; Europe wants Ukraine at Ukraine talks; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
  • August 11, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Military vs. cartels; Early-retirement whiplash; Inside Israel’s Iran attack; Vulcan mission, finally; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • August 8, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Shooting at Ft. Stewart; Spain rejects F-35; China’s nuclear endgame; DNI’s document; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 7, 2025
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