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Wednesday, September 22
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One of the sayings we have in the fighter pilot community is that the enemy always gets a vote. What this means is that no matter how good... Read More
In the 2000s, a German firm developed a torpedo that was faster than high-speed trains. Here are the details. Torpedos Submarines are the... Read More
Will proving the capabilities of unmanned systems in the Gulf spur the Pentagon to budget more for smaller, nimbler weapons? U.S. Navy... Read More
The head of Pacific Air Force said he had no objections to India buying Russia's S-400 system "in the current environment." But -- and this... Read More
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Tactical Airlift Program Office (PMA-207) KC-130J integrated product team successfully completed full... Read More
A B-2 bomber mission marked a first for the stealth aircraft with a recent extended deployment in Iceland, where a strategic base is... Read More
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Air Force’s secretive Next-Generation Air Dominance program is progressing according to plan, a top... Read More
Leonor Tomero, who has served as the deputy assistant secretary of defense for nuclear and missile defense policy since Jan. 20, is leaving... Read More
It was a former Afghan interpreter reaching out for help that pulled Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Torres to connect with other likeminded... Read More
The Navy and the Pentagon are crunching numbers on two separate sets of studies that will map out the size of the service’s future... Read More
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall alluded to an event in which artificial intelligence helped to identify a target or targets in... Read More
During my August 2021 visit to MARFORPAC, I had a chance to talk with the specialists in information operations within the command. In... Read More
Regarding U.S. defense planning, as Chinese military analysts remind us, Americans too often operate on the basis that technology drives... Read More
Iran's foreign minister plans to meet with top diplomats from JCPOA signatories at the UN General Assembly. Read More
Essential Reading
Foreign policy in the United States is like...
The ongoing debate over whether, how, and how...
The Pentagon team that manages them “have not protected us, and they have refused to listen." Read More
Eight U.S. military bases are working to house an expected 50,000 Afghan refugees, U.S. Northern Command head Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck... Read More
The Navy is changing its uniform policy, relaxing some requirements that include an expansion of the allowed hairstyles sailors can have as... Read More
Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Five U.S. Navy service members are missing after a military helicopter crashed off the coast of San Diego, authorities... Read More
The 40-year ROTC ban sent a deeper message: that American civilization isn’t worth defending. Postmortems on Afghanistan are still... Read More
If the U.S.-led liberal international order is crumbling, what comes next? The 20th anniversary of 9/11 finds American foreign policy in a... Read More
Securing a reliable, affordable supply of oil has long been a cornerstone of U.S. national security strategy. But as the global economy... Read More
Will anything stop Biden from trying to revive the flawed deal? We’re not sure Iran could do anything to make President Biden give up... Read More
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National Harbor, Md. — Five test B-21 Raiders are currently in final production at manufacturer Northrop Grumman’s plant in... Read More
The Defense Department soon will begin a three-year rollout of a cloud-based system intended to replace the aging Defense Travel System,... Read More
How to Think Like an Officer: Lessons in Learning and Leadership for Soldiers and Other Citizens. Reed Bonadonna (Stackpole: Latham, MD,... Read More
Nuclear thermal spaceflight might be a lot closer than you think. DARPA's Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO)... Read More
During my recent visit to Hawaii, I had a chance to talk with Brigadier General Michael Winkler, Director of Strategic Plans, Requirements... Read More
But perhaps the most versatile Marine unit is the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment — a dedicated security and counter-terrorism... Read More
No, the Taliban are not America’s partners The disastrous American military withdrawal from Afghanistan is complete. After a deadly... Read More
Tactical athletes must take very different approaches when either looking to improve or just maintain their fitness levels. Those goals will... Read More
After offering SSNs to Australia, it’s time to extend similar support to South Korea. The United States, United Kingdom, and Australia... Read More
On Feb. 5, 1918, Lt. Stephen Thompson recorded the first combat victory in American aviation history. It certainly wasn’t the most... Read More
"The TacAir study is coming to a close soon. I haven't had a chance to review it yet. But I'm hoping it will be an input that informs this... Read More
One of the challenges in using commercial infrastructure is that the ground control systems developed for military satellites can’t... Read More
ABMS "has not been adequately focused on achieving and building specific, measurable improvements and operational outcomes," said Air Force... Read More
Most voters disapprove of the execution of the Afghanistan withdrawal, according to a new Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey released... Read More
Russia’s new nuclear weapons and China’s expanding arsenal will be difficult to address in future arms control agreements. The... Read More
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall alluded to an event in which artificial intelligence helped to identify a target or targets in “a live operational kill chain” in his remarks at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., on Sept. 20. Kendall offered the description as an example of his “No. 1 priority,“ which he said... Read More
During my August 2021 visit to MARFORPAC, I had a chance to talk with the specialists in information operations within the command. In particular, I met with Mr. Justin Bogue, Information Maneuver Branch Deputy, Maj. Melissa Giannetto, MARFORPAC PsyOp Officer and Maj. Nick Mannweiler, COMMSTRAT Operations. Clearly, one major change since my last visit to MARFORPAC in 2014-2015 has been a renewed f... Read More
The head of Pacific Air Force said he had no objections to India buying Russia's S-400 system "in the current environment." But -- and this is a big but -- he said India's action "will perhaps affect a future purchase by India, if they were interested in purchasing other defense equipment from us. But that's out of my lane, and I don't really talk about that, because it's tomorrow stuff."... Read More
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