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Bradley Peniston

Executive Editor, Defense One

Bradley Peniston
Bradley Peniston is executive 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 recommended by the Navy's Professional Reading Program and the U.S. Coast Guard's doctrine guide.
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US to begin providing anti-personnel mines to Ukraine

Policy shift reflects changing Russian tactics and Ukrainian needs, a U.S. official says.

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New $275M Ukraine-aid package to include HIMARS ammo

SecDef says materiel for “critical battlefield needs” will be drawn from Pentagon stocks.

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US, Australia, Japan deepen defense cooperation

Austin and his counterparts vow to coordinate military planning—and discuss AUKUS' prospects under Trump.

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Trump taps Fox host Pete Hegseth to be defense secretary

The combat veteran and “anti-woke” crusader lacks senior military or national-security experience.