India touts new ballistic missile defense prowess after tests
India aims to joint a small club of countries capable of bringing down incoming missiles with technology made domestically.
By Anjana Pasricha
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The US usually sells weapons to Taiwan – with drones, expect the reverse
Taiwan's biggest appeal is the lack of China in the manufacturing supply chain, one analyst said.
By Military Times staff
America is a maritime nation, and we need to start acting like it
China is threatening the Indo-Pacific region, and America must respond by bolstering its naval power, according to a congressman from Virginia.
By Rep. Rob Wittman
Trump executive order targets rare earths minerals and China
The Pentagon is concerned about China's dominance of rare earth elements.
America must build a coalition to counter China’s accelerating aggression
The U.S. needs to actively build a multinational coalition to counter China, and fast, writes David Geaney.
By David J. Geaney
‘Buy American’ reforms strike the right balance
Some commentators have been misrepresenting the idea of Buy American, and it’s important to lay out the facts, according to this commentary's authors.
By Rep. Donald Norcross, Rep. John Garamendi, Rep. Jackie Speier, Bob Martinez and George Williams
Modern nuclear-armed competitors require a new US approach to managing escalation
"The United States does not have — and urgently needs — a methodical concept for managing escalation," warns Madison Estes of the Center for Naval Analyses.
By Madison A. Estes
WWII or today? For Marines it’s a different enemy, but much remains the same
Technology has sped up the cycle but today's fight has echoes in the past.
By Todd South
‘Reshape from within’: How Berger plans to transform the Corps without a budget increase
The money saved from cutting 2,000 Marines in 2021, no longer supporting tank battalions and reducing the size of F-35B and F-35C squadrons from 16 to 10 planes will be used to buy the equipment necessary to fight the war, Berger envisions.
By Philip Athey
Great power competition heats up in the thawing Arctic, and the US must respond
Russia and China have been busy in a rapidly changing Arctic, and America seems to have barely noticed.
By Bradley Bowman and Maj. Scott Adamson
Corps to launch 3-year Marine Littoral Regiment experiment using Hawaii Marines
In addition to infantry Marines, logistics forces already based in Hawaii will be added to the regiment along with anti-air elements currently stationed on the mainland United States.
By Philip Athey
After munition worker deaths, Army floats $16 billion plan to modernize production
U.S. Army officials told lawmakers Tuesday they are seeking a new 15-year, $16 billion strategy to modernize and automate the military’s aging munitions plants following nearly a dozen worker deaths and injuries over recent years.
By Joe Gould