Arms

Today's D Brief: Dam-burst mystery; USAF moving bullied LGBTQ+ kids; UK PM in DC; S. Korea, burgeoning arms-maker; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

Estonia Will Ask For a Clearer Path for Ukraine to Join NATO

In Europe, defense ministers and military experts worry that the world is not learning the lessons from Ukraine quickly enough.

  • Patrick Tucker

Today's D Brief: Bakhmut, all but fallen; B-2s, back aloft; Contractor cyber plan; Afghans at the border; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson

Today's D Brief: $1B aid package for Ukraine; UK to send long-range missiles?; Russia’s one-tank parade; USAF on ChatGPT; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

To Keep Hackers Out of US Weapons, the Pentagon Needs to Get In

Constant surveillance of data flows is key to spotting dangerous intrusions.

  • Egon Rinderer

Today's D Brief: Proud Boys convicted of sedition; Hate, killings rise across the US; Army's HR snafu; Yemen war, revisited; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad

Today's D Brief: More US arms to Ukraine; Army throws down $1B for Javelins; Zelenskyy at The Hague; Manila warms to Washington; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad

Today's D Brief: US, S. Korea update nuke deal; Arms-production bottlenecks; Ukraine combat video; Robot CSAR?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson

Today's D Brief: Nations race to evac from Sudan; Global arms sales set new record; Chinese diplo fumbles in Paris; Iran arming Russia via Caspian; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad

Why the Navy & Air Force Can't Get Lasers Across the 'Valley of Death'

A new GAO report details missing links in efforts to move directed-energy weapons from the lab to the field.

  • Carten Cordell

Biden Must Resist Calls to Send Cluster Munitions to Ukraine

Transferring the weapons may bring tactical benefits but would be a strategic disaster.

  • Nuria Raul

Today's D Brief: Budget day for the Pentagon; Big day for AUKUS; Russia's declining arms industry; China's diplomatic turn; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad

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

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

Today's D Brief: More tanks to Ukraine; Kyiv eyes fighter jets; Election deniers atop HASC; New USMC base in Guam; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad

Today's D Brief: US, UK boost weapons production; Marines have no 'woke' problems, Berger says; 6th-gen jet for UK, Italy, Japan; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad

As Marines’ Arms and Gear Flow to Ukraine, Corps Keeps Close Tabs on Its Own Stocks, Commandant Says

Service leaders have “healthy” discussions with defense secretary during aid-package planning, Berger said.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney

Aides Recall How Ash Carter Changed Pentagon’s Weapons Buying

Over decades, the physicist-turned-defense leader worked to speed up and streamline arms procurement.

  • Marcus Weisgerber

Today's D Brief: $600M in more US aid to Ukraine; Army wants to triple artillery production; China’s anti-revolt police; Pope’s arms-export blessing; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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  • Caitlin M. Kenney

CENTCOM’s Got a New Mission. It Needs More Support.

Ending free-ridership and promoting regional security cooperation requires policy coherence from Washington.

  • Bilal Y. Saab