The D Brief: Hard choices ahead for USAF in the Pacific; 3 invasion scenarios for Taiwan; Navy’s manpower problems; A new drone that doesn’t need GPS; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Audrey Decker
• August 23, 2024

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
• August 22, 2024

The D Brief: Fires in Russia; Rising morale in Ukraine; US fugitive fighting for Putin; Assessing troops in Syria; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Lauren C. Williams
• August 20, 2024

The D Brief: News from occupied Kursk; Saudi to get US bombs; Facebook lowers disinfo defenses; USAF dodges PFAS cleanup; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• August 13, 2024

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
• August 5, 2024

New tech will make tomorrow’s wars more dangerous to troops, Army says

New sensors and long-range weapons may force the service to rethink doctrine.

• Sam Skove
• August 1, 2024

More than 7,000 NSA analysts are using generative AI tools, director says

The signals-intelligence agency has about 170 AI-related projects in the works, including 10 of the highest priority.

• Lauren C. Williams
• July 31, 2024

The D Brief: Assassination in Iran; US strike in Iraq; Army seeks new missile; Boeing names next CEO; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• July 31, 2024

A boom in space-based intelligence is coming. Can ground networks keep up?

Companies that used to sell pictures and pixels are selling analysis—and looking for ways to move faster.

• Patrick Tucker
• July 25, 2024

The D Brief: Chinese-Russian flight near Alaska; Warships chased from Azov?; B-2 tests cheap shipkiller; France’s big deployment; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Lauren C. Williams and Bradley Peniston
• July 25, 2024

The D Brief: Red Sea combat; Ike comes home; Juntas unite; Zelenskyy’s wishlist; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• July 16, 2024

The US intelligence community is embracing generative AI

Intelligence agencies are using generative AI for a variety of purposes, including content triage and assisting analysts.

• Frank Konkel
• July 5, 2024

China is turning to private firms for offensive cyber operations

Leaked documents reveal prices, clients, targets, and more.

• Matt Brazil and Peter W. Singer
• June 30, 2024

Homeland Security tests AI waters with tools for intel analysts

The pilot program is starting with unclassified data.

• Lauren C. Williams
• June 29, 2024

The D Brief: New-ICBM chief fired; US contractors to Ukraine?; SecDef’s convo with Russian counterpart; UXO-hunting robots; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• June 26, 2024

'I feel really good' about election security, former NSA chief says

Paul Nakasone says the intelligence community has everything it needs to fight election interference.

• Lauren C. Williams and David DiMolfetta
• June 3, 2024

Air Force unit resumes intel ops after Discord leak

Jack Teixeira's former group went through “recertification” before it could continue its mission.

• Audrey Decker
• May 31, 2024