D.F. Lawrence, Military.com The Army will test its new rifle and light machine gun in extreme environments this summer — from hot and cold to mud and “salt fog,” according to a Tuesday…
USAF Secretary Kendall Makes The Right Call On F-35 Fighter Engine
Forbes Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall disclosed this week that his service will not support development of a new engine to power its F-35A fighters. Instead, it will invest in…
The Navy Declassified Its Demands for a Next-Gen Fighter Jet
Brodsky, PopMech The U.S. Navy
The Coast Guard Is Missing from Mahan
Ryan Clark, Proceedings From the time of their publication, the writings of Alfred Thayer Mahan have framed dialogues on U.S. sea power, sea control, and maritime strategy. However, in the…
Army Chief Wants Three Multidomain Task Force Units in the Pacific
Defense N. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army chief would like to see three multidomain task force units in the Pacific region, he said Wednesday at the McAleese & Associates conference.
“I…
How Doctrine Should Embrace Irregular Warfare
R.S. Burrell, Irregular Warfare Initiative China’s gray zone conflict. Russian hybrid warfare. These terms have emerged to describe belligerent activities that standard US…
Pentagon Mobilized to Support Tech Startups After Bank Failure
Defense One The failure of Silicon Valley Bank presents the Defense Department with warnings—and opportunities.
In the hours after Silicon Valley Bank collapsed on March 10,…
The Danger of Downplaying the Ukrainian Battlefield Toll
Marcetic, RespStatecraft Are Americans supporting a policy of brutal attrition based on incomplete and skewed Western coverage of the war?
“Ukraine will win.” Some variation of this…
Ukraine and the Long War
George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures For as often as it happens, nations typically don’t elect to enter wars if they know they will be long, drawn-out, uncertain and expensive affairs. They…