Defense Systems

India plans to make armored vehicles with US help, officials say

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced the deal during a bilateral meeting with State Secretary Antony Blinken and Indian ministers of defense and external affairs.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

How US Army Pacific is preparing for war with China

A sprawling, multi-island exercise hones troops’ ability to fight in the jungle, cross “wet gaps,” and operate with multiple partner nations.

  • Jennifer Hlad
Ideas

Size isn’t everything: China’s new chip is less earthshaking than you may have heard

It’s one thing to make circuits smaller than the US will sell you; it’s another to do it at scale.

  • Matt Brazil and Peter W. Singer
Threats

Today's D Brief: Public pressure on Israel; Damaged Russian warship, in photos; Moscow claws back exported arms; China’s recruiting woes; And just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

Israel-Hamas war puts China’s Middle East strategy at risk

‘Balanced diplomacy’ may no longer fly.

  • Andrew Latham, The Conversation
Threats

Today’s D Brief: Biden seeks ‘pause’ in Gaza; Ukraine general’s grim assessment; US, China set nuke talks; USMC’s Smith ‘stable’ in hospital; And a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: US adds troops in Mideast; Israel hits refugee camp; Iran’s hackers, improving; Chinese-drone ban proposed; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Audrey Decker and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: US strikes Syrian sites; Chinese carrier deploys; Defense giants see revenue boost; 3D-printed sub parts; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston, Jennifer Hlad and Patrick Tucker
Threats

Today's D Brief: Update on Iraq-Syria injuries; 16 killed in Maine; Arms-production roadblocks; Boeing’s big loss; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Iran helping attack US forces, WH says; Macron’s big idea; China fires defense minister; Lockheed ends tanker bid; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: US ups Mideast presence; Israel’s ‘limited raids’; prep; Intel chiefs: China stealing secrets; Aid package gathers support; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Biden’s speech; Attacks on US forces; State warns Americans abroad; Ukraine’s winter challenge; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Army faces logistics, alliance hurdles in the Pacific

Many civilian logistics contractors in the Philippines, a key U.S. ally, are likely too close to China for the U.S. to work with.

  • Sam Skove
Science & Tech

Microchip breakthrough may reshape the future of AI

IBM’s new NorthPole may enable smarter, more efficient, network-independent devices that may even help the U.S. win the microchip war against China.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Today's D Brief: Biden plans aid speech; China’s military power; Drone attacks in Iraq; Army’s misstored parts; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Hospital blast in Gaza; WestPac close calls; Pakistan’s new missile; Japan’s railgun; And a bit more.

Threats

Today's D Brief: Marines prep for Med float; Putin to Beijing; Avdiivka slog; 2023 recruiting scorecard; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

China’s social-media attacks are part of a larger ‘cognitive warfare’ campaign

U.S. strategists must take heed of this important domain.

  • Josh Baughman and Peter W. Singer
Threats

Today's D Brief: Israel preps ground incursion; Zelenskyy at NATO; Disinfo spreads on X; Army hunts for its gear; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

The newest threat to elections is AI-boosted disinformation

Studying how Russia, China, and Iran meddle in other countries can help the U.S. prepare for 2024.

  • Bruce Schneier
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