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Defense Budget
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...
Military Strategy
When Buzzwords Masquerade as Strategy
In August 2008, Gen. James Mattis did something rare for a senior commander when he ordered a popular concept, effects-based operations, out of the...
Military Strategy
Continuous Transformation Needs a Clear End State
The Army’s Transformation Initiative , or ATI, applies an enduring approach through specific reorganizations, program cuts, equipment deliveries, and...
U.S. Army
Anchoring Army Modernization to Operational Problems
Project Convergence-Capstone 6 demonstrated the value of testing emerging technology under realistic battlefield conditions. Soldiers at Fort Irwin...
Military Strategy
Afghanistan in 2018: When Policy Outran Strategy
Afghanistan exposed a gap between immediate military pressure and the smaller long-term U. S.
U.S. Army
An Army Modernization Problem: Local Transformation Without Direction
The Army’s Transformation in Contact initiative drives transformation from the tactical to the strategic level. Soldiers and battalion-level...
Military Strategy
The Army's Concept Cannot Keep Pace With Strategy
In March 2026, unauthorized drones approached Barksdale Air Force Base, forcing a lockdown at a strategic bomber installation. During the same period,...
Russo-Ukraine War
Russia After Ukraine Determines Where Army Prepositioned Stocks Should Go
Congress is asking the right question about the wrong thing. The House FY2027 NDAA directs the Army to report on dedicated prepositioned stocks in...
Military Strategy
One Enemy, One Strategy
Assembling Army Transformation Around China In May 2025, the Secretary of the Army and Chief of Staff released the Army Transformation Initiative ,...
U.S. Army
Large-Scale Combat Operations Mean Everything, Which Means Nothing
The Army's Transformation Initiative is the most significant restructuring of the force in a generation. Twenty-one Brigade Combat Teams—fourteen...
In Pursuit of Nuclear Abolition
By Peter Huessy • RealClearDefense
Innovation Alone Won’t Prepare the U.S. for the Future Battlefield
By Joshua Segal • RealClearDefense
The sUAS Tactical Trifecta
By Bryan T. Woody • RealClearDefense
The Revolutionary War: When Strategic Options Share the Same Weakness
By Henry Yep • RealClearDefense
The Houthis Are Testing the Limits of Collective Defense
By Saima Afzal • RealClearDefense
Who Shoots Down the Drone Over the Shipyard?
By John Ferrari & Dillon Prochnicki • RealClearDefense
Northrop Grumman Breaks Out the Big Guns at AUSA
By Daniel Terrill, Defense News
Army Pursuing Diverse Array of New Anti-Air Interceptors
By Trevithick, The WarZoneWho Shoots Down the Drone Over the Shipyard?
By John Ferrari & Dillon Prochnicki, RCD
F-35C Lands for the First Time on a Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier
By The Aviationist
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