Asia-Pacific

The D Brief: Will Israel attack Iran?; CJCS sees no “invasion”; Budget testimony; AUKUS under review; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

The D Brief: COCOM noms; Mass 3D-printing in the field; Trump, Xi talk; The future of deception; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

Army brigade tests renewable tech in Pacific exercise

The 25th ID is printing its own drones, purifying its own water

  • Meghann Myers

INDOPACOM brings AI to wargaming exercise

After nearly half a year of focusing on new tech, commanders get to pit decision-making tools against operational plans.

  • Lauren C. Williams

Land forces tool up for potential Pacific conflict

Army, Marines pursue transformation, while exercises with partner nations grow more sophisticated.

  • Jennifer Hlad

The D Brief: USFK to shrink?; House passes spending bill; Big AI in a laptop?; Russia’s big security-camera hack; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

Muddy wheels, foggy lenses: 25th ID tests new vehicles, drones during Philippines exercises

The Army’s Transformation-in-Contact program is tackling the climate on the next battlefield.

  • Meghann Myers

US Army medics prepare for war with China

Service is focused on overcoming logistical hurdles and other obstacles now so that medical professionals will be ready if they’re needed.

  • Jennifer Hlad

The D Brief: Largest drone attack of Putin’s invasion; Dim outlook for Russia-Ukraine talks; Army preps DC for military parade; DOD to get a SOF-like makeover; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Audrey Decker

Defense One Radio, Ep. 180: The Marine Corps in the Pacific littorals

Two generals based in Japan discuss the Corps' multiyear modernization campaign and preparations for potential conflict with China.

  • Jennifer Hlad

The D Brief: Army Reserve’s Pacific plan; What Ukraine needs; Peace talks in Turkey; Misinformation studies cancelled; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson

Army designating Reserve units for repeat deployments to INDOPACOM

The service is also looking at prepositioning equipment for troops to train on.

  • Meghann Myers
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Army prepping for Pacific conflict with prepositioned equipment, logistics hubs

Moving weapons, ammunition, fuel, and even water around the vast theater will be a huge challenge.

  • Meghann Myers

Norms have changed in South Asia, making future de-escalation much harder

The India-Pakistan ceasefire shouldn’t disguise the fact that philosophy, proliferation, and U.S. inattention are working against it.

  • Farah N. Jan, The Conversation

Today’s D Brief: Russia’s barrage; India-Pakistan ceasefire; SOCOM gear; Qatar’s proposed gift; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Audrey Decker

The D Brief: India, Pakistan exchange fire; Houthi ceasefire?; Shipyard drain; Another jet overboard; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

The D Brief: India-Pakistan tensions rise; China’s ‘ChatGPT for robots’; Golden Dome price tag; Robot-wingman reversal; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson

Indonesia needs a two-track approach to its foreign-fighter problem

The members of an al-Qaeda affiliate who went abroad must not be allowed to revive the group at home.

  • Noor Huda Ismail
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The D Brief: Hegseth softens Panama talk; Trump’s budget flip-flop; Arms in space; EUCOM’s plea; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson

Army’s 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force to get its own Typhon missile system

The second Pacific MDTF has also joined Transformation in Contact, while building its way to 2,000 soldiers.

  • Meghann Myers

Pentagon to build AI for war planning in Europe and Asia

Scale AI will develop an AI tool for interactive war gaming, resource allocation, analyzing Chinese threats.

  • Patrick Tucker and Jennifer Hlad