Former Marine General Will Run US Navy’s UAV Efforts

The new deputy assistant secretary will work closely with the new rapid development, prototyping and demonstration directorate.

• Bradley Peniston
• October 27, 2015

USN sails past fake islands; Obama mulls troops to Syria; Budget breakthrough; Do no-fly zones work?; and a bit more...

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 27, 2015

Russia sniffs around undersea cables; US, Saudi plan support for Syrian rebels; US appoints new anti-ISIS commander; and a bit more...

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 26, 2015

Iraq rescue op: combat or not?; Assad clears Russia to hit ISIS; USAF’s secret bomber-design team; Russian satellites behaving oddly; and just a bit more...

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 23, 2015

Breaking: SOF hit ISIS prison; F-16s for Pakistan; US, Russia to talk about Syria; Gates offers Obama advice; and a bit more...

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 22, 2015

Dunford: who’s in charge here?; Assad & friends grind toward Aleppo; Canada drops out of ISIS fight; A-10s head back to war; and just a bit more...

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 21, 2015

Jim Webb Drops Out of 2016 Dem Race, Leaves Independent Bid Open

The Democratic presidential hopeful with far and away the most military experience is now out of his party’s race for the White House.

• Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
• October 20, 2015

Dunford in Iraq; Ban nuke cruise missiles; Saudi buys LCS; Battlefield haiku; and just a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 20, 2015

Khorasan leader killed in Syria; Assad, Iran, Hezbollah, Russia team gains ground; CJCS Dunford’s first trip overseas; Woods Hole, hacked; and a bit more...

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 19, 2015

AP: US knew about Kunduz hospital; Obama halts Afghanistan drawdown; SecDef hushes women-in-combat talk; Sextants return to USNA; and just a bit more...

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 16, 2015

Afghan drawdown, pushed off; Pentagon rewriting European playbook; US troops to Cameroon; 5 cool robots at AUSA; and just a bit more...

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 15, 2015

Deconfliction, take three; Debating Dems pile on Clinton; Ukraine may buy US armor; DHS wants to revive terror alerts; and just a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 14, 2015

DOD updates ISIS body count; Putin admits intervening for Assad; Army worries about Congress; Laser truck unveiled at AUSA; and a bit more…

• Bradley Peniston
• October 13, 2015

Russia forges anti-ISIS deal with Iraq, Syria, Iran; China, US make cyber pact; UN’s packed agenda; USAF fesses up to A-10 video; and a bit more...

• Bradley Peniston
• September 28, 2015

U.S.-trained Syrians turn traitor; Allen quits; Rocky road to the Xi-Obama summit; A good cyber pact is hard to define; and a bit more.

• Bradley Peniston
• September 23, 2015

Russia, Iran team up in Syria; Hit-or-miss airstrikes in Yemen; Pope cools to nukes; ‘Flab and cronyism’ in the NJ Guard; and a bit more.

• Bradley Peniston
• September 22, 2015

Pentagon sends more Syrians into battle; US, Russia open talks; Marines ask to keep women out of some jobs; Move over McCain, here comes Joni Ernst; And a bit more.

• Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
• September 21, 2015

Decrepit weapons delayed Syrian train-and-equip effort; US searches for new options; Russian aggression reshaping arms market; Bowing to China?; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 18, 2015

Syrian train-and-equip shocker; Assad’s forces using new Russian arms; Does the ISIS fight need a czar?; GOPers debate national security; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 17, 2015

Carter: Congressional Inaction on Defense Budget Is Dangerous and Embarrassing

U.S. defense secretary also calls on China to halt island-building, and touts coming personnel reforms.

• Bradley Peniston
• September 16, 2015