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Friends with Limits: The Future of Russo-Indian Defense Ties
Earlier this year, a Russian Su-57 fighter jet roared across Indian skies, capturing attention at the Aero India exhibition. The Kremlin’s aspirations for the showcase were transparent: Moscow offered to sell its…
Next wave of Air Force drone wingmen could be cheaper, official says
The Air Force’s next batch of Collaborative Combat Aircraft will likely be on the “low-end” for both cost and capability, a service official said Tuesday—not more advanced than the first, as earlier statements had suggested.Work is already…
DIU barrels ahead with tri-regional expansion plans
The Pentagon’s innovation arm wants to expand its regional footprint, with new hubzones in Kentucky, Minnesota, and Montana to boost outreach with tech companies. “We're really humbled and excited by the opportunity at DIU to be that…
China’s military aims to harness the coming ‘ChatGPT for robotics’
Earlier this month, more than 12,000 runners raced through the streets of Beijing in a half marathon—accompanied by more than 20 humanoid robots. While the prize money for the first robot to cross the finish line was a paltry CNY5,000…
Mid-Afternoon Map: Maps of Matrimony
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The D Brief: WH pressures Ukraine; Hegseth latest; Rare-earths squeeze; Boeing’s no-loss quarter;…
After at least a week of publicly threatening to abandon Ukraine, the Trump White House is pushing Kyiv to accept an apparently lopsided, U.S.-brokered peace deal that includes recognition of Russia’s illegal 2014 annexation of Crimea,…
Indonesia needs a two-track approach to its foreign-fighter problem
This commentary is published in coordination with the 2025 Global Security Forum, of which Defense One is a media partner.The leaders of Jemaah Islamiyah disbanded their al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadist group last June—but the schools that…
Trump pressures Zelenskyy to accept pro-Russian deal
In the clearest sign yet that the White House could soon abandon support for Ukraine, President Donald Trump on Wednesday renewed pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept a U.S.-brokered peace proposal that includes…
Modernizing Military Decision-Making: Transforming European Command
This June marks 81 years since Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered the cross-channel invasion of France — a decision dependent upon hundreds, if not thousands of interrelated factors. Success depended on successful deception, suppressing…
Pentagon’s innovation arm looks beyond acquisition reform to speed commercial tech buying
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—The White House has made it clear that it wants to uncomplicate the Pentagon’s labyrinthian acquisition system. But the antiquated process that treats buying quadcopter drones the same as fighter jets is not the only…
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