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

Today's D Brief: Shutdown averted?; Ukraine aid in limbo; Houthi attacks, mapped; Indian Ocean drone force; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Army aims to equip a division with hand-held counter-drone gear

But one expert said the service may have underestimated just how much that will cost.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

Today's D Brief: Macron’s warning; Ukraine’s oil attacks; Strikes in Yemen; F-35s on a California highway; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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
Threats

Today's D Brief: Haiti evacuations; Dozens of Red Sea drones; US pier for Gaza; Unwanted Oscar; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Today's D Brief: Three die in Houthi attack; Lawmakers want Starlink answers; NY NG to patrol subway; Anti-drone rifle; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Army revamps training; US sinks drones; Top Marine is back; Dating-app espionage; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine sinks warship; EU seeks ‘war economy’; Warships collide off Philippines; Hypersonic missile on Guam; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Houthis sink a ship; Airdropping aid to Gaza; V-22s to return to flight; Russians keep turning up dead; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Combat in the Red Sea; Space Force’s successful experiment; Singapore’s stealth jets; AI-powered election threats; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Marine Corps seeks anti-drone tool to defend bases

Call comes amid increased attacks on U.S. assets in the Middle East.

  • Sam Skove
Science & Tech

General Atomics’ ‘robot wingman’ makes first flight

The company is in the running to build collaborative combat aircraft for the Air Force.

  • Audrey Decker
Ideas

Defense One Radio, Ep. 145: The USAF's big reorganization

Audrey Decker unpacks the top news from this year's Air & Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium.

  • Ben Watson and Audrey Decker
Business

Meet the German company developing sub drones that pass data with sound

Divers’ search-and-rescue missions could soon get assists from drone swarms.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine’s Avdiivka pullout; Houthis’ robot sub; US vetoes ceasefire resolution; V-22 crash investigation; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Navy envisions ‘hundreds of thousands’ of drones in the Pacific to deter China

With DIU contracting for prototypes, Pacific Fleet is experimenting with unmanned craft that may one day defend Taiwan.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

UK, Latvia launch effort to send thousands of FPV drones to Ukraine

It’s not yet clear whether these will be militarized or civilian models.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

Navy robot ships on a 15-year path to operating ‘at speed and scale,’ CNO says

Adm. Franchetti’s plans to compete with China include better networks, unmanned infrastructure, and a new robotics rating for sailors.

  • Patrick Tucker and Lauren C. Williams
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