Policy

Lawmakers vow action to force Russian concessions in proposed Ukraine deal

House Republicans are adamant that the end of the war not be the “Munich Agreement all over again.”

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: US envoy’s advice to Russia; Navy axes frigate program; USAF’s tanker-extending plan; False claims in Guard justification; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: US, Ukraine in talks; Counter-drone war, at scale?; China’s anti-AI playbook; Spies see opportunity in feds’ fear; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Counter-drone warfare at scale? Army demo shows it’s getting closer

In just a few days, Project Flytrap stood up a defensive network in northern Germany.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: ‘Peace plan’ pushback; Words vs. actions off Venezuela; Army’s most tech-forward division; CNO on shipbuilding; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: US presses Kyiv; DepSecDef gets oversight of top USAF programs; Report: JAG warned against boat strikes; Coast Guard scuttles swastika change; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Kyiv left out as WH drafts peace plan; Military aircraft crash rate, rising; Ukraine’s ATACMS strike; Border Patrol monitors US drivers; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Defense One Radio, Ep. 197: Europe’s “drone wall”

Patrick Tucker explains what he learned during a recent trip to Eastern Europe.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

The D Brief: Caribbean buildup; Carrier loses two aircraft; Court reverses Guard ruling; China’s AI-powered robots; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

‘Shoot down Russian, drones, period!’ Europe’s noisy effort to unify against Russia

The NATO meeting this week highlighted tensions within the alliance—and a recognition that such tensions are exactly what Putin wants.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: SOUTHCOM steps down early; Ops near Venezuela; Setback for Chicago deployment; Illegal funding diversion?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

It’s time to return Turkey to the F-35 fold, even if we have to get creative

It's a sticking point that is blocking deeper US-NATO-Turkish defense cooperation.

  • Luke Coffey
Threats

The D Brief: Guard deployments on hold; 4th speedboat bombed; Russia strikes Lviv; China’s black-market oil; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Trump declares war on cartels; Feds storm Chicago apartments; Europe’s ‘drone wall’; Shadow economies; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Inside Europe's crash effort to create a 'drone wall'

More sensors, more maneuverable, less expensive: How the Ukraine war is shaping the future of drone air defense.

  • Patrick Tucker
Ideas

'Shadow economies' are growing. Military planners and operators must take them into account

Black markets prolong wars, defang sanctions, fray alliances, and help rogue governments and groups survive and thrive.

  • Maj. Benjamin Backsmeier
Threats

The D Brief: War on leaks; IGs, targeted; Guard-deployment sitrep; The next geoint hub?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Poland seeks better counter-drone tech after Russian incursion

Warsaw’s foreign minister also hopes the U.S. will send more troops to train with its military.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

NATO members say they’re confident, mostly coordinated on how to deal with Russian drone threats

Alliance nations are working to do more together to counter increasing Russian air threats—and downplaying the possibility of a U.S. force reduction in Europe.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: DOD sheds 60K civilians; EU warns Moscow; USAF’s new ‘homeland’ focus; China’s airborne gets help; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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