Browsing Category
Defense One
Space Force losing 14% of its civilian workers
The Space Force is losing nearly 14 percent of its civilian workers—about 780 people—due to the Trump administration’s effort to dramatically cut the federal workforce, the service’s chief said Tuesday.Initiatives such as early retirement…
The D Brief: Golden Dome price, schedule; 3D-printed drones; A push to alter intel; Gitmo’s…
President Trump says his lofty “Golden Dome” missile-defense project will cost $175 billion and be ready in just three years, but experts said those cost and schedule projections were likely far too low.The project will involve…
3rd ID experiments with new tank formations at Germany training rotation
In the second round of its rapid experimentation program, Transformation-in-Contact, the Army has tasked Stryker and armored brigades with testing out new systems in the field, sending feedback to industry, and getting updated prototypes…
Trump: Golden Dome to cost $175B, be ready in three years
An architecture, a price tag, and a development leader have been set for the ambitious Golden Dome anti-missile defense system, President Trump said Tuesday.“We have officially selected an architecture for this state-of-the-art system that…
Hegseth to Air Force: Figure out how to modify Qatari jet
The Air Force is drawing up plans to convert a Qatari luxury jet into an Air Force One at the direction of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth—despite bipartisan concern that accepting a foreign government’s plane is both dangerous and…
US Army medics prepare for war with China
HONOLULU—Military casualty care in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars aimed to fly wounded troops to a hospital within “the golden hour.” But such quick medevacs are unrealistic in the vast Pacific.“You can’t fly anywhere in an hour, and you may…
The D Brief: US strikes in Somalia; UAE seeks DOGE’d DOD workers; Trump-Putin talks fall flat;…
The Navy’s top officer said U.S. forces carried out “the largest air strike in the history of the world” during recent operations near Somalia. Acting Chief of Naval Operations Adm. James Kilby shared the extraordinary remarks Monday…
The D Brief: Largest drone attack of Putin’s invasion; Dim outlook for Russia-Ukraine talks; Army…
Russia’s military carried out its “largest single drone strike of the war against Ukraine” early Sunday morning. The attacks killed at least one woman after the munitions fell across eastern, northern, and central parts of the country,…
Special operations are becoming the Pentagon’s future ‘normal’
TAMPA, Florida—Today’s special operators are rapidly becoming the model for the rest of the U.S. military, disrupting how the Defense Department does everything from buying gear to responding to global crises. You might not notice that…
The nation needs a ‘security clearance ready reserve’
Who gets to hold a security clearance? And more importantly, what happens to that eligibility when someone steps out of federal service?Security clearances are the gatekeepers of the nation’s secrets – powerful tools of trust wielded…
Play Hard. Get Dirty. Use Good Saop.