Threats

Today's D Brief: Another Ukrainian naval strike; Air war evolves; China’s rocket-forces purge; Niger junta digs in; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

USAF wants its future robot wingmen to fly with sister services as well

And it wants them far more quickly than the typical acquisition program

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine’s drone-boat attack; US troops on private ships?; Marines’ stopgap guidance; 1/4 of DOD cyber jobs are vacant; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Caitlin M. Kenney
Threats

Today's D Brief: Drone strikes on Ukraine; Trump indicted on election charges; 300 senior jobs unfilled; Retrofitting missiles; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Drone attacks in Moscow; No Space HQ for Alabama; USAF walks back tanker forecast; Marines’ recruiting success; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Army looking to hide bases, speed up anti-drone capabilities amid modernization drive, Under Secretary says

The service also sees AI as key, but warns that data management is a major hurdle.

  • Sam Skove
Ideas

What’s missing from the Quad’s ISR partnership

The year-old Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness can’t do the job with satellites alone.

  • Travis Sharp, Thomas G. Mahnken and Tim Sadov
Threats

‘More capable than anything we have’: lawmakers, witnesses, express alarm on UFO phenomenon

Witnesses recounted other-worldly events, but the head of the government office investigating those claims isn’t biting.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Today's D Brief: Another US sub in Korea; Russia, Ukraine exchange drone strikes; CNO nom announced; Giant defense-contractor settlement; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine’s urgent needs; US ups Gulf presence; WH visit for Israeli prez; American in N. Korean custody; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Today's D Brief: Crimea bridge damaged; Mines slow counteroffensive; Projected nuke costs rise; ~$1M sex-assault settlement; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Defense Systems

US Army helped pick Ukraine’s drone-killing trucks

The selection was informed by a January test run by the service’s anti-drone office.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine wants long-range missiles; Russian shortages; Biden to Europe; Taiwan roundup; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

Senators Want to Know More About Threat of Underwater Drones

SASC’s draft 2024 defense policy bill would fund a study.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Science & Tech

The Pentagon’s Ambitious AI Plans Look Less and Less Like ChatGPT

The military needs tools that can structure data, deliver insights, and be trusted.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Today's D Brief: Russian airstrikes target Ukraine; Xi, Blinken meet; Biden on AI; Navy’s stray-bullet barrier; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine's counteroffensive begins; Trump indicted; Where the US fights; Murder rates are falling; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Army Seeks Bomb-Carrying Drones Like Ukraine’s

Average U.S. soldiers could pilot lethal quadcopters—if they are ever fielded.

  • Sam Skove
Ideas

Defense One Radio, Ep. 126: Why Ukraine’s drone war is more complex than you think

We review the evolution of drone tactics in the second year of Russia’s Ukraine invasion.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

USAF Calls Killer-AI Report ‘Anecdotal’

Chief of AI test and operations says he “misspoke” about a “thought experiment” in which a drone killed its operator.

  • Audrey Decker
Previous
Next