Threats

The D Brief: Kyiv’s new weapons; Russia continues bombardment; China’s blockade; Old-school soldiers vs. tech; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

Lockheed aims to churn out dozens of F-16 pilots per year at new training center

COO talks potential Ukraine support, European expansion.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Meet the Army’s new recon unit; Putin’s Kursk-Pokrovsk gambit; China’s new sub; New Jan. 6 charges; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Patrick Tucker
Business

Mike Gallagher talks priorities as Palantir’s new defense business chief

The former lawmaker is looking to draw on a decade of national security policy work in the new position.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Science & Tech

Northrop shows off new digital radar tech in first flight

Breakthroughs in design for military-specific chips are ushering new capabilities.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Collisions in the Pacific; Bridges down inside Russia; Ukraine seeks ‘buffer zone’ in Kursk; ULA for sale?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Wanted: faster deterrence; Trade rules, eased; Navy’s multi-amphib buy; Taliban takeover, mapped; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

US, UK, Australia loosen mutual export controls

New rules may mark a “generational-level change” in allies’ industrial and technological collaboration.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Kyiv hits Russian bases; Gaza effort, assessed; China hamstrings defense minister; Lone Arctic cutter withdraws; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Base lockdown in Germany; Nord Stream suspect sought; F-15s to Israel; The Navy’s new long-range missile; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Patrick Tucker
Business

F-35 performance-based logistics deal is dead—for now

Pentagon balks at moving away from fix-on-demand arrangement during global uncertainty.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

Today’s D Brief: Ukrainian incursion continues; Israeli border war, mapped; Upping US production; USAF's record sales; And a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Audrey Decker
Threats

Replicator passes a milestone as some troops complete training with cheap new drones

DepSecDef says the systems will be a formal part of the 2026 budget.

  • Patrick Tucker
Policy

Wartime need for drones would outstrip US production. There’s a way to fix that

The U.S. military needs to “mainstream” new operating concepts and get going with big orders, experts say.

  • Sam Skove
Business

Air Force-facilitated arms export sales reach all-time high

“Business is booming,” particularly for fighter jets, officials say.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

Today’s D Brief: Ukraine’s incursion; Insecure VIP-flight system; US firms eye Ukraine partnerships; DOD’s new cyber czar; And a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston
Business

Warily, US companies eye co-production deals in Ukraine

Industry is taking a “crawl, walk, run” approach to making weapons in Ukraine, State Department says.

  • Audrey Decker
Business

The plan to keep B-52s flying is getting even pricier

The Air Force has brought in a former Pentagon official to help negotiate with Boeing.

  • Audrey Decker
Science & Tech

New NSA tool aims to automate cyber-defense tests

Agency chief says AI-powered platform will help intel-community suppliers evaluate their network defenses much more cheaply and rapidly.

  • David DiMolfetta
Threats

Army’s planned assault rotorcraft clears hurdle, will move to engineering phase

Future Long Range Assault Aircraft program gets greenlight to build six prototype tiltrotors.

  • Sam Skove
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