Inside the Defense News Conference

‘Everybody loves a winner’: US-Ukraine intel sharing surges as Kyiv racks up wins

U.S. intelligence sharing with Ukraine has rebounded to full strength as Kyiv’s mid- and deep-range strikes continue to hammer Russia’s oil industry.
After traumatic health ‘crash,’ Austin Tice’s mom renews search for answers

Austin Tice, a Marine Corps veteran, was abducted during a 2012 reporting trip to Syria.
Operationalizing Operator Syndrome: What the Pentagon advisory council needs to get right

Testosterone screening in the military must be supported by an evidence-based framework to assess combat-focused jobs, the authors of this op-ed write.
Pentagon inks deals with Boeing, RTX to boost production of SM-3 components

The Pentagon signed seven-year framework agreements Friday with Boeing and RTX to expand production of critical components for the Standard Missile-3.