Ideas

What reports got wrong about China’s ‘sunken nuclear submarine’

Western news organizations often miss crucial context—and even the real news—about Chinese military modernization.

  • J. Michael Dahm and Peter W. Singer
Threats

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
Threats

US destroyers intercept Iranian missiles as Mideast crisis intensifies

Tehran's Tuesday evening strike on Israel used twice as many missiles as its April 14 barrage.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

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
Defense Systems

The Navy’s new missile sub could cost ‘hundreds of millions’ extra: GAO

Report criticizes Electric Boat’s rosy assumptions, Navy’s spotty analysis.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

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
Policy

Is the US military learning enough from Ukraine?

Relatively few analysts at the services’ doctrine organizations are working full-time to glean lessons from the war.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

The D Brief: SECDEF on subs; Shipyard sabotage?; US, Ukraine ‘missing consensus’; Chinese planes swarm around Taiwan; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Defense Systems

Is Australia worried about US submarine production? Over to you, SECDEF

At AUKUS meeting, Aussie defense chief defers to Austin, who says US is on the right track.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: New bomb for Ukraine; Congress averts shutdown; Army hits recruiting goal; SECDEF in London; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

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
Threats

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
Threats

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
Business

Boeing workers strike will hit Pentagon programs

KC-46, P-8 facilities affected in what was already expected to be another down quarter, company officials say.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

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
Business

Navy adds $1B to unconventional effort to boost sub production

A non-profit’s sole-source contract pushes third-party funding to a potential of nearly $4 billion.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Ideas

Could a Canadian experiment help US Navy recruiting?

More than a hundred young Canadians are spending a trial year in their fleet.

  • Marissa Lemar
Ideas

Military must move beyond integration to inclusion

Once troops are relieved of the burden of fighting for inclusion, they can focus all of their energy on promoting a military that fosters great people, leaders, and teams.

  • Andrea N. Goldstein and Joan Johnson-Freese
Threats

The D Brief: Hatch Act violations; ICBM costs are a ‘collective failure’; Fiscal-year-end negotiations; Taiwan’s anti-invasion board game; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Expect an $833B topline, CR; Right-wing dupes assist Russian election-meddling; Space Force’s next sensors; Obesity up in DOD; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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