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The D Brief: Jihadists seize Aleppo; Taiwan leader visits Hawaii; More Chinese chip chokepoints;…
After a four-year freeze, jihadist rebels in Syria seized control of the country’s largest city of Aleppo on Friday and Saturday, prompting Russian airstrikes across the city—allegedly including at hospitals and medical facilities—as the…
Army aims to move its pay system to the cloud by 2027
The Army is moving its personnel and pay system to the cloud, an effort that has begun in earnest with the hiring of Oracle to host the HR records of more than 1 million soldiers.Announced last month, the effort will move the guts of the…
Defense One Radio, Ep. 167: How U.S. Navy shipbuilding sank so low
Google Pla Apple PodcastsGuests:
Matthew Paxton, president of the Shipbuilders Council of America;
Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va.;
Brent Sadler, retired Navy captain and senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation;
And Mark Montgomery,…
What the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire means for the region—and US involvement
Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah entered a 60-day ceasefire on Nov. 26, 2024, a move aimed at reducing tensions in the region more than a year into a multifront conflict.Under the terms of the deal,…
The D Brief: Ceasefire pact in Lebanon; US strike in Syria; New SecNav tapped; Space execs’ pleas to…
Ceasefire pact for Israel, Lebanon Israel and Lebanon agreed to a U.S.- and France-brokered ceasefire with the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah on Tuesday, raising hopes that civilians can return safely to their homes across…
After ceasefire, Biden signals optimism for broader Middle East peace
Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon have agreed to a ceasefire, the White House announced Tuesday. U.S. President Joe Biden heralded the breakthrough as critical to pressuring Hamas to surrender Israeli hostages and agree to a…
As Europe contemplates a military buildup, space companies beg NATO to change
If NATO’s European members are to fully harness commercial-space offerings, the alliance must lower bureaucratic and financial barriers, industry executives say.Several execs spoke to Defense One about the findings of a recent survey by…
Agreement clears Trump transition teams to meet with Defense, other departments
President-elect Trump has reached an agreement with the Biden administration that will allow his teams to deploy throughout federal government, ending a standoff that had blocked official presidential transition efforts taking…
Will Musk’s ‘Algorithm’ reduce military inefficiency—or increase risk?
Following through on a campaign promise, president-elect Donald Trump recently appointed Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to co-lead an effort they are calling the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. While it is not actually a…
The D Brief: $7.3B request for sub work; New promotion hold; Musk’s conflicts of interest; Trump’s…
More money for sub workWhite House asks Congress for $7.3 billion to goose submarine construction. That’s $5.69 billion to pay for cost overruns on three Virginia-class submarines and workforce development at General Dynamics Electric Boat…
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