Threats

Budget impasse freezes two Space Force efforts, leaders say

This year’s spending caps will boost future costs, acting Air Force undersecretary adds.

  • Audrey Decker
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Today's D Brief: ANG idles helicopters; NATO OKs Swedish entry; Shutdown watch; South China Sea barrier; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: Russia’s two-year war on Ukraine; Airman self-immolates; China & Starlink; Sub waits 7 years for repair; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine war’s grim anniversary; Russia’s next move; Tallying Red Sea attacks; NATO’s next chief; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Ideas

To rebuild America's arsenal, rehabilitate the National Defense Stockpile—and prioritize critical munitions

Our munitions stockpiles and production capacity are not just inadequate; they are a glaring vulnerability.

  • Joe Buccino
Threats

Today D Brief: Fire at sea; Russia’s Iranian missiles; Defense cuts coming; Trump’s vision for the military; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Avdiivka’s costly loss; Russia’s Biden disinformation; Red Sea missile duels; Space hotline; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Defense One Radio, Ep. 144: How Russia cements control

How does the Kremlin force an entirely new reality on an occupied city? And how do Europeans feel about the invasion and U.S. hesitation to rearm Ukraine?

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Today's D Brief: New Russian weapon in space?; Putin’s Ukraine war, two years on; NATO defense spending on the rise; UAE pushes back on Mideast strikes; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Today's D Brief: Austin returns to duty; Speaker Johnson’s dilemma; How Ukraine aid benefits the US; CNO on China’s navy; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Today's D Brief: Senate advances Ukraine, Israel aid bill; Global military spending rises; Groundhog day on the Red Sea; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Policy

Don’t call it a slush fund: Pentagon’s top buyer says looser pursestrings will foster innovation

But some lawmakers and outside experts have their doubts.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

Today's D Brief: Trump: I’d abandon allies; SecDef back in hospital; Destroyer squadron CO relieved; Russia’s using Starlink; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston, Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Today's D Brief: Senate's border reform, Ukraine bill stymied; Houthi drone boats downed near Yemen; Army to double 155mm shell production; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Policy

All Pentagon contracts should secure data rights, says advisory board

The Defense Innovation Board would like Congress to "enshrine DOD data access and rights in all vendor agreements.”

  • Edward Graham
Threats

Today's D Brief: US strikes Yemen, Iraq, and Syria; Senate unveils Ukraine, Israel, border bill; China's busy shipyards; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine’s military chief’s view; Russian ship, sunk; China’s new hacking era; Big sale to India; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

What's at stake as Congress hashes out the 2024 defense budget

A guide to the biggest differences between proposals for the four-months-late defense appropriations bill.

  • Shaun McDougall, Forecast International
Ideas

To deter China, transform the Pacific Deterrence Initiative

Three things are required to enable the PDI to meet its vital objectives.

  • Mac Thornberry and Kimberly Lehn
Threats

Today's D Brief: Border-Ukraine bill; CIA chief to Mideast; Big loss on B-21; Don’t name your HQ wifi “command post”; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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