Pentagon to test how generative AI would perform in fight with China
In the next 90 days, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, working with corporate partners and the Pentagon, will take a hard look...
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The D Brief: Vegas bomber’s extremist writings; Honduras threatens to eject US troops; Militia-infiltrating mole; A Mexican invasion?; And a bit more.
Domestic extremism update: Last week’s Las Vegas Cybertruck bomb suspect was a supporter of Donald Trump and Elon Musk, as...
Pentagon’s annual China-power report notes nuclear, influence threats—but also corruption
China is rapidly advancing in missiles, nuclear weapons, and influence operations—but endemic corruption is to some degree undermining its military...
Extra parts, people powered F-35 readiness on latest Pacific deployment
YUMA, Arizona—Marine Corps F-35 jets enjoyed some of their highest-ever readiness rates during a five-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific—largely because...
The D Brief: Russian general slain in Moscow; Ukraine engages N. Korean troops; China’s wartime lessons; First Okinawa Marines move to Guam; And a bit more.
Russian general dead in Moscow The general in charge of Russia’s nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons was killed outside his...
The D Brief: Israel pounds Syrian military sites; Taiwan gets tanks; Will AI firms eat the Pentagon?; One dead on Fort Eisenhower; and just a bit more.
While Syria is shifting to new management, Israel is attacking the country’s arsenals and infrastructure. On Monday, military jets struck...
The D Brief: Russia races for gains; House passes NDAA; Taiwan talks to Trump team; USAF preps for transition; And a bit more.
Future of Ukraine Russian invasion forces are advancing again in eastern Ukraine, approaching within roughly six kilometers of Pokrovsk, which...
The D Brief: Immigration hits record; Costs, consequences of deportation plan; Aviators’ battered brains; Army: too top-heavy?; And a bit more.
Deportation watch More immigrants came to the U.S. during President Biden’s first few years than at any similar point in...
The D Brief: Israel strikes Syrian targets; Chinese warships surge near Taiwan; Trump Org’s new Saudi deal; Austin’s defense diplomacy; And a bit more.
Israel, rebels race to contain Syria’s collapse Israeli jets attacked Syria’s navy suspected chemical weapons sites around Damascus as Israeli...
A day in the diplomatic life of America’s defense secretary
VIENTIANE, Laos—From his first memo on the job, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has centered the tending and extending of ties...
