Early Bird Brief

The Pentagon’s new defense-industrial strategy calls for “generational” investment in the industrial base.

Chief Fire Controlman Bryce Steven Pedicini faces eight espionage charge specifications for alleged crimes that occurred between November 2022 and May.

Navy leaders hope to reverse a troubling trend that culminated in the service falling well short of its annual recruiting goal for the first time

The drone-downing is only the latest in a string of attacks on the shipping lanes in the Red Sea vital to the global economy. 

Reporter Jen Judson and analyst Tom Karako discuss growing worldwide air and missile defense activity from Patriot batteries in Ukraine to persistent Red Sea attacks to what might be needed to prevent another Tower 22-like attack.

An update on the major announcements from the Air and Space Forces Association’s Air Warfare Symposium and the Navy’s West 2024 conference.

The weapon has yet to be launched into space, an administration official said. 

The agency has already given 50,000 documents to lawmakers that pertain to the allegations and their handling.

House Speaker Mike Johnson called the previous version of the supplemental "dead on arrival" after it was released. 

The former president also attacked his sole primary challenger about her husband’s tour of duty in Africa.

Defense News air warfare reporter Stephen Losey joins a B-52 crew to experience a training run aboard the aircraft with decades-old hardware.

It comes amid the most sweeping revamp of the U.S. bomber fleet in more than a generation.

The crash occurred east of San Diego in California.

The strike comes after three U.S. service members were killed by a drone in Jordan last month. 

In an Early Bird Brief special episode, Rep. Tony Gonzales joins the podcast to talk about Ukraine military aid, the Israel-Hamas War, military pay issues and border security. 

The Pentagon said that no plans are underway to pull troops out of the Middle East. 

Today, a Senate agreement on Ukraine military aid and immigration reform at the U.S.-Mexico border is released. 

A discussion with Military Times Pentagon Bureau Chief Meghann Myers for an update on the rise of attacks against American forces in the Middle East.

Today, Capitol Hill reporter Bryant Harris joins the episode to discuss a recent drone sale to India. 

Today, Military Veterans in Journalism Fellow Nikki Wentling breaks down tensions at the southern border between the Texas National Guard and federal government. 

The attack in Jordan took the lives of three soldiers. 

Today, more information is revealed about the drone that killed three U.S. service members in Jordan, near the Syrian border. 

Today, Naval warfare reporter Megan Eckstein and C4ISRNET reporter Colin Demarest discuss the Navy's operations in the Red Sea -- and the service's desire for ship lasers. 

Texas National Guard soldiers are still erecting border wire — and some Republicans are calling on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to defy the Supreme Court.

Today, Capitol Hill reporter Bryant Harris dives into the world of presidential war powers -- and how sometimes Congress tries to reign them in.