Defense
The Hidden Defect In U.S. Nuclear Strategy That Could Spell America’s Doom (From National Interest)
Many Americans think the U.S. homeland is defended against nuclear attack. It isn't, except for a modest network on the West Coast designed mainly for dealing with North Korea. Washington decided during the Cold War that it would rely on the threat o ...
Defense Innovation Is Alive and Well In Detroit (from The National Interest)
The Department of Defense is particularly enamored with innovation as practiced in the IT sector, most notably in places such as Silicon Valley, Boston and Austin. But the traditional defense industrial base continues to change and innovate. Take the e ...
CEO Tory Bruno Explains How United Launch Alliance Will Stay Ahead Of Competitors (From Forbes)
During three decades in the strategic missile and space-launch business, United Launch Alliance President & CEO Tory Bruno has never lost a rocket. That may make him unique in the annals of the space business, but government and commercial custome ...
U.S. Marines Double Down On “First To Fight” Amphibious Capabilities (From Forbes)
Aside from bravery and devotion to duty, the most distinctive feature of U.S. Marine Corps culture is its focus on amphibious warfare. Marines have fashioned a warfighting posture that relies on naval mobility to get them to every conflict first -- wh ...
Normandy Cemetery Begs Question: Why Shed American Blood For Europe Again? (from The National Interest)
After losing tens of thousands of lives during WWII to liberate Europe, why should Americans again come to the defense of Europe, threatened now by Russian aggression and Islamist fanaticism? Because the loss of a continent that has finally achieved d ...
Perhaps The U.S. Army’s Most Remarkable Leader In More Than Half A Century (From The National Interest)
Dealing with the emerging Russian/Chinese/North Korean/Iranian threat will necessitate a transformation of the Army and the Joint Force. Given enough money and time, the Army could probably find solutions to most of its pressing capability gaps. Unfort ...
F-35s To Become Eyes And Ears Of The Fleet (from The National Interest)
In the not-too-distant future, the F-35 may find its central role in the fight not in air superiority or ground attack but as a sensor platform, expanding the ability of other forces. As a forward deployed, stealthy, passive sensor system, all three va ...
The U.S. Army Faces Defeat In Europe. One Day Of Federal Spending Per Year Can Save It. (From Forbes)
The Romans had a saying that if you want peace, prepare for war. The U.S. Army is having trouble following that dictum because its budget for buying new weapons has been slashed by three-quarters during the Obama years. As a result, Russian forces in ...
Slow Pace Of New Air Force Radar Plane Could Prove Fatal To U.S. Soldiers (From Forbes)
The Air Force's fleet of 16 Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) planes is on its last legs. At any given time, half of the fleet is unavailable due to maintenance needs. It won't be long before all the planes must retire. But ...
The Adaptive Engine Transition Program Will Revolutionize Combat Aircraft Performance (from The National Interest)
American air power is critical to mission success – it provides precision strike, rapid logistics, detailed reconnaissance and air dominance while denying those advantages to adversaries. It is essential that the U.S. continue to advance its air power ...