The D Brief: New defense EOs; Somalia concerns; Ukrainian’s advice for US; Spies target fired feds; And a bit more.

• Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
• April 10, 2025

How drones, data, and AI transformed our military—and why the US must follow suit

A former Ukrainian commander-in-chief describes Ukraine’s DELTA battlefield-management system and other adaptations.

• Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi
• April 10, 2025

The D Brief: Hegseth softens Panama talk; Trump’s budget flip-flop; Arms in space; EUCOM’s plea; And a bit more.

• Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
• April 9, 2025

US weapons support for Ukraine doesn’t compete with Taiwan goals: report

FDD authors say America can continue to arm three partners at once—if it rebuilds its factories.

• Patrick Tucker
• April 7, 2025

The D Brief: Murky hiring freeze; Trump-tariff turmoil; Cuts for CISA; GOPer slams NSA firing; And a bit more.

• Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
• April 7, 2025

The D Brief: US soldiers’ bodies found; Raising Nordic defenses; Russia’s new draft; A-10s to Middle East; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• April 1, 2025

The D Brief: Accountability watch; Golden Dome options; WH pursues Ukraine’s minerals; EU suggests stockpiling food; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• March 28, 2025

How a beatdown at sea turned Russia's navy into China's junior partner

Even the new maritime truce with Ukraine can't change a strategic tilt of the past three years.

• Colin Flint, The Conversation
• March 26, 2025

The D Brief: More Yemen-chat details released; Troops patrolling border; Ukraine ceasefire broadened; Army’s gear overhaul; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• March 26, 2025

The D Brief: Green light for ‘F-47’; 2nd destroyer sent to border; Mapping China’s Taiwan threat; US envoy parrots Kremlin; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Audrey Decker
• March 24, 2025

Today’s D Brief: Trump takes Putin’s offer; ‘Dogfighting in space’; DOD’s personnel bottleneck; PLAN drones, on video; And a bit more.

• Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
• March 19, 2025

The D Brief: ‘Shift’ in Iran policy; Israel pounds Gaza; Ukraine’s all-drone attacks; Russian ops on NATO soil; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• March 18, 2025

The D Brief: Strikes in Yemen; Border destroyer; DOGE vs. nuclear-security agency; ‘Buy Europe’ campaign; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• March 17, 2025

The D Brief: DOD workforce, whipsawed; Russia cool on ceasefire; Industrial-policy nom; Gitmo migrants sent back to US; And a bit more.

• Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
• March 13, 2025

The D Brief: US, Ukraine seek ceasefire; DOD’s climate denial; Armor data falsified; Army retention woes; And a bit more.

• Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
• March 12, 2025

US resumes sending aid, intel to Ukraine; seeks ‘yes’ from Russia on ceasefire

“The ball is now in [Russia’s] court,” said Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

• Patrick Tucker
• March 11, 2025

The D Brief: Ukraine’s intel quandary; Pentagon’s civilian firings; Speedier-software policy; Russia’s military horses; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Eric Katz
• March 10, 2025