Business

Defense One Radio, Ep. 199: Rep. Rob Wittman

The Virginia Republican discusses the Pentagon’s acquisition reforms, the SecDef’s legislative-affairs bottleneck, and his priorities for the upcoming spending bills.

Threats

Defense One Radio, Ep. 198: Jon Wolfsthal and “A House of Dynamite”

A veteran of the National Security Council shares what the movie got right and wrong on U.S. missile defense and nuclear command and control.

Policy

ODNI to shrink further under new reorganization plan

Tulsi Gabbard said her office will cut more staff as part of a restructuring aimed in part at “ending the weaponization of intelligence.”

Science & Tech

Defense One Radio, Ep. 187: Tech Summit talks: The Space Rush

The third in a series of conversations from this year’s Defense One Tech Summit.

Policy

Defense One Radio, Ep. 179: The Army’s updated fitness test

We discuss nearly three decades of Army fitness tests, and the combat-related changes slated for introduction next year.

Science & Tech

Defense One Radio, Ep. 178: Sea-Air-Space, in review

From drones to shipbuilding, we review what we learned at this year's Sea-Air-Space conference in Washington.

Science & Tech

Defense One Radio, Ep. 177: Army chief Gen. Randy George

We conclude our interview series of military service chiefs with the general in charge of the Army.

Science & Tech

Defense One Radio, Ep. 176: Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman

Our State of Defense interview series with the general in charge of the military’s space operations.

Policy

Defense One Radio, Ep. 174: Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith

Our annual State of Defense interview series begins with a commandant working to balance crisis response and modernization.

Policy

Trump spending freeze halts some national-lab projects

A "critically important" grid-resiliency project at Lawrence Livermore is on hold, along with other work, lab directors testify.

Threats

Airliner, Army helicopter collide over Potomac River

Black Hawk was carrying three service members when it crashed into the passenger jet with 64 people aboard.

Policy

Defense One Radio, Ep. 171: SecDef Austin’s last trip to Europe

Patrick Tucker describes a Defense Department in transition as Russia's Ukraine invasion approaches the four-year mark.

Science & Tech

SPRINT contractors add details about their fast, runway-independent aircraft

DARPA-SOCOM program managers aim to review the technology-demonstrator designs in April.

Ideas

2024 in review: Commentary

Defense One contributors gathered lessons from around the globe and looked ahead to the new administration.

Defense Systems

2024 in review: Defense systems

Satellites, bombers, and drones of every description are just some of the year's top systems stories.

Ideas

2024 in review: Space Force

The year saw challenges in orbit and on the ground as the young service continued to expand.

Ideas

2024 in review: Marine Corps

A new kind of regiment, more drones, and new techniques—and other stories about the Corps.