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Bradley Peniston
Deputy Editor, Defense One

Bradley Peniston is deputy editor of Defense One. A national security journalist for two decades, he helped launch Military.com, served as managing editor of Defense News, and was editor of Armed Forces Journal. His books include No Higher Honor: Saving the USS Samuel B. Roberts in the Persian Gulf (Naval Institute Press, 2006), which has been featured in the Chief of Naval Operations' Professional Reading Program.
Threats
Today's D Brief: Nuclear-treaty violations; US-India tech pact; Protecting satellites; China’s corn-mill threat; and a bit more...
- Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
Policy
Left in Limbo, a Handful of Biden’s Defense Picks Await Senate Action
Four nominees—all people of color—received committee approval months ago but have yet to get a Senate vote.
- Bradley Peniston
Policy
Pentagon Rescinds COVID-Vaccine Mandate
The move was required by the 2023 defense policy bill. Troops who were ejected for refusing the vaccine may petition for a change in their discharge status.
- Bradley Peniston
Threats
Today's D Brief: Putin’s ‘long war’; Biden’s new Africa pledges; Justice for Russian war crimes?; Toxic water on base; And a bit more.
- Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
Policy
After Army Vet's Heroic Actions in a Gay Bar, GOP Lawmakers Release Anti-Woke Manifesto
As violence and threats rise against LGBTQ+ people, 10 senators join bill to roll back a Pentagon diversity-and-inclusion effort.
- Bradley Peniston and Elizabeth Howe
Threats
The D Brief: Ukraine blackouts; ‘Highway to climate hell’; North Korea missile tests; Boeing Defense CEO; and just a bit more...
- Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
Policy
The Space Force Has a Song
The song honors the “invisible front line” of warfighters keeping watch “beyond the blue.”
- Bradley Peniston and Jacqueline Feldscher
Science & Tech
CNO: Navy Is Equipping Ships with a Software Arsenal, Taking Lead on New Destroyer Design
A Q&A with Adm. Mike Gilday, U.S. Chief of Naval Operations.
- Bradley Peniston
Threats
The D Brief: Nuclear inspectors in Ukraine; More aid coming; US foils Iran robot-boat theft; Navy’s first female COB; And a bit more...
- Bradley Peniston, Jacqueline Feldscher and Jennifer Hlad
Threats
The D Brief: Z threatens Russian troops; Austin on Afghanistan; Deadly riot in Iraq; Fix the interpreter-visa program; And a bit more...
- Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
Business
Defense Business Brief: Farnborough recap: Supersonic airlifters?; 6th-gen fighter; Raytheon CEO, one-on-one; and more.
- Marcus Weisgerber and Bradley Peniston
Ideas
Defense One Radio, Ep. 105: Aerospace's new inflection point
Here's what industry execs were worried about at the Farnborough Airshow.
- Ben Watson, Marcus Weisgerber and Bradley Peniston