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The Pentagon has been learning the wrong lessons for three decades The Gulf War sowed the seeds of future defeat. We must uproot them—and urgently.John Ferrari, Senior Nonresident Fellow, AEIWe have China’s ‘anti-access’ challenge exactly…

'Fast movers': Chinese satellites zoom around for inspections—or interference In a previously unreported incident, one of China's maneuvering satellites was tracked and approached by a Russian one.David D. Chen and Peter W. SingerSpace…

Inside the Marine Corps’ first-ever littoral regiment "We’re going to be pretty disaggregated, seizing key maritime terrain, providing the sensing capability, and things like that,” one staff sergeant says.Jennifer Hlad, Managing Editor,…

Air Force announces major shakeup to prep for war with China Space Force also lists changes, including a futures command.Audrey Decker, Staff WriterChina’s new stealth bomber ‘nowhere near as good’ as US’s, intel official says U.S. could…

CNO: US Navy is having a 1930s moment Franchetti highlights “warfighting” and “warfighters” as key priorities.Patrick Tucker, Science & Technology EditorNavy adds $1B to unconventional effort to boost sub production A non-profit’s…

New tech will make tomorrow’s wars more dangerous to troops, Army says New sensors and long-range weapons may force the service to rethink doctrine."Sam Skove, Staff WriterThe goal of 100K artillery shells per month is back in sight, Army…

Are AI defense firms about to eat the Pentagon? Competitors are becoming collaborators in the industry’s hottest segment.Patrick Tucker, Science & Technology EditorEighteen ways Palantir wants the Pentagon to change A conversation with…

The knives are out for the Defense Department’s unfunded priority lists—sometimes called the service branch “wish lists” because they contain items not included in the president’s annual budget request to Congress. But to end the practice…

The epochal collapse of the Assad government, along with much of the Iranian regional network, has opened the door to a more peaceful Middle East, but has also created risks. The current administration must handle these with urgency, not…

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