The US armed forces have a mobility problem The deterrent capability of our military is weakened by our inability to deploy combat-ready forces quickly. By: Kenneth Wykle 5 days ago
Defense and Silicon Valley: Don’t let Google’s folly set the tone We could bemoan Google’s narrow vision or wrestle with cultural questions forever, but we are interested in pragmatic solutions for the rest of the innovation ecosystem. By: Jerry McGinn and John Hillen August 13
The Defense News Top 100 captures some changes, but what’s missing? The list begs that question of scale needed to compete in defense. There’s no one-size-fits-all answer here. By: Byron Callan August 13
It’s time to update US defense export policies Our enemies control and preserve their military-industrial complex with an iron fist, while ours must function like any other publicly traded business in the United States. By: Keith Webster August 13
Defeating modern air defenses is achievable with smart strategies, not only stealth and standoff Air forces need not be entirely stealthy nor exclusively standoff to execute effective rollback strategies like Desert Storm or Operation Iraqi Freedom. By: Gen. John Michael Loh (ret.) August 9
And after the Space Force, a Subterranean Force? Will U.S. defense leaders want a seventh force in the future? By: Colby Proffitt August 9
In contemporary warfare, cyber trumps nukes While President Trump obsesses about politics, the U.S. is exposed to great danger. By: Shalom Lipner August 7
Reorganizing the missile defense enterprise Make no mistake: The first time someone isn’t looking, Army budgeteers will probably try to use the additional funding to buy trucks rather than THAADs, and Navy budgeteers will try to buy hulls and Tomahawks rather than SM-3s. By: Thomas Karako and Wes Rumbaugh August 6
3 reasons why the time is now for directed energy While directed-energy weapons are not the answer to all of our challenges, they will become essential to countering real and urgent threats from our adversaries across all domains. By: Henry “Trey” Obering III August 2
The Pentagon can’t develop technology quickly enough to thwart enemies. Here’s one way to help. One important way to speed up the acquisition process and attract companies from the private sector is to step up what is known as other transaction authority. By: Tim Greeff August 1
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