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Bradley Peniston
Deputy Editor, Defense One

Bradley Peniston is deputy editor of Defense One. A national security journalist for a quarter-century, 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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The D Brief: New cyber strategy; China’s Maui disinfo; Promotion hold’s toll; And just a bit more...
- Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: Blinken in Kyiv; Russian pilot defects; Estonia on Ukraine’s needs; China’s runway fixers; And a bit more.
- Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: New takes on Taiwan; Arms-export twist; UK’s next defense chief; West Point surprise; And a bit more.
- Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: Ukraine strikes inside Russia, which hits Kyiv; Maui response; Gabon coup; Whistleblower’s big payday; And a bit more.
- Ben Watson, Jennifer Hlad and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: Wagner chief, dead?; Ukraine’s strategy; Arms for Taiwan; N. Korea’s failed launch; And a bit more.
- Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston