Defense One

The deadly Jan. 1, 2025, attack in New Orleans serves as a reminder of the persistent threat to the U.S. from individuals inspired by extremist Islamist groups. While the investigation is still ongoing, some details about the…

Update: New Orleans attacker acted alone, vowed allegiance to ISIS, officials say. Reversing an early assessment, FBI officials said Thursday that Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Texas native who served as a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan,…

The differing responses of current and incoming administration officials to the unprecedented intensity of Chinese cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure illustrate how the Biden team’s focus on regulation and intelligence-sharing may change…

Army veteran behind New Orleans truck attack Investigators say they’ve uncovered ISIS-related videos posted online just hours before a Houston-based Army veteran drove into a crowd of people early Wednesday in New Orleans, and then…

The Pentagon has been learning the wrong lessons for three decades The Gulf War sowed the seeds of future defeat. We must uproot them—and urgently.John Ferrari, Senior Nonresident Fellow, AEIWe have China’s ‘anti-access’ challenge exactly…

Spy agency ready to launch new vehicle-tracking satellites After tests go well, NRO director looks to start replacing JSTARS aircraft with orbital sensors.Audrey Decker, Staff WriterMeet the Air Force’s secretive long-range drone that flies…

'Fast movers': Chinese satellites zoom around for inspections—or interference In a previously unreported incident, one of China's maneuvering satellites was tracked and approached by a Russian one.David D. Chen and Peter W. SingerSpace…

Inside the Marine Corps’ first-ever littoral regiment "We’re going to be pretty disaggregated, seizing key maritime terrain, providing the sensing capability, and things like that,” one staff sergeant says.Jennifer Hlad, Managing Editor,…

Air Force announces major shakeup to prep for war with China Space Force also lists changes, including a futures command.Audrey Decker, Staff WriterChina’s new stealth bomber ‘nowhere near as good’ as US’s, intel official says U.S. could…

CNO: US Navy is having a 1930s moment Franchetti highlights “warfighting” and “warfighters” as key priorities.Patrick Tucker, Science & Technology EditorNavy adds $1B to unconventional effort to boost sub production A non-profit’s…