Threats

The D Brief: Air raid on Kyiv; WH responds to House defense bill; Estonia’s drone hotbed; US crime falls; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

House defense bills on collision course over F-35, second sub

Appropriators would boost, not cut, jet purchases, and hew to the Navy’s submarine-building plan.

  • Audrey Decker
Policy

Biden threatens veto as GOP outlines proposed FY25 cuts

House Republicans propose cutting $700m from military construction, 12% of State and USAID funding, and more.

  • Eric Katz
Threats

The D Brief: House NDAA markup; Army leaders reject drone branch, for now; Experimentation at Space Force; Support for two-state solution grows; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

The D Brief: Iran’s president dies; ICC warrant for Bibi, Hamas leaders; Global spending, up; A warship’s historic battle record; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Patrick Tucker
Policy

Defense One Radio, Ep. 154: Behind the rise in global defense spending, Part 3: The wider world

In the final episode in a three-part series, we revisit the guns-vs.-butter debate and take another look at the consequences of Washington's "porcupine" strategy for Taiwan's defense.

  • Ben Watson
Policy

Defense One Radio, Ep. 152: Behind the rise in global defense spending, Part 1: Russia

Russia is spending as much on its military as it did in the 1980s. How sustainable is that?

  • Ben Watson
Science & Tech

B-2 that caught fire in 2022 won’t be fixed, Air Force confirms

That will leave just 19 of the stealth bombers, according to the service’s new force-structure plan.

  • Audrey Decker
Policy

Australia aims to double its naval fleet. Can its plan work?

Questions remain about financial commitment, manpower, schedule, and ability to avoid acquisition missteps.

  • Daniel Darling, Forecast International
Ideas

Global defense spending jumped in 2023

Security crises drove year-over-year growth to its highest level in a decade.

  • Forecast International Staff, Forecast International
Policy

Air Force’s wishlist includes money for parts and readiness

The $3.5 billion “unfunded priorities” list also includes money for exercises and military construction projects.

  • Audrey Decker
Science & Tech

Army puts drones front and center in unfunded wishlist

List includes commercial drones for infantry units, plus more counter-drone gear.

  • Sam Skove
Policy

House passes $825B defense bill, racing the clock to avoid shutdown

Bill includes new money for ships, planes, ground combat vehicles, and AI.

  • Patrick Tucker and Audrey Decker
Policy

Navy offers 2-option shipbuilding plan

One path shows the service's desired path; the other, a plan for no real growth in the Navy budget.

  • Shaun McDougall, Forecast International
Ideas

Use 'hedge forces' to break the Pentagon's force-structure death spiral

The U.S. military must move away from exquisite general-purpose units and weapons.

  • Bryan Clark and Dan Patt
Science & Tech

Marines see progress with drones, despite flat budgets

However, a program to mount loitering munitions to vehicles faces delays.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

Space Force seeks orbital-refueling tech in new budget

But spending caps will slow counterspace efforts, space chief says in interview.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

Today's D Brief: Budget drop; Ukraine’s wide-ranging drone raid; Somalia strike; Space Force interview; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Pentagon budget request aims to balance congressional limits, foreign needs, and innovation

“This should be the wake-up call that tells us we need to be buying different stuff,” one expert said.

  • Patrick Tucker
Policy

Army continues focus on munitions amid Ukraine war, China tensions

The service is also seeking alternatives to its long-range cannon program amid technical problems.

  • Sam Skove
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