ODNI Assigns Two To Coordinate Spy Agencies on Election Security
DefenseOne Two leaders have been tapped by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to coordinate spy agencies’ efforts to track and thwart threats to the 2026 midterm…
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Golden Dome Chief Pushes Back on $1.2T CBO Estimate
Sandra Erwin, SpaceNews Gen. Michael Guetlein defends plan to pursue space-based interceptors but warns affordability remains central challenge
Maritime Cost Imposition: A New Approach to Great Power War
CIMSEC Operation Epic Fury raises many questions about how well the U.S. military is prepared for the character of a 21st-century great-power war against the People’s Republic of…
Army Flexes Additive Manufacturing Capabilities
Jon Harper, DefenseScoop A major counter-drone exercise taking place in Europe this month has demonstrated U.S. soldiers’ additive manufacturing prowess
Carriers: Not Dead Yet, and Unquestionably not Unloved
CDR Salamander …the best we can do, really…
L3Harris Turns Handheld Radios Into Counter-Drone Jammers
Freedburg, BrDef The forthcoming Wraith Shield software update uses the existing antenna to scan for drone control signals, identify enemy ones, and jam them
Why the F/A-XX Must Take to the Sky
Kris Osborn, Warrior Maven As China unveils sophisticated stealth prototypes like the J-36, the Navy faces a critical ultimatum: accelerate its sixth-generation fighter or risk losing…
Sinking Ships in the South China Sea
Aaron-Matthew Lariosa, USNI News Japan, the Philippines and the U.S. are Redefining Western Pacific Alliances During a Missile-heavy Balikatan
CBO: Trump’s Golden Dome Shield to Cost $1.2 Trillion
A. Capaccio, Bloomberg President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile-defense shield will cost as much as $1.2 trillion to deploy and operate, six times above current forecasts, according to a…
Missile Defense Agency to Test Hypersonic Missile Killing Defense System
IE The MDA plans to test tracking and intercepting a hypersonic glide vehicle along the U.S. East Coast