Science & Tech

Russian Robot Maker Working On Bot to Target Abrams, Leopard Tanks

But is it all just a PR stunt?

  • Patrick Tucker
Science & Tech

Is This New Microwave Weapon the Answer to Iranian Drones?

Army awards $66 million to develop weapon that can fry drone bits in the air.

  • Patrick Tucker
Science & Tech

UFO Sightings By US Troops Surge

Intelligence officials cite recent efforts to reduce the stigma of reporting odd aerial phenomena. Many cases remain unexplained.

  • Patrick Tucker
Science & Tech

NASA, Northrop Drawing Up the Future of Drone Cargo Jets

Before pilotless airlifters can deliver your packages, the government needs to model how they’ll interact with everything else in the air.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Today's D Brief: Russia makes gains around Soledar; C-UAS delays to Ukraine; US seizes arms bound for Yemen; HASC's Rogers gets started; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Today's D Brief: Explosion kills more than 60 Russian troops; Ukraine's air defense is improving; Sikorsky, Boeing submit protests; China keeps up Taiwan tensions; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Today's D Brief: Iranian drones hit Kyiv; Ukraine wants more NASAMS; Putin in Minsk; 'China House' opens at State Department; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine thwarts drone attack on Kyiv; US mulls Patriot battery for Ukraine; American released from Russian captivity; Mike Rogers's culture wars; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Science & Tech

Explosions at Russian Air Bases May Change Several Nations’ Calculations

Moscow says Ukraine converted old Soviet drones into long-range weapons that struck hundreds of miles inside Russian territory.

  • Patrick Tucker
Business

Counter-drone tech talk; Leonardo DRS merger closes; F-16 rolls from new plant, and more.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Policy

US Sending Ukraine 200 Generators, Anti-Drone Machine Guns

After Russian attacks cause rolling blackouts, the West rushes backup energy, ammunition, and counter-drone tech.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Today's D Brief: Another US mass shooting; Russia sponsors terrorism, EU says; Global defense budget forecast; Erdogan again teases Syrian ground op; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Today's D Brief: Winter cold hits Ukraine; Russia's imagery problem; China's new missile; Iran strikes targets in Iraq; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Ideas

“Wonder Weapons” Will Not Win Russia’s War

Russia’s turn to kamikaze drones is premised on a flawed strategy.

  • Raphael S. Cohen and Gian Gentile
Policy

Ukraine Calls for More Anti-Drone Gear as Air-Defense Missiles Arrive

NASAMS are now operational in Ukraine, but a new potential threat looms.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Today's D Brief: Russians dig in near Mariupol, Kherson; Kremlin in damage control mode; Election day; 5G towers in NYC; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Science & Tech

Here’s the Last Hurdle Keeping Subs from Being Drone Motherships

The unmanned underwater vehicles need software that enables them to come back aboard via torpedo tube.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Threats

Today's D Brief: The drone war is expanding in Ukraine; Russia evacuates more occupied regions; US border security extension; Midterm preview; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Ideas

Defense One Radio, Ep. 111: Drones in Russia's Ukraine war, and elsewhere

We focus on the latest developments in unmanned aerial systems, from the front lines to a conference in Washington.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

The Army Brief: Network warfare, scaled up; New Indo-Pacific training; Innovation Oasis winner; and more...

  • Elizabeth Howe
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