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DIU barrels ahead with tri-regional expansion plans
The Pentagon’s innovation arm wants to expand its regional footprint, with new hubzones in Kentucky, Minnesota, and Montana to boost outreach with tech companies. “We're really humbled and excited by the opportunity at DIU to be that…
China’s military aims to harness the coming ‘ChatGPT for robotics’
Earlier this month, more than 12,000 runners raced through the streets of Beijing in a half marathon—accompanied by more than 20 humanoid robots. While the prize money for the first robot to cross the finish line was a paltry CNY5,000…
The D Brief: WH pressures Ukraine; Hegseth latest; Rare-earths squeeze; Boeing’s no-loss quarter;…
After at least a week of publicly threatening to abandon Ukraine, the Trump White House is pushing Kyiv to accept an apparently lopsided, U.S.-brokered peace deal that includes recognition of Russia’s illegal 2014 annexation of Crimea,…
Indonesia needs a two-track approach to its foreign-fighter problem
This commentary is published in coordination with the 2025 Global Security Forum, of which Defense One is a media partner.The leaders of Jemaah Islamiyah disbanded their al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadist group last June—but the schools that…
Trump pressures Zelenskyy to accept pro-Russian deal
In the clearest sign yet that the White House could soon abandon support for Ukraine, President Donald Trump on Wednesday renewed pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept a U.S.-brokered peace proposal that includes…
Pentagon’s innovation arm looks beyond acquisition reform to speed commercial tech buying
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—The White House has made it clear that it wants to uncomplicate the Pentagon’s labyrinthian acquisition system. But the antiquated process that treats buying quadcopter drones the same as fighter jets is not the only…
Boeing’s defense arm is back in the black, but ‘not claiming victory’ yet
Boeing’s defense unit reported no losses last quarter, returning to profitability after nearly a year. Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg credited progress on several of its thorny programs, but cautioned that the Defense, Space & Security unit…
China’s rare-earth mineral squeeze will hit the Pentagon hard
China is beginning to restrict exports of rare-earth minerals crucial to U.S. military might—a long-warned-of vulnerability that is becoming an urgent reality.From tungsten in armor-piercing rounds to gallium in radars, the U.S. Defense…
The D Brief: More loose lips; Troops get detention powers; State’s coming cuts; Primes’ aircraft…
Forensics of a scandal: Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth reportedly moved information from a general shared on a classified channel and to at least two separate, unsecured chat threads on the messaging app Signal, Courtney Kube and Gordon Lubold…
Nano-material breakthrough could revolutionize night vision
A new way to make large ultrathin infrared sensors that don’t need cryogenic cooling could radically change night vision for the military or even autonomous vehicles. Night vision (thermal) is clunky, power-intensive, and requires…
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