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Bradley Peniston

Deputy Editor, Defense One

Bradley Peniston
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: Zelenskyy visits frontline troops; Russians’ growing doubts; Jan. 6 charges for Trump?; Shutdown watch; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and 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

Today's D Brief: EU's von der Leyen in Kyiv; Putin, Xi in Uzbekistan; More Taiwan aid?; Iran hacker indictments; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: ‘Ukrainian blitzkrieg’ erases some Russian advances; Conservative groups push to end Kyiv aid; Army’s future course; 10 Qs for the SecDefs; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Shipyards on the Watch
Highlights from AUSA 2022
Business

Defense Business Brief: Frigate construction starts; Navy acquisition chief tapped; new rocket ordered; and more...

  • Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: ‘Super-typhoon’ hits western Pacific; Sex-assault reports rise; Biden calls MAGA a threat; Afghan-refugee mission, renamed; And just a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
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
Threats

The D Brief: Ukraine confirms counteroffensive; IC to gauge damage from Trump docs; US to name Arctic ambassador; China’s WWII shelters, reused; 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
Threats

The Army Brief: The force is shrinking; Military life palls; Infrastructure warning; and more…

  • 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
Threats

The Naval Brief: RIMPAC’s back; Military life palls; Norfolk’s warning; and more...

  • Bradley Peniston