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,…
AI-enabled watch towers set to proliferate along the border Defense March 11, 2026 The Department of Homeland Security plans to install AI upgrades in 148 of its uncrewed camera towers on the U.S.…
B-21 spotted in aerial-refueling test flights Defense March 11, 2026 Key refueling-related tests for the B-21 Raider are now underway, an Air Force spokesperson confirmed to Defense One, the latest…
Defense Business Brief: 3D-printing on the battlefield; Reshoring drone dominance; AI on submarines Defense March 11, 2026 The Pentagon plans to buy 30,000 one-way attack drones this month, but the military’s ability to repair or even build…
The D Brief: Mines laid in Hormuz; US casualty count; Missile defenses pulled from Asia; DOD’s smaller workforce; And a bit more. Defense March 11, 2026 US-Israeli war on Iran, day 12: An estimated 140 to 150 U.S. service members have been injured in Trump’s Iran war…
INDOPACOM was all in on Anthropic. Now it’s working to adjust Defense March 10, 2026 HONOLULU—“What happens when you concentrate on one [AI] model and all of a sudden that model isn’t available to you?”…
The D Brief: More mixed messaging on war; Airstrike pricetag; DOD civs pressed to seek border duty; Anthropic sues Hegseth; And a bit more. Defense March 10, 2026 US-Israeli war on Iran, day 11: Trump, Hegseth send conflicting messages to the world about the end of war on Iran.…
