Commentary

Washington, on the heels of its decision to allow NATO allies to share US military hardware, has rolled out a long-awaited export reform that may make it easier for allies to acquire armed remotely piloted aircraft.

This week’s International Defence Exhibition & Conference in Abu Dhabi is being billed as the largest defense trade show ever.

Government and industry leaders from around the world will converge on the United Arab Emirates this week to attend the International Defence Exhibition & Conference (IDEX).

Since the 2014 ouster of Ukraine’s pro-Russian president, Russia’s destabilization of Ukraine has undermined European security and the rules-based international order.

In a meeting in the United Kingdom in November with one of the Royal Air Force officers responsible for introducing the F-35 into the UK forces, Group Capt. Paul Godfrey highlighted the behind-the-scenes work to roll out an F-35 fleet, an effort largely ignored by the analytical press.

Richard O’Brien’s Feb. 5 Politico article, “The Navy’s Hidden Crisis,” rightly expresses concern over the decreasing number of ships and its impact on the ability to secure the oceans and project power. However, his analyses tend to be one-sided while his thoughts on messaging reflect a bigger issue as to how the Navy connects with…

China’s biggest challenge to invading Taiwan has been the ability to project force across the Taiwan Strait and establish a fait accompli there, but the political transformation in the latter significantly eases the former’s difficulties.