Cole Spiller
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Air Warfare
April 21, 2025
U.S. Airpower Is at Risk on the Runway
The Future of War, Energy, and Private Industry They can evade radar and penetrate enemy airspace—but America’s most advanced aircraft can’t dodge a...
Cole Spiller • RealClearDefense
U.S. Army
December 19, 2024
Flat Budgets Threaten To Leave the Army Lost at Sea
Just weeks ago, a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sounded the alarm on the Army’s Pacific pivot: only 40 percent of the Army’s...
Cole Spiller • RealClearDefense
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