Threats

The D Brief: Evolving boat-strike defense; Signalgate report, published; The $148B failure; New poll on natsec issues; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Defense Systems

The Army is taking counter-drone experimentation from Europe to INDOPACOM

A joint exercise with Poland and Romania, plus a counter-drone competition, took place this month.

  • Meghann Myers
Science & Tech

Counter-drone warfare at scale? Army demo shows it’s getting closer

In just a few days, Project Flytrap stood up a defensive network in northern Germany.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Foreign spies see opportunity in fed workers' uncertainty, Army warns

The service's deputy chief for intelligence told more than a million soldiers, civilian employees, and family members to be on their guard.

  • David DiMolfetta
Threats

The D Brief: ‘Peace plan’ pushback; Words vs. actions off Venezuela; Army’s most tech-forward division; CNO on shipbuilding; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

How the Army’s most tech-forward units are practicing for war

A two-week exercise simulated island battles—and put some 75 new technologies to the test.

  • Jennifer Hlad
Threats

The D Brief: Kyiv left out as WH drafts peace plan; Military aircraft crash rate, rising; Ukraine’s ATACMS strike; Border Patrol monitors US drivers; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Commandant’s ARG/MEU push; Army acquisition reform; B-21, ICBM projects; ‘DoW’ price tag; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Army scraps PEOs in bid to streamline procurement, requirements processes

Big defense contractors have “conned” services into believing they need bespoke systems, the Army secretary said.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

One-stop shopping for counter-drone gear is aim of joint task force

The Army-led effort is also working on policy for buying and deploying C-UAS systems stateside.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

Longest shutdown in history creating a readiness hole of unknown proportions

The heads of several military professional organizations came together to beg Congress to open the government.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Acquisition reforms; SecDef’s purge; Army’s million-drone plans; Shutdown deal?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Policy

As drones proliferate, Army pilots worry about their future. Will a new approach to flight school help?

The service is shedding aviation units and working to turn initial helicopter training over to industry.

  • Thomas Novelly
Threats

Pacific soldiers push forward with transformation, with an eye on China

“The cost of failure is too damn high,” Gen. Ronald Clark says.

  • Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Ukraine isn’t just hurling attack drones; they’re waging real robot warfare

A new RUSI report describes the broad use of air and ground robotic systems—and what they mean for NATO.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Today’s D Brief: US-Russia summit, canceled; Army vice chief pushed out early; SecDef bottlenecks info to Congress; Draft drone strategy; And a bit more.

  • Meghann Myers and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today’s D Brief: No Tomahawks for Kyiv; Ukraine hits gas refinery; Prisoners taken in boat strike; Violence mars Gaza ceasefire; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Lauren C. Williams
Science & Tech

Army to test next-gen C2 prototype for the second time since July contract award

How the service is revamping not just its command and control software, but how it develops systems in general.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

Army begins construction of $50M border fence along Arizona military training range

The 15-mile fence is meant to prevent border crossings that officials say have shut down aviation training rotations.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Trump reportedly authorizes Venezuela ops; USAF axes new command; Army tank to arrive early; Reporters leave Pentagon; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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