Grip Part 2: Building Consistency Under Disruption Defense February 24, 2026 By Nate Castillo, Founder & Lead Instructor, Valiance Firearms TrainingFundamentals Series, Part 2In Part 1, we covered the mechanics of…
The D Brief: Competing views on Iran; $151B spending plan; 44th boat strike; B-21 production deal; And a bit more. Defense February 24, 2026 A war against Iran could be a prolonged and damaging conflict with numerous U.S. casualties, Joint Chiefs Chairman Air Force…
Pentagon’s spending plan doubles down on land, air, sea robots Defense February 24, 2026 The Pentagon will nearly double its innovation arm, expand the industrial base for cheap maritime and aerial drones, and develop…
Air Force’s drone wingmen have started flying with weapons Defense February 24, 2026 AURORA, Colorado—Anduril’s drone wingman started armed flight testing this month, marking the next major milestone for the Air Force’s collaborative…
Air Force reaches deal with Northrop to expand B-21 production Defense February 24, 2026 AURORA, Colorado—Air Force officials and Northrop Grumman have reached a deal to accelerate B-21 bomber production by 25 percent following…
Defense One Radio, Ep. 203: Fictional intelligence Defense February 23, 2026 Apple PodcastsGuests: Peter W. Singer, strategist at New America and the author of multiple books on technology and security, including…
The D Brief: Firefights across Mexico; Iran situation, still unclear; Tariff decision shakes foreign policy; What to expect at AFA symposium; And a bit more. Defense February 23, 2026 The Mexican army killed a key cartel leader Sunday, triggering 27 retaliatory attacks across the country that left nearly three…
Replacement B-52 test engine deliveries expected in 2027 Defense February 23, 2026 AURORA, Colorado—Test engines meant to keep the B-52 Stratofortress in the skies through the bomber’s 100th birthday are expected to…
An MQ-20 drone just teamed up with an F-22 for mock combat missions Defense February 23, 2026 A General Atomics MQ-20 drone took orders from an F-22 pilot during a recent mock mission that demonstrated robot-wingman concepts,…
All eyes on Air Force leaders after a year of chaos and change Defense February 22, 2026 Last March, the customarily lively halls of the Air Force’s largest warfighting conference felt more like a ghost town. Military attendance…
New Army office aims to quickly develop and scale soldier ideas Defense February 21, 2026 A new Army organization aims to meld service leaders’ mandates to cut bureaucracy and adopt a venture-capital mindset with their push…
Embraer joins Northrop to devise autonomous boom system for KC-890 tanker Defense February 20, 2026 MELBOURNE, Fla.—Brazilian aerospace giant Embraer is teaming up with Northrop Grumman to develop what could be the Air Force’s next…
