Threats

The D Brief: Allies reel over annexation talk; Ukraine donors set production goals; Navy’s plans/funding mismatch; Iran’s painful admission; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Patrick Tucker and Bradley Peniston
Business

The Henry Ford of satellite buses?

LA startup aims to churn out 12 mostly-standard buses a month.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Anti-ISIS ops continue; How sanctioned oil flows; DOD red-teams AI; Protecting undersea cables; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

SPRINT contractors add details about their fast, runway-independent aircraft

DARPA-SOCOM program managers aim to review the technology-demonstrator designs in April.

  • Defense One Staff
Exclusive Threats

What would it cost to replace US telecoms' Chinese-made gear?

With Salt Typhoon still unpurged from U.S. systems, the Government Accountability Office may try to put a price tag on one immensely complicated countermeasure.

  • David DiMolfetta
Science & Tech

Marines still targeting 2030 for Hornet replacement, despite F-35 delays

A California group commander explains how MCAS Miramar is prepping for the transition.

  • Audrey Decker
Policy

Trump's promise to build more warships is on a collision course with his deportation pledges

The president-elect's efforts to clamp down on immigration could make it hard for shipyards already facing workforce shortages.

  • Nicole Foy, ProPublica
Threats

The D Brief: NOLA attacker acted alone, FBI says; China’s new jets; Cyber breaches hint at what’s next; US Steel sale blocked; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Audrey Decker
Defense Systems

2024 in review: Defense systems

Satellites, bombers, and drones of every description are just some of the year's top systems stories.

  • Defense One Staff
Ideas

2024 in review: Space Force

The year saw challenges in orbit and on the ground as the young service continued to expand.

  • Defense One Staff
Ideas

2024 in review: Marine Corps

A new kind of regiment, more drones, and new techniques—and other stories about the Corps.

  • Defense One Staff
Ideas

2024 in review: Air Force

China shakeup, bombers, jammers, ICBM—it was a busy year.

  • Defense One Staff
Ideas

2024 in review: Navy

Bracing for the future, grappling with shipbuilding woes, watching China—and more stories about the sea service.

  • Defense One Staff
Ideas

2024 in review: Business

The rise of the software contractors, wobbles among the old guard—and more defense-industry news of the year.

  • Defense One Staff
Policy

2024 in review: Policy

Preparing in the Pacific, learning from Ukraine, girding for a new administration—here are some of the policy stories that shaped the past year.

  • Defense One Staff
Defense Systems

Army eyes data platform upgrade for 2025

The service lengthened its contract with Palantir before releasing a sketch of its plans for its next-gen Army Data Platform.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: Navy jet downed by US cruiser; Tech titans push tieup; Trump’s latest DOD picks; More Taiwan aid; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston, Audrey Decker and Ben Watson
Defense Systems

Air Force may curtail F-35 plan if newer tech pans out, SECAF says

Outgoing secretary Frank Kendall also clapped back at recent comments by Elon Musk about manned vs. unmanned systems.

  • Audrey Decker
Policy

Bill aims to beef up US shipbuilding

Bipartisan SHIPS Act would add funding, goals, oversight to boost U.S. military, commercial fleets.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Ukraine-aid plan; US production woes; How Navy ‘wasted’ $1.8B; Jersey drone update; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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