Groupthink gives V-22 a bad rap
The V-22 has long gotten a bad rap. As soon as reports of a fatal accident involving an Osprey off the coast of Japan hit the internet last fall, the critics pounced, and a chorus of…
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To rebuild America’s arsenal, rehabilitate the National Defense Stockpile—and prioritize…
To arm American allies and partners—and ensure U.S. armed forces can deter and fight a major theater war—the United States must rehabilitate the largely obscure National Defense Stockpile and focus on critical munitions. Based in Fort…
How Poland’s new blimp may boost the Pentagon’s connect-everything effort
The U.S. State Department’s recent approval of a Foreign Military Sale to Poland of Airspace and Surface Radar Reconnaissance (ASRR) aerostat systems, is not only a big step in providing critical airborne early warning technology to the…
Defense One Radio, Ep. 145: The USAF’s big reorganization
Defense One Radio, Ep. 145: The USAF's big reorganization - Defense One
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Our industrial strength is a deterrent
The U.S. faces unprecedented threats to its national security. Our adversaries use coercive economic and trade practices to build their military power to levels not seen since World War II, while weakening the supply chains that U.S.…
What’s at stake as Congress hashes out the 2024 defense budget
To say the U.S. FY24 budget process has been tumultuous would be an understatement.In addition to the commonplace continuing resolutions that are needed to avoid shutdowns when Congress is unable to pass a budget on time, we’ve also seen…
A silent killer is stalking veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan
On Dec. 9, the Air Force special operations community mourned Alan Yoshida, a combat controller who deployed with an Army Special Forces team into Afghanistan in the first days of the Global War on Terror in 2001. Yoshida, who spent years…
The Pentagon has been learning the wrong lessons for three decades
The lightning-fast victory of the U.S. military over the Iraqi Army in the early 1990s marked a generational turning point for warfare, with the predominant lesson being that exquisite and precise munitions were the key to winning…
To deter China, transform the Pacific Deterrence Initiative
While the Pentagon waits for Congress to pass a budget for the fiscal year that’s one-third over, the world moves on. A new year brings a new federal budget cycle, despite the delays in getting last year’s spending enacted. Unfortunately,…
In Norway, young people compete to serve in the military
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway has just begun a year of military service after qualifying for one of the country’s sought-after conscription slots. That’s right: even though military service is mandatory in Norway, the fact that it’s…
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