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Threats

The D Brief: Double sub production?; Shipbuilding ‘cobots’; Army’s unassigned tech-execs; Border SITREP; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
  • July 25, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: IG probes Signalgate; USAF’s F-35 plans; DHS hit by China hack; Migrant jail at Bliss; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 24, 2025
Threats

Today’s D Brief: ICBM work restarts; USAF’s AI-decision experiments; Ukraine’s drone tactics; Bye-bye, lonely F-35B; And a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston
  • July 23, 2025
Threats

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
  • July 22, 2025
Threats

Today’s D Brief: No new-tanker contest; US bases cleared to house immigrants; Marine to run USNA; Airliner dodges B-52; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
  • July 21, 2025
Threats

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
  • July 11, 2025
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Threats

The D Brief: Houthis sink second ship; UK-France nuke deal; Russia’s drone factories; 3 Marine bases get ICE agents; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 10, 2025
Threats

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
  • July 9, 2025
Threats

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
  • July 8, 2025
Threats

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
  • July 7, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Uneasy ceasefire; FY26 budget plan, finally; ‘Largest Patriot engagement’; China’s drone mothership; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 27, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: WH, DOD upset by Iran assessment; Comity at NATO summit; Military mission expands in US; AI’s latest natsec problem; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 26, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: DIA’s Iran-strike assessment; NATO’s Ukraine forecast; UK plans nuke-capable F-35s; FBI agents, re-redirected; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 25, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Attacks continue despite ‘ceasefire’; al-Udeid targeted by Iran; Inside the B-2 strike; Alligator Alcatraz; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 24, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Trump joins Israel’s war; Results of Iran strikes unknown; World reacts; What happens next?; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
  • June 23, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Israel, Iran trade strikes; Golden Dome, questioned; F-35 engine delay; Russian recession?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 20, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Will US strike Iran?; China’s orbital gray zone; Army’s artillery production; Europe’s fighter-jet spat; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 18, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Israel’s new war aim; NATO’s new concepts; China’s drones; Misinfo follows MN murders; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 17, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Israeli campaign ‘a blueprint’; War shadows Paris airshow; Defense execs turn Army O-5s; Marine detains LA vet; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • June 16, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Israel bombs Iran; Courts debate Guard deployment; Navy merges drone efforts; SecDef pressed on firings; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Lauren C. Williams
  • June 13, 2025
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