Majority of Americans favor more support to Ukraine, Ukrainian victory

As the Trump administration pushes Ukraine to concede, survey finds most Americans want to do more to help Ukraine expel Russia from its borders.

• Meghann Myers
• December 4, 2025

The D Brief: Congress investigates boat strikes; Promises of profit propelled peace proposal; Guardsman in critical condition; Germany’s war plan; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 1, 2025

Lawmakers vow action to force Russian concessions in proposed Ukraine deal

House Republicans are adamant that the end of the war not be the “Munich Agreement all over again.”

• Meghann Myers
• November 26, 2025

The D Brief: US envoy’s advice to Russia; Navy axes frigate program; USAF’s tanker-extending plan; False claims in Guard justification; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Meghann Myers
• November 26, 2025

NATO has built a cloud for Ukraine’s classified battle data

The last hurdle is figuring out information-sharing policies to keep it all safe.

• Lauren C. Williams
• November 25, 2025

The D Brief: US, Ukraine in talks; Counter-drone war, at scale?; China’s anti-AI playbook; Spies see opportunity in feds’ fear; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• November 25, 2025

The D Brief: ‘Peace plan’ pushback; Words vs. actions off Venezuela; Army’s most tech-forward division; CNO on shipbuilding; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• November 24, 2025

The D Brief: US presses Kyiv; DepSecDef gets oversight of top USAF programs; Report: JAG warned against boat strikes; Coast Guard scuttles swastika change; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• November 21, 2025

The D Brief: Kyiv left out as WH drafts peace plan; Military aircraft crash rate, rising; Ukraine’s ATACMS strike; Border Patrol monitors US drivers; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• November 20, 2025

The D Brief: House NDAA, soon?; US, Russia work on Ukraine plan; So many terror groups; Russian drone in NATO airspace; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• November 19, 2025

The D Brief: Trump mulls Mexico, Colombia strikes; Memphis deployment blocked; France, Ukraine sign big arms deal; F-22 controls robot wingman; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• November 18, 2025

Pentagon policy shop shifts story on pause in Ukraine aid again

A second Senate hearing this week further mined the tension between DOD and its congressional oversight bodies.

• Meghann Myers
• November 6, 2025

Experts see promise, risk in Pentagon’s draft acquisition reforms

A draft memo is circulating ahead of SecDef Hegseth’s Friday speech.

• Thomas Novelly, Lauren C. Williams and Patrick Tucker
• November 5, 2025

The D Brief: Acquisition-reform draft; US pitches Gaza force; Nuke-test differences; Vietnam’s fake islands; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Thomas Novelly and Bradley Peniston
• November 4, 2025

The D Brief: Venezuela targets picked?; STRATCOM nom pressed on tests; USAF fighter plan; New Guard quick-reaction forces; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 31, 2025

Defense One Radio, Ep. 197: Europe’s “drone wall”

Patrick Tucker explains what he learned during a recent trip to Eastern Europe.

• Ben Watson
• October 30, 2025

Ukraine isn’t just hurling attack drones; they’re waging real robot warfare

A new RUSI report describes the broad use of air and ground robotic systems—and what they mean for NATO.

• Patrick Tucker
• October 30, 2025