Russian and Chinese international weapon sales are continuing on a downward trend from last year’s report.
By Justin KatzNew Army mounted system won’t play favorites when it comes to C5ISR, EW and A-PNT
The CMOSS Mounted Form Factor will facilitate tech insertion for new capabilities while co-existing with the Mounted Family of Computer Systems.
“The lesson every Taiwanese is learning from what we are seeing in Ukraine is that we have to defend ourselves, no one else will fight for our democracy like we can,” said Kolas Yotaka, spokeswoman for Taiwan’s presidential office.
By Chris Horton
“If they pursue the maximalist plan, we judge it will be especially challenging for the Russians to hold and control Ukrainian territory and install a sustainable pro-Russian regime in Kiev in the face of what we assess is likely to be persistent and significant insurgency,” said Avril Haines, director of national intelligence.
By Andrew Eversden
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has only highlighted an American strategy that is out of date and
leaves us ill-prepared for modern, global threats.
On Russia, the Air Force secretary said, “If President Putin thought he could divide NATO, divide Europe, and even divide the United States, he was wrong. Now it’s up to all of us to ensure that something like this doesn’t happen again.”
By Valerie Insinna
“The United States has not lost focus on the Indo-Pacific region, and […] Xi should not get any ideas from Putin’s aggression,” says Jacob Stokes at CNAS.
By Colin Clark
A major overhaul is coming in software for missile warning
Space Systems Command’s FORGE program is the first, major missile-warning software modernization effort in 20 years.
There is one bright spot in the ongoing US-China space traffic brouhaha: Beijing has begun publishing for the first time the basic orbital positions of its crewed space station.
By Theresa Hitchens
The UAE will buy a dozen L-15 trainers, with options for more, as the Emirates looks away from the US for military hardware.
By Riad Kahwaji
Would we ever send a tank, ship, or aircraft into harm’s way without the ability to maneuver?
By Christopher Stone
It was impossible not to notice the absence at the Singapore Air Show of the general public, which was barred from the show in light of the threat from COVID-19.
By Colin Clark
America’s best options to counter China’s telecom investment is to double down on space-based 5G, writes Gabe Arrington, a fellow at CNAS and MIT.
By Gabe S. Arrington
“Our objective is not to change China but to shape the strategic environment in which it operates, building a balance of influence in the world that is maximally favorable to the United States, our allies and partners, and the interests and values we share,” the strategy states.
By Valerie Insinna
The US doesn’t have to replicate Chinese or Russian efforts but invest smarter.
By Tate Nurkin
With the attention of the world on Ukraine, China has an opportunity to see how the globe reacts to a major power forcefully invading land it has long coveted. In this op-ed, former House intelligence committee chairman Mike Rogers warns about the lessons China might be learning to one day apply to Taiwan, and what…
By Mike Rogers