Ukraine

The D Brief: Hegseth on the Hill; NATO’s newest mission; Next carriers named; C-130J firefighting video; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

The D Brief: N. Koreans captured; New AI-export rule; 2,500 Guardsmen on wildfire duty; Mines found at IKEA; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

The D Brief: Allies reel over annexation talk; Ukraine donors set production goals; Navy’s plans/funding mismatch; Iran’s painful admission; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Patrick Tucker and Bradley Peniston

Kyiv’s donors set production goals to regularize arms donations to Ukraine

Pledges are “interesting. But you gotta get real,” U.S. acquisition chief says.

  • Patrick Tucker

The D Brief: ‘Imperialistic land grabs’; Trump’s conflicts of interest; Ukraine aid planning; AI helped design Las Vegas blast; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

Ukraine military-aid donors aim to set Kyiv up through 2027, Pentagon says

Thursday’s meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group will be Austin’s last as SecDef.

  • Patrick Tucker

2024 in review: Technology

China's "nuclear" sub, Ukraine's cheap sensors, Starlink in Russian hands, and other important tech stories.

  • Defense One Staff

The D Brief: Ukraine-aid plan; US production woes; How Navy ‘wasted’ $1.8B; Jersey drone update; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

Biden admin will send aid to Ukraine through the end of term

More than $1B in remaining security assistance likely to be spent by end of 2024.

  • Meghann Myers

The D Brief: Russian general slain in Moscow; Ukraine engages N. Korean troops; China’s wartime lessons; First Okinawa Marines move to Guam; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

As Trump pushes ceasefire talks, Ukrainians push back with conditions

One Ukrainian lawmaker says Kyiv needs security guarantees and promised weapons.

  • Patrick Tucker

How China is adopting battlefield lessons from Ukraine

A drone-assisted ambush of a Ukrainian tank drew particular notice by PLA analysts.

  • Tye Graham and Peter W. Singer
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The D Brief: Europe’s wartime crossroads; F-35’s training gap; Army’s to-do list; Space Force seeks boot camp; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson

The D Brief: Russia races for gains; House passes NDAA; Taiwan talks to Trump team; USAF preps for transition; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

The D Brief: What’s next for Syria?; Defense-policy bill unveiled; New counter-UAV strategy; Some GOPers unsold on Hegseth; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

‘Multi-headed monster’: Biden, Trump officials address China-Russia-Iran coordination

U.S. officials say adversaries' cooperation shows their weakness, not their strength.

  • Patrick Tucker

The D Brief: A ‘3rd nuclear age’; Seoul’s self-coup fallout; Romania’s election nullified over Russian meddling; Soldiers charged with smuggling people; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

The D Brief: Seoul declares martial law; Biden rushes to arm Ukraine; Meet Aleppo’s conqueror; Last soldier to leave Kabul will get 4th star; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The D Brief: Jihadists seize Aleppo; Taiwan leader visits Hawaii; More Chinese chip chokepoints; Shipbuilding woes, explored; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad

The D Brief: Invasion gains pace; Plane crash in Lithuania; New Pacific missile sites?; DepSecDef candidates; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

Russian submarine tech could help China outpace US: INDOPACOM

Moscow could also give sub and missile know-how to North Korea, Adm. Paparo said.

  • Patrick Tucker