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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
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The D Brief: AI for shipbuilding; Database of covert contractors?; Israel’s new airstrikes in Syria; State Department drops Ukraine analysts; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Audrey Decker
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The D Brief: Trump greenlights arms for Kyiv; Europe rushes to assist; Grok lands DOD contract; HIMARS down under; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Patrick Tucker
Policy

Trump promises Ukraine aid on Europe’s dime, with heavy penalties for Russia

Trump’s back-and-forth Ukraine policy finds solid direction.

  • Patrick Tucker
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The D Brief: Army scores billions from BBB; NATO chief to the White House; DOD’s drone blitz; US voter support for immigration rises; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Meghann Myers
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The D Brief: Trump’s first Ukraine aid?; China’s new coercion tool; State layoffs, imminent; Spies find it harder to hide; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The D Brief: Chaos in Ukraine-aid pause; Russia’s biggest drone strike yet; Extremists attack weather radar; Israeli troops in Lebanon; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The D Brief: Masked show-of-force in LA; US restarts aid to Ukraine; Israel’s plans for Gazans; DHS intel chief testifies; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The D Brief: Marines deploy to Florida; Big Beautiful spending details; Israel strikes Yemen; New tactics in Ukraine; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Kremlin gloats about US weapons pause to Ukraine

The halt in aid speaks to a shifting view of the threat Putin poses.

  • Patrick Tucker
Policy

Pentagon confirms it’s holding up weapons promised to Ukraine

Spokesman declined to say which weapons affected, when munitions review began, or who recommended the pause.

  • Meghann Myers
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The D Brief: DOD halts ammo to Ukraine; USMC’s new narco sub; Reconciliation bill moves back to the House; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Meghann Myers
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The D Brief: DOD budget developments; Trump touts Everglades detention center; Lancet: USAID cuts could cost 14M lives by 2030; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Audrey Decker
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The D Brief: Putin’s summer offensive in Sumy; ‘Largest combined strike’ vs. Ukraine so far; Fordow repairs underway; More Israeli strikes in Gaza; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Patrick Tucker
Policy

NATO isn’t a ‘rip-off’: Trump says he’s leaving Europe feeling ‘different’

Trump also seemed to change his tune on Ukraine, saying Putin needs to end the war.

  • Audrey Decker
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‘Stressful and difficult summer’ ahead for Ukraine, NATO official warns

Despite slowing economy, Russia is expected to be able to bankroll its war through 2027.

  • Audrey Decker
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Defense One Radio, Ep. 184: Former Ukrainian defense chief Oleksii Reznikov

Kyiv's former defense minister discusses the prospects for a ceasefire, the evolving nature of drone warfare, China’s role in global supply chains, and a lot more.

  • Patrick Tucker
Defense Systems

Army expects to make more than a million artillery shells next year

Armaments chief says new factories, streamlined processes will hit goal just a few months late.

  • Meghann Myers
Business

Weapons, wariness, and war: Paris Air Show opens amid uncertainty

U.S. defense companies, at least, hope to assuage European fears about Washington’s reliability.

  • Audrey Decker
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The D Brief: POTUS turns Guard on LA protestors; Russia’s record-breaking strike; Fiber-drone photos; NATO-summit preview; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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