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Congress should accelerate the Navy’s unmanned revolution

The U.S. Navy’s welcome surge in experimentation during the past year is at risk of running aground due to a lack of focus and equipment.

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Give combatant commanders the tools to innovate

Innovations set to arrive in the 2030s or 2040s will be irrelevant if U.S. forces fail to prevent Chinese or Russian aggression during the next decade.

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Military micro-reactors: Waging yesterday’s wars while losing the future’s

The Pentagon is asking Congress to spend $60 million next year on Project Pele. Congress should hit the brakes.

Pentagon industrial policies need to focus on demand

America's industrial policy needs to consider the market that shapes today’s industrial base and the value from research and development that will shape future demand.

Embrace new ways to buy software or the Pentagon will fall behind

Bryan Clark and Dan Patt from the Hudson Institute argue the U.S. military needs to evolve how it buys hardware and software or risk losing the tools required to defeat adversaries.

Battle Force 2045 could work — if defense leaders show some discipline

The U.S. Navy clearly needs to change its force design and operational approach, according to two analysts at the Hudson Institute.

Guam’s air defense should learn lessons from Japan’s Aegis Ashore

Although the current Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery on Guam can defend against some ballistic missiles, its single AN/TPY-2 radar is vulnerable and cannot provide 360-degree coverage.

It’s time to rethink Japan’s missile defenses

Japan needs to implement a new missile defense architecture that can affordably address the size and capability of the threats it faces today.

Shipbuilding suppliers need more than market forces to stay afloat

Without deliberate action, the U.S. shipbuilding industry will become increasingly fragile.

Build a fleet, not a constituency

The U.S. Navy’s frigate award is a great start toward the future fleet, but the service must assess the best mix of ships for future warfare.

US Navy should turn to unmanned systems to track and destroy submarines

The U.S. Navy should increase its use of unmanned systems to track and destroy submarines, as they cost a fraction to buy and operate compared to their manned counterparts.

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Bryan Clark

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The U.S. Navy’s welcome surge in experimentation during the past year is at risk of running aground due to a lack of focus and equipment.

Innovations set to arrive in the 2030s or 2040s will be irrelevant if U.S. forces fail to prevent Chinese or Russian aggression during the next decade.

The Pentagon is asking Congress to spend $60 million next year on Project Pele. Congress should hit the brakes.

America's industrial policy needs to consider the market that shapes today’s industrial base and the value from research and development that will shape future demand.

Bryan Clark and Dan Patt from the Hudson Institute argue the U.S. military needs to evolve how it buys hardware and software or risk losing the tools required to defeat adversaries.

The U.S. Navy clearly needs to change its force design and operational approach, according to two analysts at the Hudson Institute.

Although the current Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery on Guam can defend against some ballistic missiles, its single AN/TPY-2 radar is vulnerable and cannot provide 360-degree coverage.

Japan needs to implement a new missile defense architecture that can affordably address the size and capability of the threats it faces today.

Without deliberate action, the U.S. shipbuilding industry will become increasingly fragile.

The U.S. Navy’s frigate award is a great start toward the future fleet, but the service must assess the best mix of ships for future warfare.

The U.S. Navy should increase its use of unmanned systems to track and destroy submarines, as they cost a fraction to buy and operate compared to their manned counterparts.

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