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The D Brief: ARRW is back; Amphib budgets; Putin’s AI plan; Europe’s aid to Ukraine; And a bit more.

1 day ago | defenseone.com | Ben Watson |Brad Peniston

Insights & Reports The Air Force is resurrecting its boost-glide missile program, one of two hypersonic concepts the service is developing, Defense One’s Patrick Tucker reported Thursday. It gets its name because it reaches near-space altitudes using a rocket booster, then glides back to Earth at speeds exceeding five times the speed of sound.
How will budget talks will shape Marines’ amphibious fleet plans

1 day ago | defenseone.com | Lauren C. Williams

Another problem: The Navy is decommissioning amphibs faster than they can build them. Wittman said the situation is akin to “a track meet that it's hard to win when your competition is running faster than you are.”Vice Adm. James Pitts, deputy chief of naval operations for warfighting requirements and capabilities, agreed, but noted the Navy is new ways to keep ships on a maintenance schedule. “The procurement piece—we're actually in a good position, I think.
The D Brief: COCOM noms; Mass 3D-printing in the field; Trump, Xi talk; The future of deception; And a bit more.

2 days ago | defenseone.com | Ben Watson |Brad Peniston

Skip to Content Sponsor Message Sponsor Message Insights & Reports New commander nominations for CENTCOM, AFRICOM, and NATO. Deputy chief of Central Command Navy Vice Adm. Brad Cooper was chosen by Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth to lead CENTCOM at the conclusion of Gen. Erik Kurilla’s term at the Tampa-based headquarters; and Hegseth nominated Air Force Lt. Gen.
Defense One Radio, Ep. 181: What the Army is learning about FPV drones

2 days ago | defenseone.com | Ben Watson

Gaspard: So the team built—we call it a "Sky Raider." So it's a variant designed by our team. And ultimately, the drone weighs about five to six pounds. The largest component is the battery to better provide the power that we need for it. It has a capacity, I'd say, probably three to five pounds. And then what that allows us to do is put the right armament on there for what we're looking for.
The D Brief: Hegseth’s no-show; Ukraine’s lesson to the world; Space Force budget cut?; Border-mission mystery; And a bit more.

3 days ago | defenseone.com | Ben Watson |Brad Peniston

Skip to Content Sponsor Message Sponsor Message Insights & Reports Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth is skipping the latest meeting of Ukraine’s allies at NATO headquarters in Brussels. That’s a first since the group was set up three years ago, the Associated Press reports. Hegseth will not join via video call-in, U.S. defense officials said.
The D Brief: DOD civilians, on the move; Ukraine-strike details; Trump’s nuke offer to Iran; Syria’s jihadis, in uniform?; And a bit more.

4 days ago | defenseone.com | Ben Watson |Brad Peniston

Skip to Content Sponsor Message Sponsor Message Insights & Reports Developing: Trump’s Pentagon authorized its civilian employees to assist with “border security” operations for the Department of Homeland Security. The authorization was requested by DHS and paves the way for DOD civilian “volunteers” to assist with the White House’s immigration enforcement plans, according to Fox.
Today’s D Brief: Dramatic strikes hit Russian airbases; WH’s 2026 budget; Army’s drone training; INDOPACOM’s AI; And a bit more.

4 days 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.
INDOPACOM brings AI to wargaming exercise

1 week ago | defenseone.com | Lauren C. Williams

WASHINGTON—While the Pentagon is still figuring out how to use generative AI for daily operations, one combatant command is about to use the tools in a signature tabletop exercise. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command will put its work on the Thunderforge project to use during the second half of its annual Pacific Sentry exercise, in which headquarters staff and command components square off against a simulated enemy, INDOPACOM’s director of requirements and resources said Thursday.
The D Brief: Aid cuts hinder AFRICOM; Fighter-jet warning; State cuts, detailed; Army’s recruiting success; And a bit more.

1 week ago | defenseone.com | Ben Watson

Skip to Content Sponsor Message Sponsor Message Insights & Reports After Trump pulled aid to allied countries, AFRICOM asks for help deterring terrorism.
Air Force Reserve faces steep fighter cuts, uncertain future

1 week ago | defenseone.com | Audrey Decker

But a full-scale recapitalization of the fleet remains unlikely, since the Pentagon also needs to find money to fund new efforts, such as border operations, the Golden Dome missile defense shield, and nuclear modernization—all with a flat budget. Healy fears that some recent additions to the Air Force’s purchase list, such as a squadron of F-15EX fighter jets for Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan, could take money away from the Reserve.