Business

Boeing aims to 'stabilize’ defense business as it pitches Mideast countries

New commercial sales and a NATO purchase cheer company officials after a downbeat earnings call.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

Today's D Brief: Israel hunts through hospital; China, US to restore military ties; Shutdown averted, for now; Air Force IO; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Israel raids hospital; Ukraine gets key foothold; Robot-wingman price tag; Boeing’s good week; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

Boeing welcomes USAF interest in light-attack version of T-7 trainer

Company’s fighter lead says Air Force officials have discussed the concept multiple times.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

Today's D Brief: EU to miss Ukraine-aid goal; F-16 training base opens; NATO’s cable focus; DOD’s new ethical-AI tools; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Lauren C. Williams
Business

General Atomics ‘nears deal’ to sell anti-missile pod for its Reaper drones, company says

Self-Protection Pod might have saved the MQ-9 recently downed near Yemen, GA claims.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

Today's D Brief: 5 die in helo crash; More US strikes in Syria; Israel warns Hezbollah; B-21’s first flight; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

U.S. military strikes more Syrian facilities

The airstrikes, the second set in a week, were meant to degrade Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps capabilities.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

Effort to build common Mideast air picture gets a ‘B-minus’ from USAF official

“Slow but steady progress” cited by deputy commander of Air Forces Central Command.

  • Audrey Decker
Ideas

Defense One Radio, Ep. 138: Is this the beginning of the end for Hamas?

We discuss the daunting task of clearing Gaza City of Hamas as well as Israel's goal of crushing the group once and for all.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Today's D Brief: US jets hit arsenal in Syria; MQ-9 downed off Yemen; Hamas seeks ‘permanent’ war; Commandant’s health update; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

F-15s strike weapons facility in Syria

Operation was response to attacks on U.S. troops in the region, Defense Secretary Austin said.

  • Lauren C. Williams and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Today's D Brief: Gaza occupation coming?; Ukraine ‘fatigue’; A plan to break Tuberville’s block; Troops’ data for sale; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Israel severs Gaza; F-15EX cost rises; Strange toll on artillery crews; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

Israel-Hamas war puts China’s Middle East strategy at risk

‘Balanced diplomacy’ may no longer fly.

  • Andrew Latham, The Conversation
Threats

Today's D Brief: US drones over Gaza; Russia ups airstrikes; First woman joins Joint Chiefs; A-10/F-35 flyoff; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today’s D Brief: Biden seeks ‘pause’ in Gaza; Ukraine general’s grim assessment; US, China set nuke talks; USMC’s Smith ‘stable’ in hospital; And a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

What caused the explosion at the Gaza hospital?

Without an independent, credible investigation, it will be hard for everyone to agree.

  • Stefan Schmitt, The Conversation
Threats

Today's D Brief: US adds troops in Mideast; Israel hits refugee camp; Iran’s hackers, improving; Chinese-drone ban proposed; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Audrey Decker and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Today’s D Brief: 3-star leads the Marines; Combat in Gaza tunnels; Update on Iraq/Syria attacks; Multinational ransomware pact; And just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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