Business

Tiltrotor who? US military helicopter deliveries rose 13 percent in 2025

The Big 3 U.S. makers delivered more rotorcraft last year than in 2024.

  • Jon Hemler, Forecast International
Defense Systems

Bradley replacement is still on track, says Army acquisitions boss

A year into the Army Transformation Initiative, the next infantry combat vehicle, a drone marketplace, and more.

  • Meghann Myers
Business

Anduril secures $87M contract for a common counter-unmanned C2 program

The agreement is part of a larger $20B license for the federal government to buy any Anduril product.

  • Meghann Myers
Science & Tech

Defense One Radio, Ep. 205: New heat science and the future of soldiering

An Army researcher unpacks new initiatives to expand research into human performance.

  • Defense One Staff
Threats

The D Brief: More mixed messaging on war; Airstrike pricetag; DOD civs pressed to seek border duty; Anthropic sues Hegseth; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

New science on heat is changing the future of soldiering

Suffering in the sun doesn’t make better troops.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Drone threat ‘will far exceed’ that of GWOT’s roadside bombs

“We're making sure that we get them everything they require to protect themselves,” Brig. Gen. Matt Ross said of troops in CENTCOM.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: US-Israel strikes continue; Hormuz closed; 4 US dead, ID’d; SOF join Ecuador drug ops; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

The Army just launched an open call for industry ideas

A request for information invites potential partners to pitch the service on new ways to jointly fund and execute needed programs.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Anthropic says no to DOD; Afghanistan-Pakistan war; Ukraine tactics update; US laser downs DHS drone; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

25th ID helping the Army smooth out the wrinkles in its next-generation C2

Organizing data, automatic spectrum-switching and more from soldiers’ wish lists.

  • Meghann Myers
Science & Tech

New Army office aims to quickly develop and scale soldier ideas

Pathway for Innovation and Technology will connect rapid-acquisition hubs to program chiefs.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Iran buildup’s unclear aims; Army’s drone contest; Board of Peace, convened; More UFO info?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Science & Tech

Move over, Best Ranger; the Army’s looking for the best drone pilots

The Huntsville competition is also meant to shape the selection and training of unmanned systems operators.

  • Meghann Myers
Business

MAG Aerospace loses protest in $96M Army contract

The Army found no issues and signed a waiver that killed a key aspect of MAG's argument.

  • Nick Wakeman
Threats

The D Brief: Second carrier to Mideast; Hormuz closure; AI fallout at DOD; El Paso drone weapon; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Meghann Myers
Threats

US-NATO exercise rehearses taking out 1,500 targets a day to ‘overwhelm’ an enemy

Army’s 56th Multi-Domain Command is looking for electronic warfare-proof munitions, decoy drones.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: More borderland, militarized; Every soldier a drone pilot; USAF hones hub-and-spoke basing; El Paso airport briefly closed; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

The Army is writing the book on using small drones in a tank formation

The goal is to make every soldier a drone operator.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Pentagon’s industry performance reviews; CNO’s fighting instructions; Marine Corps’ clean audit; DOD’s new AI tool; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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