Policy

F-35 deliveries could resume in July, but the new jets won’t be combat-ready for a year or more

Program officials also say they’ll “reimagine” their upgrade plan, with new delays for some capabilities.

  • Audrey Decker
Business

The F-35 program is costing more and doing less, GAO says

Total sustainment costs are now expected to top $1.5 trillion, even as the jet’s mission-readiness declines.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

Today's D Brief: Russia destroys power plant; Ukraine’s pleas; China, US talk space safety; DOD & Starlink; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: State of Defense 2024; Anti-ISIS actions; Iranian lull; Red Sea skirmishes; And just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The State of Defense 2024

  • Defense One Staff
Threats

The State of the Marine Corps 2024

The Corps' race to become a lighter service might move faster if its budget weren’t flat.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

Today's D Brief: Navy axes briefings; Westpac exercises; Army in Austin; Austrian spy scandal; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

Defense One Radio, Ep. 148: The state of the Marine Corps

Our annual State of Defense series continues with a focus on the Marines.

  • Defense One Staff
Threats

Today's D Brief: USCG help with Baltimore bridge collapse; Israeli military chief to the Pentagon; Netanyahu angry over UN ceasefire; USAF wishlist; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Lauren C. Williams
Science & Tech

Marines trade slow ships for drones and supply caches as they prep for modern warfare

Fulfilling sweeping modernization plans are “challenging,” but there's been progress with prepositioned stocks and drones.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

Today's D Brief: Training Taiwan’s troops; Intel’s grant; Marines’ new weapons; Kabul evac hearing; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Marines see progress with drones, despite flat budgets

However, a program to mount loitering munitions to vehicles faces delays.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

Today's D Brief: Shutdown averted?; Ukraine aid in limbo; Houthi attacks, mapped; Indian Ocean drone force; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Shells for Ukraine; SpaceX’s big contract; China’s nascent railgun; N. Korea’s missile tests; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Macron’s warning; Ukraine’s oil attacks; Strikes in Yemen; F-35s on a California highway; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

F-35 finally approved for full-rate production, years late

The program has been stuck in its operational testing phase since 2018.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

US clears Ospreys to fly, with new maintenance plan and one enduring mystery

Each service has its own path to resume operations after a two-month grounding.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

Today's D Brief: Army revamps training; US sinks drones; Top Marine is back; Dating-app espionage; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Combat in the Red Sea; Space Force’s successful experiment; Singapore’s stealth jets; AI-powered election threats; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Marine Corps seeks anti-drone tool to defend bases

Call comes amid increased attacks on U.S. assets in the Middle East.

  • Sam Skove
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