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U.S. Navy

July 20, 2023

Selling the P-8A Poseidon Short

At the end of June, the State Department’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency gave the green light to the Royal Canadian Air Force to purchase up to...

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Air Warfare

June 16, 2021

Pilotless Fighters: Getting Numbers and Capabilities

In February, the Loyal Wingman finally took flight in Australia. A pilot-less, stealthy aircraft designed to operate alongside manned fighters, the...

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Air Warfare

March 23, 2021

The KC-46's Long & Winding Road

In fleeting up from head of Air Mobility Command to lead U. S.

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U.S. Air Force

October 6, 2020

The Path to Sophie's Choice

On April 6, 2009, then-Secretary of Defense Robert Gates grabbed the control stick of the U. S.

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U.S. Air Force

October 2, 2020

The F-35 for Germany

Within a decade, Germany must replace 85 of its Tornado multi-role combat aircraft. Designed and built in the 1970s by a consortium of British,...

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Military Strategy

October 2, 2020

How to Respond to Russia's INF Treaty Violation

When The New York Times reported that Russia had likely deployed a nuclear-armed cruise missile in violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces...

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

October 2, 2020

A Tale of Two Allies

With the NATO summit just hours away, it is useful to assess the state of two key allied militaries: Germany’s and the United Kingdom’s. These two...

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Defense Budget

October 2, 2020

Trump's Phantom Defense Budget

The Trump Administration’s first budget blueprint —dubbed a “skinny budget” for its lack of detail—does not begin “the rebuilding of our Nation’s...

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Defense Budget

October 3, 2020

Clinton and Trump: Commanders-in-Half

Speaking at the Union League of Philadelphia on Wednesday, Donald Trump outlined his plan to rebuild America’s military, eliminating the defense...

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