Threats

New threats pushing Air Force and Army to rethink approach to base defense

A recent report outlines how the U.S. is falling behind China in building resilient air bases.

  • Audrey Decker
Science & Tech

SPRINT contractors add details about their fast, runway-independent aircraft

DARPA-SOCOM program managers aim to review the technology-demonstrator designs in April.

  • Defense One Staff
Threats

The D Brief: Ukraine-aid plan; US production woes; How Navy ‘wasted’ $1.8B; Jersey drone update; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

US has the tech to down Jersey drones—but not the policy, officials say

One maker of counter-drone tech says it’s ready to “shoot down whatever is going overhead.”

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Russian general slain in Moscow; Ukraine engages N. Korean troops; China’s wartime lessons; First Okinawa Marines move to Guam; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Russia races for gains; House passes NDAA; Taiwan talks to Trump team; USAF preps for transition; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Robot reality check: Crewed warplanes will remain vital for years, USAF general says

Air Force pushes back on assertions that new manned aircraft are no longer needed.

  • Audrey Decker
Business

Can OpenAI power military drone defenses? New partnership with Anduril offers clues

Partnership aims to help operators “assess drone threats more quickly and accurately.”

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: DOD’s Replicator program advances; Nuclear forensics in Idaho; Austin, Milley defend women in combat; Intel watchdogs resign; And a bit more.

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

DIU orders software to drive massive drone swarms

The software glue holding the Replicator effort together is beginning to harden.

  • Patrick Tucker
Business

Air Force ordering more robot wingmen for its experimentation unit

Acquisition chief says he’s signed off on buying additional prototype drones for the service’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.

  • Audrey Decker
Science & Tech

Newest Replicator drones proven on battlefields of Ukraine

Electronic warfare-resilient drones and software integration will play a key role in the next phase of the Pentagon’s effort.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Russia’s foreign-made drones; Ukraine’s EW-hardened drones; China’s $50B littoral buildup; US soldiers rescue sailors at sea; And just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

US-made jam-resistant drones helped Ukrainians cut through Russia EW

Shield AI’s V-BATs are giving Kyiv new range, capabilities.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: N. Korea tests big ICBM; Aussies’ arms ambitions; Pentagon ups recruiting goals; China sanctions US dronemaker; And just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

AUKUS experiment shows how allies with autonomy will speed up naval operations

Three nations are bringing new drone tech to Australia for an experiment that points to the future of naval warfare.

  • Patrick Tucker
Science & Tech

Army wargame to test cargo drones and live logistics data

The service is also looking into casualty evacuation by drone.

  • Sam Skove
Science & Tech

How two units are learning from each other as the Army moves to modernize

The units’ experiences are also driving interest in new capabilities, like automated object detection for drones.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

The D Brief: Russia increases drone strikes; US troops attacked in Syria; Missing aviators declared dead; Trump’s radical view; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Army to expand tech-equipping effort—and cut some programs

Gen. Randy George also said the Army will cancel programs that don’t serve the service’s modernization goals.

  • Sam Skove
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