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America’s ‘Iron Dome’ is going to need a lot more sensors: NORTHCOM
Constructing an American version of Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system will require much better missile-detection technology, the head of U.S. Northern Command said Thursday.The Trump administration’s renewed focus on air…
The D Brief: ‘Start negotiations immediately’; Gabbard, intel chief; 5K troops at border; State…
Kyiv’s allies across Europe are increasingly anxious after the leaders of Russia and the United States discussed Vladimir Putin’s ongoing Ukraine invasion over the phone on Wednesday. Opening moves: U.S. President Donald Trump said the…
How Trump could productively reshape the transatlantic defense relationship
The Trump administration wants NATO allies in Europe to “pay their fair share” for defense, while their governments want to build strategic autonomy, boost domestic defense industries, and fend off Russian aggression—now and in the future.…
Return-to-work order created ‘panic’ among military-spouse federal workers
She had a great federal job—with the Defense Department, for which she’s worked for more than 20 years—when her husband got orders to Hawaii. She found another suitable DOD job right away, though she took a pay cut. A few years later, when…
‘Ceasefire’ or no, Ukraine says it still needs weapons
The U.S. and Russian presidents have agreed to “start negotiations immediately” to end the war in Ukraine, Donald Trump said Wednesday after a phone call with Vladimir Putin—adding that he would “inform” Kyiv of the conversation. But…
CISA sidelines anti-disinformation staffers
A handful of employees inside the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency focused on countering disinformation, misinformation and related influence operations were recently put on administrative leave, a DHS spokesperson confirmed…
Senate confirms Tulsi Gabbard as Trump’s intelligence chief
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Tulsi Gabbard to be Director of National Intelligence in a 52-48 vote, making Donald Trump's controversial nominee — whose approval appeared unlikely just weeks ago — the nation’s spy chief.Gabbard, a…
The D Brief: Hegseth pans Kyiv’s ‘unrealistic objective’; Anti-ISIS airstrikes; USAID IG fired;…
SecDef Hegseth says Ukraine will most likely not return to its pre-2014 borders during the Trump administration, which he said will not welcome Ukraine into the NATO alliance as part of a path to peace for the country that’s been partially…
The future of military logistics is predictive
Among the many lessons of the Ukraine war is that traditional reactive logistics models are dangerously outdated.Russia’s experience shows this. From February 2022’s 40-mile stalled convoy outside Kyiv to more recent ammunition shortages at…
Space Force warns industry on cost overruns
The Space Force will change current contracts to fixed-price agreements or break them into more manageable pieces if they see programs heading for major cost overruns, an official said Tuesday. “We're going to look hard at figuring out…
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