Skip to content
Search

Latest Stories

cipherbrief

Welcome! Log in to stay connected and make the most of your experience.

Input clean

The Brave New World of Drone Swarms

The Brave New World of Drone Swarms
DEEP DIVE – A drone weapon heads behind enemy lines, on a mission to kill troops and destroy equipment. To its left and right are a dozen other armed drones, and as the mission unfolds they compare [...] More

Can High-Tech “Sensor Fusion” Revolutionize Biosurveillance?

Hicksville, N.Y.: A Long Island Rail Road employee disinfects a train car with an eco-friendly cleaner while at the Hicksville, New York LIRR station on March 19, 2020.
DEEP DIVE – It’s the opening act in a potential public health nightmare: a chicken dies on a farm, for no apparent reason; another perishes at a farm hundreds of miles away; it takes time for the [...] More

More from Tom Nagorski

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky (L) speak next to the first batch of Ukrainian made drone missiles "Peklo" (Hell) delivered to the Defence Forces of Ukraine in Kyiv on December 6, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine’s Long-Range War: How Drone & Missile Strikes Are Taking the Fight Deep Inside Russia

From Ryazan to Siberia, Ukraine’s drone and missile campaign is hitting Russia’s oil lifelines - exposing deep vulnerabilities in the Kremlin’s war [...] More
Inside Zelensky’s “Mega-Drone Deal” with the U.S.

Inside Zelensky’s “Mega-Drone Deal” with the U.S.

The proposed exchange of U.S. weapons for Ukrainian drone technology could reshape transatlantic defense ties and redefine what “military aid” means [...] More
Can Western Sanctions Stop Putin’s War?

Can Western Sanctions Stop Putin’s War?

Sanctions are punishing the Russian economy. Sanctions are having no impact. Can both be true? [...] More
Europe Prepares for War

Europe Prepares for War

“War footing” looks different in East and West – but increasingly, the continent is focused on defense [...] More
Officials Consider Response as Russian Drones Cross a Line in Poland

Officials Consider Response as Russian Drones Cross a Line in Poland

What happens next could impact NATO’s future [...] More
The U.S. Needs More Patriot Missiles

The U.S. Needs More Patriot Missiles

Wars in the Middle East and Ukraine have depleted stocks of a popular air defense system [...] More
Are Undersea Cables a “Backdoor for Espionage” Against the U.S.?

Are Undersea Cables a “Backdoor for Espionage” Against the U.S.?

Washington is worried about China’s access to a vast data network on the ocean floor [...] More
Can the U.S. Fix a Broken System of Acquiring Weapons?

Can the U.S. Fix a Broken System of Acquiring Weapons?

We're about to find out [...] More
Experts Warn of Insurgents' Paradise in West Africa

Experts Warn of Insurgents' Paradise in West Africa

JNIM controls territory five times the size of Texas [...] More