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Reimagining the Arsenal of Democracy
America's "arsenal of democracy" is not the vending machine — money in, weapons out — that so many pundits and policymakers seem to assume. It's an...
06/27/24Read it on RealClearDefenseDemocrats May Defund the Troops
The first Democratic big idea is to take the government budget hostage to defund U.S. troops in the middle of a naval blockade in the Middle East....
1w agoRead it on The Wall Street JournalDemocrat Congress Likely To Target Trump Defense Plans
... Democrats are expected major cutbacks and cancellations of Trump administration defense policies and programs....
1w agoRead it on The Washington TimesPentagon Plans for Death of Trump’s Record Military Budget
The administration insists it has support for a $1.5 trillion defense budget. Officials are privately planning for less....
2w agoRead it on PoliticoCoalition Casts Wildfire Prevention as a Military Readiness Issue
More than 40 organizations have banded together to push for a wildfire prevention amendment they want to see added to this fiscal year’s National...
10/17/26Read it on Stars and StripesEven by Recent Standards, This Year's Continuing Resolution Is a Disaster
Regardless of the outcome of the upcoming midterm elections, Congress must immediately pivot to securing stable funding for the military once they...
10/15/26Read it on The National InterestBuilding an Arsenal That Survives the Tenth Salvo
Pentagon Backfills $200 Million for MV-75 Program
The Pentagon, two days before the fiscal year ended, applied $200 million in reprogramming funding for the Bell MV-75 program as Textron was forced...
10/14/26Read it on Aviation Week
The Defense Department's Reorganization Problem Comes to Fightertown
After Hurricane Katrina exposed serious weaknesses in the federal emergency response, government leaders questioned the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s role within the Department of Homeland Security. Congress responded with the Post-Katrina Act, strengthening FEMA’s role and giving the agency greater independence. The changes improved FEMA’s position, while the wider response showed how much work remained to align authority, plans, and operations.
FEMA’s experience offers a lesson for Defense leaders: a new organization can help when leaders define the problem, assign authority, and measure results. Leaders should weigh those needs against the cost and disruption of a reorganization before changing reporting lines or creating new offices.
Europe Is Rearming — and U.S. Wall Street is Writing the Checks
The global defense industry appears to be entering a period of structural transformation
10/12/26Read it on The EurAsian Times
Iran’s Nuclear and Chemical Weapons Threat
By Ben Ollerenshaw • RealClearDefense
Europe’s Rearmament Paradox
By Daniel Darling • RealClearDefense
Pentagon’s Pursuit of Faster Acquisition
By Ben Harris • RealClearDefense
The Army’s AI Cyber Defenders Need a Proven Stand-Down Order
By Gleb Tsipursky • RealClearDefense
After the Silence
By Chase Skylar DeMayo • RealClearDefense
The First Surface Drone-v-Drone Fight
By CDR Salamander, CDR Salamander
Air Force Strengthens F-22 Raptor Combat Readiness in the Pacific
By Global DefenseAfter the Silence
By Chase Skylar DeMayo • RealClearDefense
Underwater Arms Race Puts U.S. Naval Supremacy at Risk
By Tom O'Connor, Newsweek
New Facilities To Pump Out Upgraded F/A-18E/F Super Hornets
By Trevithick, WarZone