Defense Systems

Army expects to make more than a million artillery shells next year

Armaments chief says new factories, streamlined processes will hit goal just a few months late.

  • Meghann Myers
Science & Tech

How drone warfare fares in the 2026 budget

The president’s proposal leans heavily on one-time reconciliation dollars.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: Will Israel attack Iran?; CJCS sees no “invasion”; Budget testimony; AUKUS under review; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

The military must remain nonpartisan. America depends on it

The soldiers who cheered partisan applause lines at Fort Bragg, and their leaders, erred in a spectacular way.

  • Heidi A. Urben
Threats

The D Brief: Protestors ‘a foreign enemy’; DOD DOGE team, ID’d; Trouble for USAF radar plane; Robot navy?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: ARRW is back; Amphib budgets; Putin’s AI plan; Europe’s aid to Ukraine; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Congress would like the Army to show its work on ‘transformation’

The service hasn’t briefed lawmakers on its plans to cut programs.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: COCOM noms; Mass 3D-printing in the field; Trump, Xi talk; The future of deception; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Defense One Radio, Ep. 181: What the Army is learning about FPV drones

The 173rd Airborne Brigade's commander unpacks lessons from recent exercises in Lithuania and Tunisia.

  • Ben Watson
Science & Tech

Army brigade tests renewable tech in Pacific exercise

The 25th ID is printing its own drones, purifying its own water

  • Meghann Myers
Science & Tech

Army scrambles to improve drone training

One unit created its own virtual trainer with software used by Ukrainian troops.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Aid cuts hinder AFRICOM; Fighter-jet warning; State cuts, detailed; Army’s recruiting success; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Ideas

The US Army is too light to win

Too much of its force is under-armored and under-gunned.

  • R.D. Hooker, Jr.
Threats

The D Brief: Cuts to DOT&E; Uncrewed F-35?; Qatari jet’s a mess; Border gets barracks funding; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Russia pounds Ukraine; Germany sends troops abroad; Pentagon’s retention pricetag; Still no CNO; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Land forces tool up for potential Pacific conflict

Army, Marines pursue transformation, while exercises with partner nations grow more sophisticated.

  • Jennifer Hlad
Threats

The D Brief: USFK to shrink?; House passes spending bill; Big AI in a laptop?; Russia’s big security-camera hack; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Muddy wheels, foggy lenses: 25th ID tests new vehicles, drones during Philippines exercises

The Army’s Transformation-in-Contact program is tackling the climate on the next battlefield.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Golden Dome price, schedule; 3D-printed drones; A push to alter intel; Gitmo’s eye-popping costs; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Science & Tech

3rd ID experiments with new tank formations at Germany training rotation

The Army’s first armored Transformation-in-Contact unit is integrating 3D-printed drones for greater “massing of effects.”

  • Meghann Myers
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