Defense
Defense Business Brief: The case for more ground stations | Drone dominance | SDA’s reality check?
By Tim Hunt
Rockets and satellites draw the spotlight, sure, but could 2026 be the year the ground…
The Feb. 5 expiration of the last key U.S.-Russia arms-control agreement, combined with uncertainty about…
The D Brief: US downs Iranian UAV; Army to host drone competition; Guardsmen in civvies at ICE jail; Hegseth threatens Scouts; And a bit more.
By Tim Hunt
A U.S. F-35 shot down an Iranian drone on Tuesday: a Shahed-139 that was flying…
U.S. policymakers need to energize their engagement with the midtier arms producers fighting for a…
Federal agencies are set to reopen after the House on Tuesday approved a spending package…
The rationale behind Golden Dome’s mandate for space-based boost-phase defense made some sense. If orbiting…
The D Brief: Munitions makers, investing; DOD’s new science board; Troops won’t go to MN; Venezuela plan reflects Iraq lessons; And a bit more.
By Tim Hunt
American munitions makers are working to increase production capacity. Although Congress didn’t much bend to…
The Pentagon’s new science and innovation board, announced last week, merges the Defense Innovation Board…
Congress didn’t give the White House all the munitions funding it asked for, but defense…
The D Brief: CBP’s wartime rhetoric; Agents’ high crime rate; Russian drone kills miners; Israeli strikes kill 32 in Gaza; And a bit more.
By Tim Hunt
Shutdown begins as Congress hopes to keep duration minimal. The Senate on Friday evening approved…