Threats

The D Brief: Putin’s summer offensive in Sumy; ‘Largest combined strike’ vs. Ukraine so far; Fordow repairs underway; More Israeli strikes in Gaza; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: WH, DOD upset by Iran assessment; Comity at NATO summit; Military mission expands in US; AI’s latest natsec problem; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Trump joins Israel’s war; Results of Iran strikes unknown; World reacts; What happens next?; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Threats

The D Brief: Israel, Iran trade strikes; Golden Dome, questioned; F-35 engine delay; Russian recession?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Israeli campaign ‘a blueprint’; War shadows Paris airshow; Defense execs turn Army O-5s; Marine detains LA vet; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Uncrewed battle groups? DARPA, admirals offer glimpses of the Navy’s robotic future

The pace of technology—and the realities of industrial capacity—are opening naval minds to the possibilities.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: ARRW is back; Amphib budgets; Putin’s AI plan; Europe’s aid to Ukraine; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

Ukraine’s daring drone raid exposes American vulnerabilities

Will U.S. leaders learn from the new playbook, or ignore it at our peril?

  • Charles Hamilton
Science & Tech

Air Force brings ARRW hypersonic missile program back from the dead

“Diversity imposes costs on the adversary,” one expert explained.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Hegseth’s no-show; Ukraine’s lesson to the world; Space Force budget cut?; Border-mission mystery; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Despite Golden Dome, Space Force budget would shrink again under 2026 spending plan

The White House appears to be pinning its hopes on the one-time reconciliation bill.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Cuts to DOT&E; Uncrewed F-35?; Qatari jet’s a mess; Border gets barracks funding; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

Missile Defense Agency preps $151B contract vehicle for Golden Dome

MDA previewed a draft solicitation for work on the ambitious missile-defense system.

  • Nick Wakeman
Threats

The D Brief: Russia pounds Ukraine; Germany sends troops abroad; Pentagon’s retention pricetag; Still no CNO; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Golden Dome price, schedule; 3D-printed drones; A push to alter intel; Gitmo’s eye-popping costs; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Science & Tech

Trump: Golden Dome to cost $175B, be ready in three years

Defense officials have said it would take at least five to seven to develop its space-based weapons.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Why Yemen strikes ended; Gitmo flights, tallied; Spectrum battle; Turkey’s PKK disbands; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Air Force Special Operations wants to fire cruise missiles from Reaper drones

The demand for AFSOC forces is increasing, creating new pressure to re-imagine current tools.

  • Patrick Tucker
Science & Tech

Sentinel ICBM program needs brand-new silos, Air Force says

One expert says the revelation smacks of “mismanagement and incompetence.”

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: More DOD turmoil; US warns on Chinese sats; Nordics’ emerging power; Army’s new radar; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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