How Does Russia’s Newest MRLS Stack Up Against HIMARS?
Mikayla Easley, NDM ABU DHABI — Russia is showing off its newest military technologies to potential customers at the Middle East’s largest defense trade show this week,…
Day: February 24, 2023
Former NATO CDRs: U.S. ‘Must Do Everything We Can’ for Ukraine
Defense One “Now is the time for America and its allies to dig deeper to get Ukraine what it needs to win.”
Reviving the Use of Navy Tactical Jets As Submarine-Hunters
Noonan, War Zone A veteran Cold War submarine-hunter reflects on the unlikely quest to have U.S. Navy fighters once again fight undersea threats.
Whether we’ve failed to control them…
As Russia’s Military Stumbles, Chinese Strategists Are Taking Notes
Diplomat China is drawing lessons from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Chinese military sources can tell us exactly what the PLA is learning.
The Marine Corps’ Logisitics Plan 2030
Megan Eckstein, Defense News WASHINGTON — The Marine Corps’ logistics system can’t keep up with its new disaggregated operating concepts — or its old crisis response concepts, either —…
U.S. Marines: America Needs Its 911 Force More Than Ever
Bryan McGrath, 1945 The United States has had numerous opportunities since its founding to ponder the existence of its Marine Corps, and there have been several near-death moments. Statute…
A Mission-Kitable Aircraft for Kill Web Operations
Robbin Laird, SLDinfo I first encountered the Osprey in 2007 in a visit to MAG-26 at New River. In that discussion with Marines, we focused on how what was referred to me early on, as the…
Army Secretary: Tanks Might Not Reach Ukraine This Year
J. Judson, Defense N. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is weighing how to get M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, but they may not even arrive until next year, the service’s secretary said…