Threats

Russian Strike on US Drone Reflects a 'More Aggressive' Intercept Pattern, Milley Says

The MQ-9 UAV sank so deep into the Black Sea that it’s difficult to recover, the Joint Chiefs chairman added.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

Today's D Brief: Russian jet collides with US drone; USAF not buying hypersonics in 2024; America's Iraq invasion, revisited; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Russian Jet Hits US Drone Over the Black Sea

The MQ-9 crashed after an Su-27 dumped fuel on it and then struck its propellor, U.S. officials said.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

Today's D Brief: DeSantis wants US to abandon Ukraine; Pentagon budget day, in review; DOD CTO in conversation; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Today's D Brief: Budget day for the Pentagon; Big day for AUKUS; Russia's declining arms industry; China's diplomatic turn; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Today's D Brief: EU's von der Leyen visits WH; Bakhmut devastation, in photos; AUKUS sub deal; Bye-bye, Benning; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Science & Tech

Pentagon Looking to Make Sure SpaceX Doesn’t Abandon Them in War

Spooked by the company’s new limits in Ukraine, military leaders are mulling new types of contracts.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine hit with hypersonic missiles; Russian ground forces stall; State of the Navy; North Korea launches another missiles; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Today's D Brief: Undersea cables cut near Taiwan; China fears Starlink; USAF budget preview; Missile test over Pacific?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Science & Tech

Foreign Governments Are Still Targeting Americans on Social Media, NSA Says

U.S. government efforts to stem these infowar efforts are meeting resistance.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Ukraine under pressure in Bakhmut; Russia sending ‘waves’ of prisoners to Ukraine; Austin, Milley to the Middle East; SecArmy downbeat on 2023 recruiting; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Science & Tech

Come Test Your Gear Against Russian Forces, Ukrainians Urge US Defense Firms

That’s just one request by special operators at a SOF conference in Florida.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Today's D Brief: State of Defense 2023; Scholz to the WH; Counter-ISIS war grinds on; Paris Davis to receive MOH; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Today's D Brief: Spring thaw in Ukraine; State of the Army; UK, US seize Iranian weapons; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Today's D Brief: DOD to rescind Covid vaccine mandate by 17 March; Russia's Ukraine invasion boosts US oil exports; Berlin, Paris have doubts about Kyiv; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Today's D Brief: Putin's Ukraine invasion, one year later; 73% of the world demands Russia leave Ukraine; China's 12-pt peace plan; $2B in more US arms to Kyiv; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Exclusive Ideas

EXCLUSIVE: 7 Former NATO Commanders Say US ‘Must Do Everything We Can’ for Ukrainian Victory

"Now is the time for America and its allies to dig deeper to get Ukraine what it needs to win."

  • Wesley Clark, Joseph Ralston, James L. Jones, James Stavridis, Philip Breedlove, Curtis M. Scaparrotti and Tod Wolters
Policy

One Year On, Why Putin Has Already Lost the War

“I do not see how Putin could maintain support of the elite for two or three years.”

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Today's D Brief: Putin hearts China; Russia's Ukraine invasion, one year on; Pentagon's cloud forecast grows hazy; New US border policy?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Science & Tech

Russia’s New START Speech Is More Scare Tactics Than New Arms Race, Says Former Ambassador

Putin left himself a loophole and doesn’t have the funds anyway.

  • Patrick Tucker
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