Defense
Five Ways The Ukraine War Could Become A Nuclear Conflict (From Forbes)
Despite frequently warnings from Russian officials that the Ukraine war could lead their country to use nuclear weapons, much of official Washington does not take the possibility seriously. That is a mistake. There are multiple ways in which war-relate ...
As Pentagon Works To Rebuild The US Industrial Base, FTC Targets America’s Most Innovative Companies (From Forbes)
The twin blows of a global pandemic and war in Ukraine have alerted US policymakers to extensive vulnerabilities in the U.S. industrial economy. Pentagon planners are worried about the economy's ability to sustain a war effort, and rightly so. Meanwhil ...
Congress Pushes For Much-Needed Reforms Of The Foreign Military Sales Process (From RealClearDefense)
The U.S. is still the arsenal of democracy, providing well over $150 billion in security cooperation assistance to some 58 countries in 2021. One of the main avenues for providing friends and allies with needed military capabilities is the Foreign Mili ...
The Air Force’s AWACS Radar Planes Are Relics. Congress Needs To Speed Production Of Their Replacement. (From Forbes)
The Air Force's fleet of E-3 AWACS radar planes is on its last legs. The most decrepit aircraft will start heading to the boneyard this year, and finding spare parts for the remaining planes is becoming difficult. After all, the Boeing 707 jetliner on ...
Will The Contest Between UAS And C-UAS Capabilities Lead To A New Military-Technological Revolution? (From 1945)
Recent twenty-first-century wars suggest that the outcomes of future conflicts could be determined by the contest between unmanned aerial systems (UASs), also known as drones, and the means deployed to counter UASs (C-UASs). More than 30 nations have e ...
Next Generation Air Dominance Is A Must-Have For American Air Power–And RTX Is Uniquely Positioned To Play (From Forbes)
The US Air Force's Next Generation Air Dominance program is critical to assuring air superiority through mid-century. The crewed fighter at the center of NGAD is optimized for securing command of the air in heavily contested areas--like in and around C ...
Electronic Warfare Has Become A Defining Feature Of Future Conflict. Here’s Why. (From Forbes)
The biggest lesson coming out of fighting in Ukraine isn't about drones or artillery, it's about electronic warfare. Both sides are straining to control and exploit the electromagnetic spectrum, at a level of intensity not seen in previous conflicts. U ...
Five Reasons The Road To Revitalizing American Manufacturing Runs Through The Pentagon (From Forbes)
The Biden administration has launched a whole-of-government campaign to rebuild America's flagging industrial might. Many federal agencies are involved, but the Department of Defense could end up being the most important. America's military is a huge s ...
RTX Head Greg Hayes Says US Can’t Decouple From China But Can “De-Risk.” Biden Gets It, But Some Big Companies Don’t. (From Forbes)
RTX Chairman & CEO Greg Hayes recently told the Financial Times that US companies can't decouple from China--they rely too much on suppliers there--but they can reduce risks. The Biden administration seems to share that view. It has taken steps to ...
The U.S. Army Needs To Fix Its Remaining ‘Fires’ Gap (From 1945)
In recent years, the U.S. Army’s top modernization priority has been long-range precision fires (LRPF). As the war in Ukraine demonstrates, this was a prescient decision. But when it comes to addressing the need for an entirely new portfolio of fires s ...