defenseone.comadded August 2026
Defense Oneby Kirsten Berg, Molly Redden, Avi Asher-Schapiro, and William Turton, ProPublica16d ago
Trump's FBI shut down investigation into defense contractor's alleged bribes A CEO told agents about funneling money to U.S. lawmakers in return for Pentagon contracts worth millions of dollars.
Defense Oneby James DeMuth16d ago
Time, not capital, is the constraint on the defense industrial base Here are three changes to speed things up without lowering standards.
Defense Oneby Patrick Tucker16d ago
NATO’s thumbs-up for AWS shows Europe still needs America The company has become the first cloud provider to win approval to handle sensitive data for all alliance members.
Defense Oneby Edward Graham16d ago
Trump floats ‘AI Force’ to boost industry He posted on social media that "we will cherish it, help it, and watch over it, as it grows!
Defense Oneby Patrick Tucker18d ago
Will airmen trust AI? The Air Force’s future plans depend on it Getting leaders and operators comfortable with agents will require new doctrine, training, and permissions.
Defense Oneby Thomas Novelly19d ago
Cape Canaveral is building up its counter-drone defenses, Space Force says The Florida facility is key to the Pentagon’s plans to launch a thousand rockets a year.
Defense Oneby Jeremiah Favara, The Conversation20d ago
Pete Hegseth is rebuilding the military's ‘brass ceiling’ The SecDef says his ideological approach to promotion is helping recruiting. Surveys don't back that up.
Defense Oneby Lauren C. Williams20d ago
Space Force braces for stalled progress amid lack of full funding Fiscal 2027 program starts are already on hold until December.
Defense Oneby Lauren C. Williams20d ago
Air Force contemplates unmanned tankers The technology isn’t yet available to give autonomy to very large aircraft—but it’s coming.
Defense Oneby Thomas Novelly22d ago
The Pentagon must prepare for battles around the moon: Joint Chiefs chair Days after orbital weapons were revealed, Gen. Dan Caine ups the scope of the military’s desired reach.
Defense Oneby Heather Vogell , ProPublica22d ago
How a MAGA influencer with ties to Russia became Trump’s Arctic adviser As Thomas Dans holds forth in the U.S.
Defense Oneby Erich Wagner22d ago
Agencies spent nearly $10 billion for feds not to work in 2025 The use of paid administrative leave as part of the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program, an effort to entice federal...
Defense Oneby Edward Graham22d ago
NGA official takes top AI job at Cyber Command Ronzelle Green succeeds Reid Novotny, who pushed the combatant command to embrace the technology. U.S.
Defense Oneby Thomas Novelly23d ago
‘It was time’ to admit US has weapons in orbit, Space Force’s new leader says Russian and Chinese advances led to the revelation, Gen. Douglas Schiess says at AFA.
Defense Oneby Patrick Tucker23d ago
Iran strikes exposed gaps in medical evacuation ops across Middle East: IG Medical professionals have long warned that drones would cause higher U.S. battlefield casualties.
Defense Oneby Thomas Novelly24d ago
US military has ‘on-orbit’ space weapons, Air Force Secretary reveals Experts said the acknowledgment may lead to overt action by China, Russia.
Defense Oneby Thomas Novelly24d ago
Lockheed’s Skunk Works plans to build four more of its multirole combat drones The firm’s top secret research arm shared new Vectis images, but few key details.
Defense Oneby Peter W. Singer and August Cole25d ago
Cold comfort A Polish naval commando walks into a bar…in the latest Fictional Intelligence column.
Defense Oneby Patrick Tucker26d ago
Russia is weaponizing US-built AI to make killer drones, cyberattack bots, and fake news AI companies are sounding alarms, but the Trump administration isn’t acting on them.
Defense Oneby Frank Konkel26d ago
‘Digital employees’ are coming to the Defense Logistics Agency Nearly 200 agentic-AI bots are already running autonomously as the combat support agency pushes ahead with AI-powered tools, CIO says.
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