Threats

Today's D Brief: N. Korea expels US private; Mixed reviews for NATO training; Proposed arms sales to Taiwan, Poland, Indonesia; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Shutdown would be 'extremely disruptive' to defense production, workforce, acquisition chief says

“Can you imagine if the Chinese had something like this, where their government would shut down every few years?” Bill LaPlante said Tuesday.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Science & Tech

EU official calls out X as largest promotor of disinformation

“My message for Twitter/X is…We will be watching what you do,” official says.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Today's D Brief: $2B to Poland; Assad visits China; USAF gets electric taxi; Milley’s exit interview; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

US preps unusual $2B loan for Polish military

Poland has bought billions worth of U.S. military goods, in addition to Korean-made armaments.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

Today's D Brief: Shutdown watch; US tanks in Ukraine; Russia’s wartime adjustments; China’s maritime tactics; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

Defense One Radio, Ep. 134: What ‘national security’ means for eastern Europe

Sam Skove shares highlights from his reporting trip to Poland, Estonia, and the UK.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine hits Black Sea fleet; Russian casualties pile up; F-35 repair backlog; Iran’s big new drone; And just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Brown confirmed as CJCS; Russia hits Ukraine energy; Zelenskyy in USA; More troops to border; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Presidents push Ukraine aid; Defense bill fails; Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire; Did F-35B eject its pilot?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

U.S. government shutdown could slow weapons transfers to Ukraine, Taiwan

Contracting and arms transfer vetting departments may not be able to process new requests.

  • Sam Skove
Business

Beset by Russian airstrikes, Ukraine looks to make its weapons abroad

The country’s defense firms have cheap, battle-tested kit—and no safe place to build it.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

Today's D Brief: Abrams in Ukraine ‘soon’; China’s ‘11-dash line’; Fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh; Energy markets, redrawn; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Marine F-35 disappears; Shakeup in Ukraine; China, US up spy efforts; Speedy satellite launch; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Jennifer Hlad and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Pentagon set to make 100K artillery shells a month in 2025

That’s up from an Army projection in August.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine liberates village, hits Russian warships; China investigates military chief; USAF seeks new drone bases; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Ukraine learns to fight with a hodge-podge of foreign artillery

It's also working to protect its field guns from loitering munitions and counter-battery fire, Ukrainian officer says.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

The D Brief: 'Dreadnought moment’; US-Bahrain defense pact; B-21 pics; More Philippines bases?; And a bit more...

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Navies face ‘dreadnought moment' as Ukraine destroys more Russian warships, British admiral says

“We're once again facing something completely new, a paradigm shift,” the First Sea Lord said.

  • Sam Skove
Policy

Europe’s defense spending sluggish despite Ukraine war

Slow growth isn’t compensating for post-Cold War divestments, analysts say.

  • Sam Skove
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