Asia Pacific

The D Brief: ‘Seal the borders’; Insurrectionists, pardoned; Coast Guard leader, fired; Trump’s conflicts of interest; And a bit more.

The D Brief: Hegseth’s contracting pause; NATO’s Baltic problem; Denmark ups military spending; MADIS vs. drones; And a bit more.

by Defense One

January 28, 2025

Developing: SecDef Hegseth pauses all new Army contracting, pending a review. The review, which is specifically looking for diversity, equity and inclusion provisions in requirements, could take as little as...

Pentagon to test how generative AI would perform in fight with China

by Defense One

January 15, 2025

In the next 90 days, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, working with corporate partners and the Pentagon, will take a hard look at how generative AI tools similar to ChatGPT could help...

The D Brief: New Orleans attack; US, Israeli strikes in Yemen; Africa’s ‘new era of war’; What drove Afghanistan lies?; And a bit more.

The D Brief: Vegas bomber’s extremist writings; Honduras threatens to eject US troops; Militia-infiltrating mole; A Mexican invasion?; And a bit more.

by Defense One

January 6, 2025

Domestic extremism update: Last week’s Las Vegas Cybertruck bomb suspect was a supporter of Donald Trump and Elon Musk, as well as an active-duty Green Beret with PTSD who left...