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The D Brief: Israel strikes in Iran; Russia advances in Ukraine; China’s chip chokepoints; Boeing…
Nearly 100 Israeli jets carried out a series of daring airstrikes inside Iran early Saturday, ending nearly four weeks of suspense following Iran’s October 1 missile attack on Israel, which featured at least 180 ballistic missiles. The…
China’s deepening telecoms hack sparks DHS probe
A key cybersecurity review panel will investigate a Chinese infiltration into U.S. telecom networks and affiliated wiretap infrastructure, the Department of Homeland Security said Sunday, escalating a federal probe into breaches…
China’s chip chokepoints
Earlier this year, American investigators were tipped off about a plan to ship semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China.The alarm was sounded after two Chicago-based buyers of a Dynatex DTX-MDB 150 "scribe and break" machine asked the…
US efforts to protect democracy in Europe could fade under Trump
The Oct. 20 election in Moldova went off successfully—despite record Russian attempts to disrupt it—because of U.S. efforts to help, U.S. and Moldovan officials said this week. Such efforts could be imperiled should Donald Trump return to…
The D Brief: Musk, Putin talk; Trump’s record; Houthis’ satellite help; Submarine production to…
The rich man and the despot: Elon Musk has been in secretive contact with Russian leader Vladimir Putin for the past two years, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (gift link). The private talks between the world’s richest man and the…
Defense One Radio, Ep. 164: AUSA conference, in review
Defense One Radio, Ep. 164: AUSA conference, in review - Defense One
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Problems with a German railroad contract slowed US munitions to Ukraine, IG says
U.S. shipments of ammunition to Ukraine were delayed for at least two months last year because of problems with a U.S. military contract with Germany’s Deutsche Bahn railways, according to a Defense Department Inspector General…
Northrop expecting next B-21 production award by end of the year
Northrop Grumman anticipates getting a second contract to continue producing the Pentagon’s new B-21 Raider by the end of the year, executives announced today. “With B-21, we are on track for meeting the milestones associated with an…
The D Brief: US confirms N. Korean deployment; WH’s natsec AI memo; Russia amplified hurricane…
After nearly two weeks of warnings from Ukrainian and South Korean intelligence officials, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed Wednesday “there is evidence that there are troops in Russia.” Ukraine’s president claimed last…
New AUKUS experiment shows how allies with autonomy will speed up naval operations
U.S., Australian, British, and Japanese defense officials converged on Australia’s Jervis Bay this week for a weeklong experiment to test how to integrate new, developmental tech from different countries in order to speed up intelligence…
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