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

The D Brief: Caribbean buildup; Carrier loses two aircraft; Court reverses Guard ruling; China’s AI-powered robots; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 27, 2025

The D Brief: US eases limits on Ukrainian attacks; Boat strikes spread to Pacific; Chicago Guard hold extended; Interoperability? Not so much; And a bit more...

• Patrick Tucker and Bradley Peniston
• October 23, 2025

Today’s D Brief: US-Russia summit, canceled; Army vice chief pushed out early; SecDef bottlenecks info to Congress; Draft drone strategy; And a bit more.

• Meghann Myers and Bradley Peniston
• October 22, 2025

Today’s D Brief: EU backs Ukraine peace talks; AUKUS, back on; AI in Europe; NNSA idles most staff; And a bit more.

• Lauren C. Williams and Bradley Peniston
• October 21, 2025

Today’s D Brief: No Tomahawks for Kyiv; Ukraine hits gas refinery; Prisoners taken in boat strike; Violence mars Gaza ceasefire; And a bit more.

• Bradley Peniston and Lauren C. Williams
• October 20, 2025

‘Shoot down Russian, drones, period!’ Europe’s noisy effort to unify against Russia

The NATO meeting this week highlighted tensions within the alliance—and a recognition that such tensions are exactly what Putin wants.

• Patrick Tucker
• October 17, 2025