Threats

The D Brief: Ousted DIU chief’s legacy; Russian UAVs over Germany; DDG of drones?; Robot wingman takes flight; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

What Western security guarantees for Ukraine might look like

At least five layers will be required for any peace deal.

  • Luke Coffey
Threats

The D Brief: Expect more Guard deployments in US; More leaders fired; Rifles vs. drones; Can AI help fix Humvees?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: DOD’s drone-warfare plans; ODNI to shrink further; ICE seeks volunteers; Black Hawk upgrades; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Pushback in DC; Russia’s new bombardment; Marines’ drone wizards; Key AI platform, DOGEd; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Defense Systems

USAF seeks ‘exact replica’ of Shahed drone to help develop defenses

Some U.S. companies are already showing off their versions.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: USAF chief to leave; GOP states send Guard to DC; WH meeting on Ukraine; Navy’s PAO cuts; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: European leaders visit Trump; Summit reax; Armed troops to patrol DC; DOD’s battery plans; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Summit prep; Defense strategy flip; Ukraine’s new main supplier; Foreign-aid decision; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

How an Alaskan military base is preparing for Trump-Putin meeting

Optics may be ironic, but security concerns can be addressed, officials say.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: The ‘feel-out’ summit; Vulcan, operational; Costly IT do-overs; Military vs. cartels; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Trump’s DC takeover; Russia’s dramatic advance; China’s AI-propaganda push; Seoul’s shrinking military; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Ideas

This isn’t how wars are ended: a veteran diplomat puts Trump-Putin summit in context

Hastily convened without Ukrainian input, the summit is "amateurish and is unlikely to yield real results," says Donald Heflin, now a Tufts professor.

  • Donald Heflin and Naomi Schalit, The Conversation
Threats

The D Brief: Troops into DC; Trump to host Putin; Europe wants Ukraine at Ukraine talks; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Threats

The D Brief: Tomorrow’s drone defense; US envoy in Moscow; RIP, 5-things email; Cash for deportations; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Fighter-jet builders strike; China’s rare-earth squeeze; Army’s huge IT contract; DHS signals more troop deployments; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Two mass shootings; US nukes to UK?; Trump’s new deadline; Europe’s defense-AI startups; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Russia’s new tactics; Ukraine hits St. Petersburg; Boeing strike looms; M-10 aftermath; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Audrey Decker
Threats

Today’s D Brief: Spy chief misleads; Ukraine status check; Modular-arms production; Marines leave LA; And a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Lauren C. Williams
Threats

Public record contradicts US spy chief’s Russia-gate ‘conspiracy’ accusations

ODNI Gabbard says Obama-era officials said something they never said.

  • Patrick Tucker
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