Defense
The Need For Speed Stealth enabled a new American way of warfare, permitting air operations throughout the depth of the theater from the opening days of a conflict. In essence, the United States could now go downtown on the . . .
Where The Defense Sector Is Headed The defense business is virtually the only sector of the U.S. economy where demand is driven by non-economic forces. In defense, the key driver is threats to national security. As a result, defense activity . . .
Joint Radio Will Save Money and Lives You know that cell phone that you can't live without -- the one that has an annoying way of chirping smooth jazz right after the boss has asked everyone in the room to quiet down? It's actually a low-power . . .
Hurricanes and the Coast Guard In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Coast Guard rescued over 33,000 lives. The unexamined tragedy of that disaster is how many more people could have been saved if the Coast Guard had been . . .
Unfinished Business Chatham, Massachusetts is so beautiful in late summer that visitors often stop and stare at the brilliant interplay of sun, surf and sand along Cape Cod's outer shore. It was in that perfect setting that David . . .
Public-Private Partnerships and the Future of the Army Industrial Enterprise At the heart of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) acquisition and logistics transformation are Public-Private Partnerships (P3). This transformational effort recognizes the unique elements that both the . . .
After Many Mistakes, Military Space is Coming Back The people running America's military space program haven't exactly distinguished themselves by making smart moves in recent years, but they made such a move last week. Rather than deciding to kill . . .
Technology: A U.S. Asymmetric Advantage in the GWOT Much has been made about the asymmetric tactics and techniques employed by insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan against Coalition forces. The primary asymmetric weapon employed by our enemies. . .
Trading Places: Republicans & Democrats Rethink Defense On the morning of November 3, 1920 America awoke to discover that Republican Warren Harding had won a landslide victory in the presidential election. A map of how each state had voted on page one of . . .
Joint Cargo Aircraft: Is This Program Necessary? The U.S. Army is in a world of hurt. The service is bearing most of the burden of a multifront war while simultaneously trying to transform itself into a modular, networked force of the future. Either one of . . .