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Hello from Doha where @DefenseOne is partnering with @TheSoufanCenter Global Security Forum. Keep an eye out for exclusive op-eds on the changing nature of security partnerships.
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In my @DefenseOne essay ahead of @GSECForum 2026 next week, I argue that because “the physical economy is back, and with a vengeance,” “the most relevant alliances...will be the ones that secure the materials needed for key armaments and new technologies.”
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After 40 days in combat (and 301 total days deployed), the guided-missile destroyer Frank E. Petersen Jr. returned to Hawaii yesterday. My story for @DefenseOne: defenseone.com/threats/2026/…
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Anthropic loses legal fight to shed DOD's designation as a 'supply-chain risk' defenseone.com/threats/2026/… via @DefenseOne @SterlingCroxton
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Iran strikes exposed gaps in medical evacuation ops across Middle East: IG defenseone.com/threats/2026/… My latest for @DefenseOne
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New: @SecAFOfficial Troy Meink acknowledged that the U.S. has space weapons, a public revelation that some experts said could accelerate an arms competition in orbit.
My latest for @DefenseOne ⬇️
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AI-powered biowarfare is coming; the Army lays plans to ‘fight through’ it defenseone.com/technology/20… my latest for @DefenseOne
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NEW: The defense industry would likely struggle to rebuild the U.S. military’s crucial space capabilities during a war with China or Russia because it will have too few skilled engineers to do the work, according to a new report from @RANDCorporation.
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Scoop: After months of security testing, military and defense personnel can now use @OpenAI's ChatGPT, a version different from the commercial one, for controlled, unclassified information workloads. My latest for @DefenseOne defenseone.com/technology/20…
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NEW: The creation of a “Space Force Academy” was floated in Project 2025.
Here’s how Trump’s new “Space Academy” announcement compares, what the implications could be for the U.S. military, and how it may further muddy the waters of civ-mil space roles.
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NEW: The Army’s Apache stand down will end by Wednesday, according to a memo viewed by @DefenseOne.
The grounding followed a spat of Apache crashes and a transmission issue on some models. The transmission was not a causal factor in last week’s crash, a U.S. official told me ⬇️
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As warfare becomes engineering, the era of the digital mercenary dawns. The WH is letting cyber firms hit foreign targets. That same trend is also reshaping warfare, which moves faster than governments can keep pace. My latest for @DefenseOne
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FRI| Defense One's @DefTechPat discusses the recent cyber breaches carried out by AI agents and the response from Washington.
Watch live at 8:00am ET!
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What would sucessful deterrence look like?
A world where a PLA ops planner has to throw out all his hard work and investments, because we just reset the board with a relatively low cost new approach.
“Shockwave”
Check out our latest #FICINT story with @DefenseOne ,
"The Communist Party and CMC must reexamine all strategic planning during the next 18 months as we seize this opportunity for self-reflection on how the adversary achieved this capability and for developing a renewed understanding of our own PLA capabilities."
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LONDON — Ukraine is making a hundred thousand times more drones now than when Russia invaded four years ago —and NATO must learn how, the alliance’s deputy military commander said Thursday.
My latest @DefenseOne story from the Global Air & Space Chiefs’ Confrence below ⬇️
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Doug Schiess’ hearing to be next CSO ends after 40 mins.
@SenAngusKing says the low turnout represents “committee’s confidence in you.”
@SenBlumenthal says being non-controversial isn’t a bad thing and adds “you’re competing with the Todd Blanche attorney general hearing. So.”
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The Global Air and Space Chief’s Confrence starts today here in London. Here’s a quick look at the national security topics I’m following @DefenseOne.
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A clip from "How Ukraine is winning the first Great Robot War," A short documentary about how Ukraine defied expectations and changed the future direction of military technology—and of war itself. My latest for @DefenseOne
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SCOOP: @GenAtomics_ASI is working to enable older MQ-9 ground stations to control the latest version of the drone, allowing longtime operators moving to newer models to buy the upgrade package instead of a whole new terminal. It comes as the Air Force eyes a Reaper replacement ⬇️
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Marines in the Pacific used 3D printers and other tools to field-produce shaped charges with local materials: plastic water bottles, crushed volcanic rock, coconut husks, and coffee grounds. A @Navybook dispatch from the @DefenseOne #Techsummit26
