Today's D Brief: U.S. strikes militants in Syria; Space-threat data, shared; VCJCS' deterrence idea; Hacking military vehicles; And a bit more.
The U.S. military hit Iran-backed militants in Syria with retaliatory airstrikes near the Iraq-Syria border at about 2 a.m. local time. The Pentagon called the strikes a direct response to the recent rocket attack that killed a contractor and wounded six others in northern Iraq on Feb. 15. Defense One’s Katie Bo Williams reported on the attack at the time on location. Find her photos here; and her reporting here. Seven 500-pound bombs were released from two U.S. aircraft, which carried out the mission with no support from allied nations, according to the On the receiving end: “Multipl...
Source: defenseone.com
