Defense
As Army Chief McConville Prepares To Depart, His Service Is In Its Best Shape In Decades (From Forbes)
The U.S. Army is in great shape today--well-trained, ready for combat, and increasingly equipped with the best weapons in the world. A lot of the credit for this goes to General James McConville, who served first as the Army's Vice Chief and then as th ...
Ukrainian Rearmament Will Require A Lot Of Help From The U.S. (From RealClearDefense)
It is time to start thinking about how to rearm Ukraine after the current conflict ends. Even if Ukraine is successful in completely ousting Russia from its territory, an era of peace will not necessarily ensue. It is more likely that a hostile border ...
Defense Industry Dodges A Bullet In Debt Compromise (From Forbes)
The debt-ceiling compromise that the House of Representatives passed this week is good news for the defense industry. Not only is the Pentagon being funded at the level President Biden requested for 2024, but there is a good chance that supplemental ap ...
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle: Why Militaries Everywhere Want The JLTV (From 1945)
Much of the reporting on the war in Ukraine and the rearmament of NATO has focused on major fighting platforms such as main battle tanks, artillery systems, and air defenses. There is intense demand for Abrams tanks, HIMARS rocket artillery, and Patrio ...
The U.S. Navy Desperately Needs Large Amphibious Warships (From 1945)
The new force design the Marine Corps is pursuing comes at the expense of its ability to support the Administration's strategy of integrated deterrence. The Corps' current focus is on the least likely scenario, a major war with China across the Western ...
E-7 Wedgetail Successor To AWACS Is A Must-Have For The Joint Force, The Sooner The Better (From Forbes)
The Air Force's fleet of 31 E-3 AWACS radar planes is rapidly descending into obsolescence. The service should have begun a replacement program decades ago, but we are where we are: a successor based on Australia's Wedgetail was announced in April of l ...
GSA Court Case Could Negatively Impact All Future Defense Contracting
The Department of Defense (DoD) has been making serious efforts to take advantage of advances in private sector logistics to improve the way that defense goods are warehoused, organized, and distributed. A major part of this effort has centered on cons ...
China’s Threat To U.S. Pacific Territories And How Washington Should Respond
This testimony was presented to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, Committee on Natural Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, on May 16th, 2023. Chairwoman Hageman and Ranking Member Fernandez, thank you for the opportunity to appear b ...
Urgent Military Need For ‘Affordable Mass’ Can’t Wait For A New Generation Of Smart Munitions (From Forbes)
The U.S. military owns the most capable weapons in the world. However, there is a downside to being so capable. Advanced weapons are costly, so it is very expensive to accumulate large stocks. That presents a dilemma for military planners, who know tha ...
Ukraine, Taiwan Challenges Spur Efforts To Strengthen Munitions Industrial Base (From Forbes)
There was a time, not so long ago, when the notion of a federal industrial policy was anathema in some circles. You know, "government picking winners and losers." At least when it comes to America's military, that attitude is now out the window. Congre ...