Anduril secures $87M contract for a common counter-unmanned C2 program Defense March 16, 2026 The Army-led Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has made one of its first major steps to securing interoperable counter-unmanned systems:…
How the Pentagon is working to wriggle out of China’s rare-earths grip Defense March 16, 2026 HONOLULU—In China, the United States is facing “a strategic competitor that offers a new level of challenge,” and must move…
Demand signals are up, but supply chain risks may still hinder production Defense March 14, 2026 The Defense Department is planning more multiyear deals and expects they’ll help smooth kinks in fragile supply chains. But the…
Why the ‘narrow,’ ‘short-term’ sanctions reversal for Russia is neither Defense March 14, 2026 The Trump administration’s “narrowly tailored, short-term” lifting of sanctions on Russian oil may produce a longer-term boost to Moscow’s war…
Aircrew who died in KC-135 crash likely lacked parachutes Defense March 13, 2026 Six crew members killed aboard a KC-135 that crashed in Iraq on Thursday—the most recent casualties of the war on…
The D Brief: 6 die in tanker crash; Russia’s US-war windfall; Iran’s industry ‘functionally defeated’; Escorts for Hormuz vessels?; And a bit more. Defense March 13, 2026 US-Israeli war on Iran, day 14: The U.S. lost six more service members amid President Trump’s war against Iran on Thursday.…
Iran’s defense industrial base is ‘functionally defeated’: Hegseth Defense March 13, 2026 Fourteen days into the war on Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared the country’s ability to develop and manufacture new…
Fighter jets are downing Iranian drones—a dangerous, expensive mission Defense March 12, 2026 U.S. and allied militaries have turned to fighter jets in their struggle to ward off Iran’s cheap, plentiful drones, but…
The D Brief: War aims keep shifting; First week’s cost; ‘Ruthless’ JAG review; Ukraine’s China-free drones; And a bit more. Defense March 12, 2026 US-Israeli war on Iran, day 13: The U.S. military spent more than $11 billion in just the first week of Trump’s…
Hegseth orders ‘ruthless’ review of JAGs. Some see an attempt to evade accountability Defense March 12, 2026 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday ordered an overhaul of the military’s civilian and uniformed legal offices, raising fears among…
Defense One Radio, Ep. 205: New heat science and the future of soldiering Defense March 12, 2026 Almost There! Help us tailor content specifically for you: Full Name Agency/Department –select– Department of the Air Force Department of…
StateChat users move to older AI model as State dumps Anthropic Defense March 11, 2026 The State Department has shifted the model underpinning its internal chatbot, StateChat, from Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5 to OpenAI’s GPT-4.1,…
