Jennifer Hlad

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Managing Editor at Defense One

Managing editor @DefenseOne. She/her. Go Dawgs. Signal: jhlad.25

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US strikes Iranian nuclear facilities

6 days ago | defenseone.com | Jennifer Hlad

Sponsor Message Sponsor Message Sponsor Message Sponsor Message Insights & Reports June 22, 2025 10:24 AM ET Iran Nuclear White House The United States military bombed three nuclear facilities in Iran on Saturday, President Trump announced while also calling for peace—first in a social media post reposted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and then in a televised speech from the White House.
Today’s D Brief: Dramatic strikes hit Russian airbases; WH’s 2026 budget; Army’s drone training; INDOPACOM’s AI; And a bit more.

3 weeks ago | defenseone.com | Brad Peniston |Jennifer Hlad

Skip to Content Sponsor Message Sponsor Message Insights & Reports Smuggled Ukrainian drones struck dozens of bombers at airfields across Russia over the weekend. “The spectacular operation, known as Spiderweb, was prepared in secret over 18 months.
Land Forces Tool Up for Potential Pacific Conflict

1 month ago | realcleardefense.com | Jennifer Hlad

Land Forces Tool Up for Potential Pacific Conflict Army, Marines pursue transformation, while exercises with partner nations grow more sophisticated Read Full Article »
5/28/25 National Security News and Commentary

1 month ago | myemail.constantcontact.com | Ronen Bergman |Arran Hope |Jennifer Hlad |Beth Sullivan

Quotes of the Day:“Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress. Water is not a solid wall, it will not stop you. But water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it. Water is patient. Dripping water wears away a stone. Remember that, my child. Remember you are half water. If you can't go through an obstacle, go around it.
Land forces tool up for potential Pacific conflict

1 month ago | defenseone.com | Jennifer Hlad

The Army is building those partnerships not just through active-duty participation in exercises, but also through the National Guard’s state partnership program. “When you start to see Idaho National Guardsmen in Cambodia; Washington Guardsmen in Thailand [and] Malaysia; Oregon in Vietnam and Bangladesh…it affects the Chinese Communist party’s decision-making cycle,” he said.
Defense One Radio, Ep. 180: The Marine Corps in the Pacific littorals

1 month ago | defenseone.com | Jennifer Hlad

NEXT STORY: The D Brief: Army Reserve’s Pacific plan; What Ukraine needs; Peace talks in Turkey; Misinformation studies cancelled; And a bit more.
Long-sought goal of better Pentagon buying may finally be within reach

2 months ago | washingtontechnology.com | Patrick Tucker |Jennifer Hlad

Calls to overhaul the Pentagon’s buying process go back decades—to the Revolutionary War, one former congressman joked—from defense secretaries from to to Robert Gates to . An executive order signed late Wednesday evening is the latest, perhaps the most ambitious—and just maybe, the one with the best chance for success.
Long-sought goal of better Pentagon buying may finally be within reach

2 months ago | defenseone.com | Patrick Tucker |Jennifer Hlad

The new executive order takes steps to address that, calling for the incentivization of risk-taking and innovation by the defense acquisition workforce. But while changing the Pentagon’s culture to accept more risk is necessary for change, there are other issues involved, former DIU head Mike Brown told Defense One in February. “The three things that are interconnected in acquisition are requirements, acquisition, and budgeting.
Defense acquisition, exports, and shipbuilding figure in trio of new executive orders

2 months ago | defenseone.com | Jennifer Hlad |Bradley Peniston

Insights & Reports The White House on Wednesday released three defense-related executive orders: One to overhaul Pentagon acquisition, one to reform arms exports, and one to “restore American maritime dominance.” The acquisition order aims to “reform our antiquated defense acquisition processes with an emphasis on speed, flexibility, and execution,” to “modernize the duties and composition of the defense acquisition workforce” and encourage them to take risks, the White House said Wednesday....
Pentagon to build AI for war planning in Europe and Asia

Mar 5, 2025 | defenseone.com | Patrick Tucker |Jennifer Hlad

In a bid to accelerate military decision-making—particularly in the European and Indo-Pacific regions—the Pentagon has hired Scale AI to prototype an artificial-intelligence program to help plan military campaigns, test battle scenarios, anticipate threats, and more.