Threats

The D Brief: Pushback in DC; Russia’s new bombardment; Marines’ drone wizards; Key AI platform, DOGEd; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Defense Systems

USAF seeks ‘exact replica’ of Shahed drone to help develop defenses

Some U.S. companies are already showing off their versions.

  • Audrey Decker
Science & Tech

How the Marines’ attack drone team is defining UAV warfare

A competition to find the Corps’ best operators begins this fall.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Where troops are in DC; Warships to Venezuela; NSA data chief loses clearance; SecDef’s sprawling security; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

Leidos takes aim at maritime autonomy

The company wants to make waves in the surface and undersea drone markets amongst startup competitors.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: Tomorrow’s drone defense; US envoy in Moscow; RIP, 5-things email; Cash for deportations; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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
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