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Navy shipbuilding stands to get $27 billion in funding in 2026

Compromise spending bill reflects a $6.5 billion increase over the president’s budget request for shipbuilding—and corrects One Big Beautiful Bill accounting miscalculations.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: Feds kill again in Minnesota; National Defense Strategy drops; New USAF deployment concept; Space Force wants more troops; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Where’s all that Golden Dome money going? Lawmakers want to know

Appropriations bill would give Pentagon two months to detail its spending on the sprawling missile-defense program.

  • Thomas Novelly
Threats

The D Brief: Trump’s Greenland fixation undermines alliance; Cui bono?; Lawmakers set flat defense budget; How AI went DOD; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Navy’s future fighter jet program revived in new funding bills

Appropriators bucked plans by the Navy, Pentagon, and the White House to freeze F/A-XX.

  • Thomas Novelly
Policy

Shutdown odds plummet after House and Senate strike bipartisan deal on 2026 funding bills

If the full Congress approves, the Defense Department would get $838.7 billion, a sub-1% increase.

  • Eric Katz
Threats

The D Brief: Lessons from Iraq; Trump’s Insurrection Act-threat; DIU seeks swarm controllers; Russia’s Starlink drones; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

Ukraine’s future may turn on upcoming votes in Congress

As lawmakers sprint to fund the U.S. government, America’s support for Kyiv hangs in the balance—and could determine how the conflict ends.

  • David Bortnick
Policy

Rudd defends qualifications to lead NSA, Cyber Command at confirmation hearing

INDOPACOM's deputy commander stopped short of endorsing policy proposals for more aggressive cyber responses to China and other foreign adversaries.

  • David DiMolfetta
Threats

The D Brief: Europe reinforces Greenland; Senate fails to limit Venezuela action; Navy’s next ships; The cost of ‘DoW’; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Greenland discussions; Russian sabotage in Europe; ‘Ideological tuning’ in DOD AI; Some leave Al Udeid; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: ‘Perfidy’ in boat strike?; Pentagon’s new AI plan; Venezuela’s broken air defenses; Quantum space cameras; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Sen. Kelly sues Hegseth over penalties for 'illegal orders' video

The combat veteran's 46-page suit says Trump administration attempts to punish him violate the First Amendment, separation of powers, due process, and more.

  • Jennifer Shutt, Stateline
Threats

The D Brief: Offshore banks to hold seized-oil profits; Pay caps for defense CEOs; Army’s flight-school outsourcing, snagged; Right-to-repair urged; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

As Army narrows field for its flight-school outsourcing contract, Congress says: not so fast

Bell, Lockheed Martin, and M1 got the service’s thumbs-up just as lawmakers put brakes on the effort.

  • Thomas Novelly
Threats

The D Brief: Trump plans oil seizure; US forces seize tanker; Greenland seizure floated; Experts pan Maduro seizure; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

The D Brief: Post-Maduro moves; Europe unites over Greenland; Marines’ ‘hidden crisis’; Jan. 6, remembered; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Hegseth aims to dock Sen. Kelly's pension for illegal-orders video

The defense secretary, who originally threatened to court-martial the senator, said on Monday said that he would instead try to reduce his rank and retirement pay.

  • Jennifer Shutt, Stateline
Policy

‘A line crossed’: Lawmakers, lawyers, anti-war advocates alarmed by Venezuela overthrow

The lack of Congressional notification stokes fears of another "forever war."

  • Thomas Novelly and Lauren C. Williams
Ideas

2025 in review: Ideas

  • Defense One Staff
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