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Today’s D Brief: Navy programs, delayed; Downing drones in Syria; Israel attack in Damascus;…
Every major U.S. warship program is running late, Navy officials revealed Tuesday. In a rare public accounting of program woes, officials released a one-page summary of the results of a shipbuilding review ordered up earlier this year by…
The Navy wants to make info warfare training ubiquitous
SAN DIEGO—The Navy knows information warfare runs through every warfighting domain. But it’s not yet an integral part of training. U.S. Naval Information Forces, or NAVIFOR, have been trying to change that in recent years—with a payoff…
Pentagon will use commercial space assets in military operations, under new plan
It’s official: the Pentagon has released its much-anticipated commercial space strategy, a formal strategy that outlines the role companies like SpaceX have in national security. But there’s a catch: Industry’s usefulness will be determined…
The Air Force is quietly revolutionizing parts replacement
The U.S. military spends billions on replacement parts for aircraft each year, with the Air Force requesting $1.5 billion for parts in the next fiscal year alone. Now, officials at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia, working with a startup…
The Pentagon gets a cyber czar
The Pentagon opened its Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy on March 20, the Department of Defense announced in a Friday notice.The office, which was mandated in a must-pass 2023 defense policy bill, aims to give…
Today’s D Brief: Drones vs. factories; GE’s engine spinoff; USAFA’s diversity struggle; New…
An alleged Ukrainian drone struck Russia’s third-largest oil refinery on Tuesday, which is about a thousand miles from the front lines of Vladimir Putin’s invasion and occupation of Ukraine.Location: The Taneco refinery in the Tatarstan…
Moscow attack shows growing reach of ISIS-K. Could the US be next?
A deadly attack in Moscow on March 22, 2024, exposed the vulnerability of the Russian capital to the threat of the Islamic State group and its affiliate ISIS-K. But it also displayed the reach of the network, leading…
Today’s D Brief: Kyiv’s drone ambitions; Russian airstrikes, tallied; WestPac patrol plans;…
Ukraine is escalating its drone ambitions, with newly revised “production plans for all types of drones this year, including FPV, bombers, reconnaissance, and long-range drones for special missions,” President Volodymir Zelenskyy announced…
Air Mobility commander pushes for connectivity for outdated mobility fleet
The Air Force’s mobility fleet needs to be better connected to the joint force if it’s going to be ready to fight in the Pacific, according to Air Mobility Command’s leader.“We have more connectivity in our cars and on our cell phones than…
Today’s D Brief: Russia attacks Ukraine’s energy; ATACMS for Kyiv?; Manila vows response to…
The Russian military launched 99 missiles and drones at Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight, with at least 10 different regions under attack, Ukraine’s air force said Friday. The barrage included nearly 60 of the Iranian-made Shahed…
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