Policy

Is the US military learning enough from Ukraine?

Relatively few analysts at the services’ doctrine organizations are working full-time to glean lessons from the war.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

The D Brief: SECDEF on subs; Shipyard sabotage?; US, Ukraine ‘missing consensus’; Chinese planes swarm around Taiwan; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

The Army wants to roboticize forklifts

Training a robot loader needs more soldier interaction than you may suspect.

  • Patrick Tucker
Policy

Increased efforts, lower goal help Army end recruiting slump

One-quarter of recruits used the service’s new pre-enlistment course to get up to snuff.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

The D Brief: New bomb for Ukraine; Congress averts shutdown; Army hits recruiting goal; SECDEF in London; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Pleas at the UN; Russia-China drone project?; China tests ICBM; Army’s armor lessons; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

How a US armor brigade is applying lessons from Ukraine

The 1st Armored BCT rigged an old satellite dish to emit like a command post—and ensnared the opposing force.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

The D Brief: ‘Staggering’ toll in Lebanon; Deal averts shutdown; Zelenskyy visits Scranton; Chinese-car-software ban; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

Protest puts US Army’s $990M loitering-munition contract on hold

The month-old sole-source award went to AeroVironment for its Switchblades.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

The D Brief: Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire; Exploding pagers’ secret source; Army’s new small-drone unit; Navy’s low-cost weapons; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: More device detonations; House rejects CR plan; First B-21 flight video; AFSOC’s light-attack vision; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

Army wants to buy as many drones as it does munitions

The Army could theoretically acquire thousands—if not hundreds of thousands—of drones.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

Inspired by Ukraine, US Army picks two commercially available drones

The drones, including one type that can drop bombs, are bound for company-level units.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

The D Brief: Aid for Ukraine’s grid; Anduril’s new missiles; US chips still reach Russia; SpaceX’s spacewalk; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Defense Systems

How the US Army is rethinking howitzers

Six months after scrapping one proposed Paladin replacement, Army leaders are casting about for longer-range alternatives.

  • Shaun McDougall, Forecast International
Threats

The D Brief: Hatch Act violations; ICBM costs are a ‘collective failure’; Fiscal-year-end negotiations; Taiwan’s anti-invasion board game; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Defense Systems

‘Moneyball’ for gun crews: Surprising data have Army division reshaping its gunnery training

You can spot a proficient crew with less shooting than you think.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: Kyiv’s new weapons; Russia continues bombardment; China’s blockade; Old-school soldiers vs. tech; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Old-school soldiers prove they can still beat tech-heavy troops

Deep in the Louisiana woods, the U.S. Army's “Ghost” unit showed that doing the basics well can still turn the tide.

  • Sam Skove
Science & Tech

Defense One Radio, Ep. 161: A trip to Louisiana with the Army’s new recon unit

The Army just put a new unit loaded with cutting-edge tech to the test at Fort Johnson. Sam Skove shares what he witnessed during a recent week-long wargame.

  • Defense One Staff
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