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The D Brief: Europe’s wartime crossroads; F-35’s training gap; Army’s to-do list; Space Force seeks boot camp; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson

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

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

‘Multi-headed monster’: Biden, Trump officials address China-Russia-Iran coordination

U.S. officials say adversaries' cooperation shows their weakness, not their strength.

  • Patrick Tucker

Russia in talks to send fighter jets to North Korea, INDOPACOM says

U.S. should continue to build deterrence in the Asia-Pacific region, Paparo says.

  • Patrick Tucker

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

The D Brief: Rebels take another Syrian city; China’s big hack; Next DepSecDef?; NatSec poll results; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

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

Defense One Radio, Ep. 167: How U.S. Navy shipbuilding sank so low

It's a complex problem built up over decades. Our guests discuss the causes, effects, and possible solutions.

  • Ben Watson

The D Brief: Invasion gains pace; Plane crash in Lithuania; New Pacific missile sites?; DepSecDef candidates; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

Russian submarine tech could help China outpace US: INDOPACOM

Moscow could also give sub and missile know-how to North Korea, Adm. Paparo said.

  • Patrick Tucker

The D Brief: More long-range missiles target Russia’s Kursk; Biden authorizes anti-personnel mines for Ukraine; SecDef Austin in the South China Sea; Satellite industry delays; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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SecDef visits South China Sea island to bolster Philippines and check China

Austin also noted unmanned boats and other U.S.-funded tech upgrades.

  • Bradley Peniston

The D Brief: Austin to the Pacific; North Korean drones; Reforming how the USAF buys weapons; Suicides rise across DOD; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Patrick Tucker and Bradley Peniston

The D Brief: Trump’s DNI, AG picks; China’s improved bomber; USAF adds CCAs; Boosting US arms production; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

The D Brief: Trump’s picks; GOP takes House; Chinese airshow’s drone zone; Gen. Harriet Tubman; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

Pacific partnerships are key to preventing war, Army leaders say

With their help, outgoing U.S. Army Pacific commander “built a formation that is lethal and cohesive.”

  • Jennifer Hlad

The D Brief: Trump wins; Israel fires defense minister; China’s new stealth jet; Fat Leonard, sentenced; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
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The D Brief: Russia’s foreign-made drones; Ukraine’s EW-hardened drones; China’s $50B littoral buildup; US soldiers rescue sailors at sea; And just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

Broader federal investment in quantum sensing needed to outpace China, industry report says

Fostering quantum development for a wide range of industries is the best way to answer national-security needs, they argue.

  • Patrick Tucker

The D Brief: Houthis resume ship attacks; ‘Put [feds] in trauma’; Israel readies laser interceptor; SASC chair’s warning; And just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston