Middle East

The D Brief: Baltics raise defenses; Israel orders hospital evacuations; Another Russian arms dump struck; New polls on Taiwan; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

How to build a multi-sensor anti-drone dashboard in just two weeks

A CENTCOM experiment shows it’s possible.

  • Sam Skove

The Middle East is in a new era of mass displacement

The situation in Gaza is structurally different from previous displacement crises in the region.

  • Nicholas R. Micinski and Kelsey Norman, The Conversation

The D Brief: Another hurricane looms; Grim anniversary in Israel; Inside the Marines’ littoral regiment; China hacks ISPs; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

A destroyer’s first deployment took an unexpected turn

Diverted from the western Pacific, USS Daniel Inouye’s Red Sea duty included the rescue of Iranian mariners.

  • Jennifer Hlad

Iran’s Oct. 1 strike on Israel had several meanings.

It was retaliatory–but it was also meant to save face and restore deterrence.

  • Aaron Pilkington, The Conversation

The D Brief: Helene recovery; 100 new spy sats; Post-strike assessment in Israel; ULA certification launch; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Audrey Decker and Frank Konkel

The D Brief: Iran’s missile attack on Israel; Russia seizes town; Ukraine gathers industry; Jan. 6 whitewash; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

The D Brief: Israeli troops in Lebanon; More Red Sea ship attacks; NATO’s new chief; Navy’s sub spending; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

The D Brief: Israel kills Hezbollah chief; $600M for Taiwan; DOD’s uneven study of Ukraine; BBC visits Diego Garcia; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

The D Brief: US troops to Mideast; Navy oiler aground; US sets date for Iraq exit?; Dueling robot wingmen; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

The D Brief: ‘Staggering’ toll in Lebanon; Deal averts shutdown; Zelenskyy visits Scranton; Chinese-car-software ban; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The D Brief: Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire; Exploding pagers’ secret source; Army’s new small-drone unit; Navy’s low-cost weapons; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

The D Brief: More device detonations; House rejects CR plan; First B-21 flight video; AFSOC’s light-attack vision; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

Device detonations reveal ‘incredible’ intelligence abilities: ex-NSA chief

“I think about our own supply chains and what we need to be able to do to ensure their integrity,” Paul Nakasone said.

  • David DiMolfetta

AFSOC still wants 75 light attack aircraft despite Congress’ doubts

“The world's changed a little bit,” the top Air Force special operator says.

  • Patrick Tucker

The D Brief: Why pagers explode; Russian ammo dump blows up; CNO releases guidance; N. Korea tests missiles; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

The D Brief: Ukraine’s population shrinks; Israel adds war goal; Exploding pagers wound 1,000; A cheap-ish next-gen fighter?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The D Brief: Allies press US on missiles; Boeing workers strike; Israeli SOF hit Syria; Navy’s sub-building spur; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

Time to retire ‘Arab-Israeli conflict’?

A new name should reflect how the hostilities have grown more complex and spread beyond the region's boundaries.

  • Nader Habibi, The Conversation

The D Brief: US casualties in Iraq; Ukraine’s cabinet shakeup; Terror charges for Hamas; China’s robotic-vehicle breakthroughs; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston