Threats

The D Brief: Sentinel’s progress; Buildup near Iran; Canada’s decoupling plan; Russia targets Ukrainian energy; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Initial Sentinel ICBM expected by early 2030, Air Force says

Officials say a new Pentagon-controlled manager role helped accelerate the Sentinel timeline.

  • Thomas Novelly
Defense Systems

Flight tests validate mix-and-match approach to robot-wingman autonomy

The Air Force is using the A-GRA framework on its collaborative combat aircraft.

  • Thomas Novelly
Threats

The D Brief: El Paso, explained; Navy ships collide; Marines’ aviation plan; Estonia’s warning; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: More borderland, militarized; Every soldier a drone pilot; USAF hones hub-and-spoke basing; El Paso airport briefly closed; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

With an eye on China, Air Force hones its hub-and-spoke approach to basing

“The strategic attention is here in this theater,” undersecretary says during a visit to the Indo-Pacific.

  • Jennifer Hlad
Threats

The US military is taking control of more Texas borderland

The Air Force has added about 190 miles of Rio Grande riverbank to the 250 it already oversees.

  • Thomas Novelly
Ideas

'Mission ahead, heavens above'

Welcome to Fictional Intelligence, the first of a monthly series that explores the future through short stories.

  • Peter W. Singer and August Cole
Science & Tech

Pentagon leaders should have more control over services’ tech budgets, GAO suggests

Unsurprisingly, “The Departments of Army, Air Force, and Navy disagreed.”

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Shutdown watch; Lingering defense-strategy qs; JAGs’ unusual new jobs; Secret drone’s recent mission; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Defense Systems

Lockheed CEO: Air Force RQ-170 drones used in mission to capture Maduro

Missions for the “Beast of Kandahar” stealth drone are rarely acknowledged, experts say.

  • Thomas Novelly
Threats

The D Brief: Domestic Guard missions, priced; More strikes on Somalia; New ‘non-kinetic’ cell aids planning; GAO’s missile-warning warning; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

Northrop CEO: deal to accelerate B-21 production could arrive in months

Last year’s government shutdown delayed negotiations between the company and service. Another is looming.

  • Thomas Novelly
Business

Boeing takes $565m hit on KC-46 tanker

Despite the “bad contract,” the company remains optimistic about negotiating future deals.

  • Thomas Novelly
Threats

Air Force mum on details of Mideast exercise amid military buildup

Similarly, details of a NORAD exercise in Greenland this month were not disclosed.

  • Thomas Novelly
Policy

Air Force revives a deployment concept used for the GWOT—with a few twists

Air Expeditionary Wing 2.0 is the latest move away from Biden-era attempts to orient the force toward China.

  • Thomas Novelly
Threats

The D Brief: Trump backs down on Greenland; More troops prep for MN deployment; Army tank arrives early; Congress demands Golden Dome answers; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Trump: ‘I don’t need international law’; Senate votes to limit Venezuela action; USAF consolidates PEOs; Marines’ own robot wingman; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

USAF consolidates some acquisition program offices into mission-focused groups

But many of the new “portfolio acquisition executives” were already leading multi-mission efforts.

  • Thomas Novelly
Threats

How ‘Absolute Resolve’ harnessed 150 aircraft and more to launch a regime change in Venezuela

The Joint Chiefs chair described the "precise" and "unprecedented" military operation at a Saturday press conference.

  • Bradley Peniston
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