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Military History
On General Douglas MacArthur's Presumed Arrogance
Even the most casual students of military history know that General Douglas MacArthur was fired for insubordination during the Korean War, and his...

Air Warfare
Why Pilots Are Still More Important Than Technology
Listening to Chuck Yeager: Why Pilots Are Still More Important Than Technology In his new article, “ Inside the U. S.

Air Warfare
The Misunderstood F-104 Starfighter
In one of my recent articles on the F-35, I compared it to the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, and declared that both aircraft were “turkeys” that...

Air Warfare
In Defense of the B-58 Hustler, the First Stealth Bomber
Many consider the Convair B-58 Hustler, the world’s first Mach two bomber, to have been a highly problematic aircraft in the 1950s. It was an...

Maritime Strategy
Ending the Dominance of Naval Aviation in the U.S. Navy
For decades, the U. S.

Sea (Maritime, Naval Operations)
Why the Future Belongs to the Submarine
Photo: HMAS STIRLING, Western Australia, Australia (Aug. 22, 2024) – Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776)...

U.S. Navy
Combat Motivation in the Navy
(June 18, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), left, conducts bilateral operations with Royal Canadian...


Military History
Was the U.S. Army Really the "Decisive" Force in World War I?
In his 2001 book The Myth of the Great War: A New Military History of World War I , the American Professor John Mosier, who teaches English at Loyola...

Military History
Is Captain Eddie Rickenbacker Overrated?
I have mentioned the famous American fighter pilot Captain Eddie Rickenbacker in my writings from time to time over the years, and I always wanted to...

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 WarZone
Who 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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