Policy

Space Command HQ will move to Alabama, Trump says

Colorado’s use of mail-in voting influenced his decision, he said.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: New anti-drone office; Navy’s costly landing craft; EUCOM’s advice to industry; West Point purge; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Lauren C. Williams
Defense Systems

Navy ‘looking forward’ to F/A-XX builder decision, air boss says

A naval sixth-gen fighter wasn’t going to happen this year, but Congress offers a lifeline.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: The ‘feel-out’ summit; Vulcan, operational; Costly IT do-overs; Military vs. cartels; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

HII braces for sub slip, but sees growth in drones and mission systems

Domestic shipbuilders are getting a surge of support from the White House, Congress, and the Pentagon.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: ‘Automation everywhere’; Ukraine-aid support grows; Guard request, rebuffed; Missing-sailor mystery; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

More automation—that's what the pick to lead Pentagon weapons testing wants

Meanwhile, the comptroller nominee described the conditions needed for a clean audit.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Ideas

‘Fund first, ask questions later’ is a bad way to go

Handing $156 billion to the Pentagon with no clear plan invites not just waste but danger. Here's why.

  • Gabe Murphy
Threats

The D Brief: 4-star promotions now run through Trump; NSA’s top lawyer, fired; Europe’s defense buildup; DIU’s hydrogen bet; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

CISA vows to publish 2022 telecom-security report to get its next director confirmed

Sen. Ron Wyden has said he'll block Trump's nominee unless the report's findings are made public.

  • David DiMolfetta
Threats

The D Brief: IG probes Signalgate; USAF’s F-35 plans; DHS hit by China hack; Migrant jail at Bliss; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Exclusive Policy

USAF won’t resume full F-35 buys until Lockheed wrings problems from upgrade: service chief

Gen. Allvin says the decision flows from new DOD priorities.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: ‘Top Gun’ school for U.S. drone pilots; Talisman Sabre underway; Ukraine’s new prime minister; And a bit more.

  • Lauren C. Williams and Patrick Tucker
Policy

AI, satellites, and Golden Dome shine in new House-passed defense bill

The House version of the NDAA takes aim at acquisition and requirements processes that have long bedeviled both Congress and the military.

  • Patrick Tucker
Policy

House NDAA would deepen Pentagon involvement in domestic, border operations

The House-passed version of the military policy bill makes Defense Department involvement in various domestic and law enforcement activities more permanent.

  • Patrick Tucker
Policy

House NDAA draft mandates database of contractors used in covert operations

The early stage defense bill draft would create an internal list of contractor clients that assist the U.S. military in its secret operations “to facilitate deconfliction and risk assessment.”

  • David DiMolfetta
Threats

The D Brief: Army scores billions from BBB; NATO chief to the White House; DOD’s drone blitz; US voter support for immigration rises; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Meghann Myers
Threats

Army gets $2.5B for weapons, vehicles in reconciliation bill

Sum includes hundreds of millions for more missiles as Pentagon reviews stockpiles.

  • Meghann Myers
Policy

SASC to Pentagon: you need a new cyber-deterrence plan

Trump-administration nominees and members of the Senate Armed Services Committee recently traded views on how to deal with rising threats to critical infrastructure.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: Trump’s first Ukraine aid?; China’s new coercion tool; State layoffs, imminent; Spies find it harder to hide; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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