Tim Fernholz, Quartz American defense contractors can’t keep pace as Ukraine drains stockpile
It’s boom times for US defense contractors—and they can’t keep up with demand.

Stephen Bryen, Weapons and Strategy A Bridge too far for Biden?
Yonaguni is a small island, part of the Ryukyus…

John Feng, Newsweek The American and Chinese militaries have released conflicting accounts of what both sides said was an unsafe and unprofessional air encounter over the South China Sea, in…

Mahadzir, USNI News Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy Liaoning Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is operating in the East China Sea following two weeks in the Philippine Sea. The CSG is now…

Forbes Russia’s military performance in Ukraine has proven to be, in the words of the Economist’s year-end edition, “spectacularly incompetent.” Western observers have noted major…

NYT The deployment to a NATO country near the conflict in Ukraine is seen as a model of deterrence for a U.S. military that has recently stepped back from direct fighting.

James Stavridis, Bloomberg Ukraine, Taiwan and Iran top the list of potential crises, but the U.S. isn’t prepared for less-obvious global cataclysms.
With the new year upon us, the…

News.Com.Au As Russia’s ruling elite one-by-one fall down stairs or out windows, another star is rising. Now speculation is mounting that “Putin’s Chef” is preparing to step out of the…

Justin Cooper, AMN Early in Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the defenders asked the U.S. for 100 A-10 “Warthog” attack jets to wipe out tank columns rolling on Kyiv. The request was…

Congressional Research Service From the report
The Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) program, which is carried out by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Navy, gives Navy…