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What Trump's NDS Gets Right — and Wrong
... the new NDS brings a combination of positive and negative elements.
01/29/26Read it on RealClearDefenseCoalition 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...
1w agoRead 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...
2w agoRead it on The National InterestPentagon 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...
2w agoRead 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
2w agoRead it on The EurAsian TimesHegseth Empowers America
Nuclear reactors at bases would mean less pollution and reduced electricity rates for civilians.
2w agoRead it on The Wall Street JournalDoD Announces $350 Million in Quantum Computing Initiatives
The DoD is allocating approximately $350 million to support diverse quantum computing approaches and applications for national security
2w agoRead it on Military+Aerospace ElectronicsPentagon Awards $6.3B Contract for SM-3 IB Missiles
Raytheon has secured another multi-year munition deal
2w agoRead it on Breaking DefenseJavelin Ramps Up: Missile Output Nearly Doubles in 2 Years
The Javelin Joint Venture says it has nearly doubled Javelin missile production capacity over two years
2w agoRead it on Defence Blog
We Cannot Build Tomorrow's Weapons With Yesterday's Alloys
By Joseph F. Krause • RealClearDefense
Americans Will Sacrifice for Their Country, Not for Politicians
By Jane Li • RealClearDefense
No Need for a New World Order
By Will Thibeau • RealClearDefense
Congress: Don’t Let the NDAA Hand China Our Defense Blueprints
By Richard Newton • RealClearDefense
Washington Cannot Ignore Afghanistan’s Weapons Legacy
By Saima Afzal • RealClearDefense
Marines Deploy Neros Archer Drone in Live Fire Exercise for First Time
By USNI News
Confessions Of An SR-71 Blackbird Pilot
By Howard Altman, The WarZone
Air Force Exploring Creative Ways to Produce More Pilots
By Laura Heckmann, NatDef
"Super F-22' Propels Rator to Fly With F-47 Into 2060s
By Kris Osborn, Warrior Maven
GA-ASI and Saab Test AEW Payload on MQ-9B
By Stefano D'Urso, The Aviationist