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Force Design and Force Structure Lessons from the Cold War"In principle organization should be based on effective command in combat."
07/05/25Read it on Modern War InstituteU.S. Army Rehearses Rapid HIMARS Rocket Launcher Deployment
Supported by the U.S. Air Force’s 15th Wing, the dry-fire exercise highlighted how joint airlift can position ground-based firepower across the...
4h agoRead it on Global Defense NewsArmy Breaks 'New' Ground Connecting Weapons Systems for War
Pentagon breakthroughs in AI-enabled networking now slash sensor-to-shooter timelines from minutes to milliseconds, enabling tanks, drones, and...
4h agoRead it on Warrior MavenArmy Wants New Palletized Short-Range Air Defenses by the End of 2029
Army sees new short-range air defense 'sleds' providing critical new flexibility and capacity, especially against drone swarms....
4h agoRead it on The WarZone
The Army Needs a Data Logistics Discipline Before the Next Surge
On October 12, Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle announced a “manufacturing rodeo” that will “strain” and “stress-test” the Army’s organic industrial base supply chain to “see where it breaks.” Days later, Army Materiel Command acknowledged it is still tracing suppliers to raw materials ahead of a January 2027 ban on adversary minerals. Yet it has no comparable map of the data dependencies its depots need to fix what breaks, a gap the Army will pay for the first time it has to surge.
The Army Needs a Data Logistics Discipline Before the Next Surge
The industrial base has grown brittle from a generation of optimizing for peacetime efficiency, and compute sized for peacetime reporting rebuilds...
1d agoRead it on RealClearDefenseA Breach in the Army’s Engineer Priorities
Future combat will require simultaneous engineer support for movement and protection....
1d agoRead it on Small Wars JournalU.S. Soldier Arrested on Suspicion of Espionage Linked to Russia
LONDON (AP) — A member of the U.S. Army assigned to a NATO unit was arrested Tuesday in England on suspicion of espionage related to Russia,...
1d agoRead it on Associated PressIt’s Time to Debate How the Army Fights
No matter the shifts in strategic context, the focus on the offense remains....
1d agoRead it onU.S. Army Prepares for High-Intensity Jungle Warfare in the Pacific
The U.S. Army is bringing greater firepower to Pacific jungle warfare with SIG Sauer’s M250 6.8mm machine gun,...
1d agoRead it on Global Defense News
U.S. Soldier Arrested on Suspicion of Espionage Linked to Russia
LONDON (AP) — A member of the U.S. Army assigned to a NATO unit was arrested Tuesday in England on suspicion of espionage related to Russia, counterterror police and other officials said. The arrest comes during heightened concern over threats to American forces stationed in Britain and tension between Moscow and much of Europe.
The 41-year-old man, who was not named, was arrested near Gloucester on suspicion of violating two sections of the National Security Act 2023: assisting a foreign intelligence service and obtaining or disclosing protected information.
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Measurable by Design: Project Meridian
By Alex Willard • RealClearDefense
New USAF Force Design Bets on Technology
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U.S. Army Rehearses Rapid HIMARS Rocket Launcher Deployment
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Coding Commander's Intent into Unmanned Systems
By Thomas Baumstark, Proceedings