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.
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.
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.
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.