Science & Tech

Drone defenses will need to act first, ask later, commander says

“We will push the boundaries on that, because we have to,” Lt. Gen. Gainey said.

  • Patrick Tucker
Science & Tech

Navy’s drone refueler delayed again

Budget docs reveal that initial operating capability has been pushed to 2027.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: F-35 crashes; ICE’s military-sized budget; Army’s counterdrone lesson; US ‘deportation capital’; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Senior officers need more data training, Army counterdrone exercise suggests

Leaders of the five-month Project Flytrap discussed preliminary findings.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: Russia’s new tactics; Ukraine hits St. Petersburg; Boeing strike looms; M-10 aftermath; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Audrey Decker
Business

Zapping drone swarms into submission

Andy Lowery, CEO of defense startup Epirus, talks tech, a new contract, and what keeps him up at night.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: ‘Top Gun’ school for U.S. drone pilots; Talisman Sabre underway; Ukraine’s new prime minister; And a bit more.

  • Lauren C. Williams and Patrick Tucker
Science & Tech

The Pentagon will host a ‘Top Gun’ school for Ukraine-style attack drones

The Defense Department is hoping for “American drone dominance”—but that’s easier said than done.

  • Patrick Tucker
Science & Tech

Defense One Radio, Ep. 186: Tech Summit talks: Anduril's Chris Brose

The second in a series of conversations from this year’s Defense One Tech Summit.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Army scores billions from BBB; NATO chief to the White House; DOD’s drone blitz; US voter support for immigration rises; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Meghann Myers
Policy

Drones are now bullets: How a new Pentagon policy may accelerate robot warfare

The new policy also allows more units to buy drones, which should boost the demand signal to industry.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Trump’s first Ukraine aid?; China’s new coercion tool; State layoffs, imminent; Spies find it harder to hide; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Houthis sink second ship; UK-France nuke deal; Russia’s drone factories; 3 Marine bases get ICE agents; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Marines deploy to Florida; Big Beautiful spending details; Israel strikes Yemen; New tactics in Ukraine; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Army experiments with integrating attack drones into artillery formations

New division formation design includes HIMARS, howitzers, and one-way UAVs.

  • Meghann Myers
Defense Systems

Marines testing ‘narco sub’ for contested logistics in the Indo-Pacific

Leidos’ autonomous surface drone went from concept to prototype in nine months.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: DOD budget developments; Trump touts Everglades detention center; Lancet: USAID cuts could cost 14M lives by 2030; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Audrey Decker
Science & Tech

Defense Department budget request goes hard on AI, autonomy

The Pentagon is leaning into new technologies, but can it change the way it buys and builds to keep up with trends in AI and autonomy?

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Putin’s summer offensive in Sumy; ‘Largest combined strike’ vs. Ukraine so far; Fordow repairs underway; More Israeli strikes in Gaza; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Uneasy ceasefire; FY26 budget plan, finally; ‘Largest Patriot engagement’; China’s drone mothership; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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