The D Brief: Iran buildup’s unclear aims; Army’s drone contest; Board of Peace, convened; More UFO info?; And a bit more. Defense February 20, 2026 As the Pentagon prepares for war with Iran, the White House hasn’t yet decided what the purpose of such an…
Move over, Best Ranger; the Army’s looking for the best drone pilots Defense February 19, 2026 You’ve probably heard of Best Ranger or Best Sapper: Army competitions that test the skills of teams of infantrymen and…
Cyber responses will be ‘linked to adversary actions,’ involve industry, White House says Defense February 19, 2026 Future U.S. government responses in cyberspace will be “linked to adversary actions” and will involve coordination between the private sector…
The D Brief: Buildup around Iran; More Somalia strikes; SOUTHCOM in Venezuela; JAG in trouble; And a bit more. Defense February 19, 2026 With multiple naval assets in place and more on the way, the U.S. military is “prepared to strike Iran as…
Boeing moves its defense HQ back to St. Louis Defense February 19, 2026 Boeing is relocating its defense and space business to St. Louis after nearly a decade on the East Coast, the…
The Pentagon says it’s getting its AI providers on ‘the same baseline’ Defense February 18, 2026 PALM BEACH, Fla.—After weeks of back-and-forth with AI company Anthropic, the Pentagon is actively talking with all four major U.S.…
MAG Aerospace loses protest in $96M Army contract Defense February 18, 2026 The Government Accountability Office has dismissed allegations that ManTech International had several conflicts of interest and should not have won…
Defense Business Brief: Saronic in San Diego; Zumwalts + battleships; SECNAV’s take on ship maintenance Defense February 18, 2026 SAN DIEGO—Defense tech firm Saronic turned a former Amazon warehouse into a schoolhouse, testing facility, and soon-to-be hub for spare…
The D Brief: Sentinel’s progress; Buildup near Iran; Canada’s decoupling plan; Russia targets Ukrainian energy; And a bit more. Defense February 18, 2026 Initial Sentinel ICBM expected by early 2030, Air Force says. Service leaders say that the program will enter its engineering…
Initial Sentinel ICBM expected by early 2030, Air Force says Defense February 17, 2026 The troubled Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program will hit a key milestone by year’s end, with hopes to deliver the…
The D Brief: Second carrier to Mideast; Hormuz closure; AI fallout at DOD; El Paso drone weapon; And a bit more. Defense February 17, 2026 As a second American aircraft carrier races to the Middle East, Iran says it has briefly closed portions of the…
CISA to furlough most of its workforce under impending DHS shutdown Defense February 17, 2026 A likely partial government shutdown after Friday would impair the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s operations, leading to diminished capabilities…
