The D Brief: DOD plane crash kills 4 in the Philippines; Navy pauses SAPR training; Google jumps back into military AI; Musk-Trump’s ‘Deferred resignation’ deadline delayed; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson
• February 7, 2025

The D Brief: ‘Constitutional crisis’; IC workers pressed to quit; Musk adds control of sensitive personal data; N. Korean missiles improve; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• February 6, 2025

The D Brief: NATO’s Baltic problem; Denmark ups military spending; MADIS vs. drones; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Meghann Myers and Audrey Decker
• January 28, 2025

Pentagon to test how generative AI would perform in fight with China

Can ChatGPT-like programs help the U.S. win a war in the Pacific?

• Patrick Tucker
• January 15, 2025

The D Brief: Vegas bomber’s extremist writings; Honduras threatens to eject US troops; Militia-infiltrating mole; A Mexican invasion?; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• January 6, 2025

Pentagon’s annual China-power report notes nuclear, influence threats—but also corruption

New edition takes note of intelligentized warfare, cognitive domain operations.

• Patrick Tucker
• December 18, 2024

Extra parts, people powered F-35 readiness on latest Pacific deployment

VMFA-225 worked around delays with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group.

• Audrey Decker
• December 18, 2024

The D Brief: Russian general slain in Moscow; Ukraine engages N. Korean troops; China’s wartime lessons; First Okinawa Marines move to Guam; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 17, 2024

The D Brief: Israel pounds Syrian military sites; Taiwan gets tanks; Will AI firms eat the Pentagon?; One dead on Fort Eisenhower; and just a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 16, 2024

The D Brief: Russia races for gains; House passes NDAA; Taiwan talks to Trump team; USAF preps for transition; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 12, 2024

The D Brief: Immigration hits record; Costs, consequences of deportation plan; Aviators’ battered brains; Army: too top-heavy?; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 11, 2024

The D Brief: Israel strikes Syrian targets; Chinese warships surge near Taiwan; Trump Org’s new Saudi deal; Austin’s defense diplomacy; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 10, 2024

A day in the diplomatic life of America’s defense secretary

A busy slate of meetings illuminates Lloyd Austin’s efforts to weave a region’s militaries into a defense network.

• Bradley Peniston
• December 8, 2024

The D Brief: A ‘3rd nuclear age’; Seoul’s self-coup fallout; Romania’s election nullified over Russian meddling; Soldiers charged with smuggling people; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 6, 2024

The D Brief: Seoul’s six-hour self-coup; Trump’s SecArmy pick; Palantir’s 18 theses; Lockheed braces; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 4, 2024

The D Brief: Seoul declares martial law; Biden rushes to arm Ukraine; Meet Aleppo’s conqueror; Last soldier to leave Kabul will get 4th star; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 3, 2024

The D Brief: Jihadists seize Aleppo; Taiwan leader visits Hawaii; More Chinese chip chokepoints; Shipbuilding woes, explored; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
• December 2, 2024