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The D Brief: Summit prep; Defense strategy flip; Ukraine’s new main supplier; Foreign-aid decision; And a bit more. Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston August 14, 2025 ...

Drone defenses will need to act first, ask later, commander says “We will push the boundaries on that, because we have to,” Lt. Gen. Gainey said.

Defense One Radio, Ep. 188: Tech Summit talks: The venture capitalists’ perspective The last in our series of conversations from this year’s Defense One Tech Summit.

Tomorrow’s counter-drone systems will need to fire without human approval, Pentagon’s joint missile defense commander says. “The ability to accurately discriminate the threat, positively ID ...

The 10-year, up-to-$10 billion deal is part of a larger effort to consolidate IT contracts and save money, Leonel Garciga told reporters.

CISA vows to publish 2022 telecom-security report to get its next director confirmed Sen. Ron Wyden has said he'll block Trump's nominee unless the report's findings are made public.

Who should coordinate Europe’s defense buildup? The best candidate, at least for the near term, has granular understanding of existing forces and informal links to suppliers.

Secret spaceplane heading back up to test new tech The Boeing-built X-37B will go on its eighth mission in August.

In the Pacific, Army leaders expect today’s fiction to be near-term reality Service secretary envisions drone-and-soldier teams within just a few years.

CNO nominee: US must double its submarine-building capability Adm. Caudle, a submariner, says small increases won't be good enough to meet the service’s needs and make good on the AUKUS agreement.

Pentagon will ‘open the door’ to more companies for next major cloud contract The Pentagon’s tech chief said JWCC Next will look a little different than its $9 billion predecessor.