Commandant: Marines ‘Not Optimized For Great Power Competition’

Commandant: Marines ‘Not Optimized For Great Power Competition’
Commandant: Marines ‘Not Optimized For Great Power Competition’

The new commandant says the Corps has to start “unshackling ourselves from previous notions of what war looks like and reimagining how Marines will train, how we will operate, and how we will fight.”

LCS Fires New Long-Range Missile, As Navy And Marine Corps Hammer Out New Force Plan

LCS Fires New Long-Range Missile, As Navy And Marine Corps Hammer Out New Force Plan
LCS Fires New Long-Range Missile, As Navy And Marine Corps Hammer Out New Force Plan

The Naval Strike Missile is one tool that the Navy and Marines are looking to rely on in crafting a response to a new era of long-range threats.

Pentagon To Classify More Acquisition Info, Keep Closer Eye On Fed Employees

Pentagon To Classify More Acquisition Info, Keep Closer Eye On Fed Employees
Pentagon To Classify More Acquisition Info, Keep Closer Eye On Fed Employees

“We have a fairly well-positioned and growing counterintelligence activity across the organizations,” the official said, adding that the shift to DoD has created “what is arguably the single largest security-focused agency in the federal government.”

More US Troops, Patriots & Radar Head To Saudi; But How Useful Are They?

More US Troops, Patriots & Radar Head To Saudi; But How Useful Are They?
More US Troops, Patriots & Radar Head To Saudi; But How Useful Are They?

“We’ve seen this coming,” but governments “haven’t been preparing to go after not only UAS but cruise missiles.”

EXCLUSIVE Navy’s New Triton Drone Heads To Guam, New Pacific Recon Tool

EXCLUSIVE Navy’s New Triton Drone Heads To Guam, New Pacific Recon Tool
EXCLUSIVE Navy’s New Triton Drone Heads To Guam, New Pacific Recon Tool

Originally slated to deploy last year, the Triton drones will give US commanders in the Pacific a powerful new tool to conduct surveillance, and track Chinese moves from afar.

Marines Kick Off A Year Of Wargames To Help Build New Force

Marines Kick Off A Year Of Wargames To Help Build New Force
Marines Kick Off A Year Of Wargames To Help Build New Force

“We’ve got to wrestle with ship mix and their capacity; there’s a balancing act.” 

Navy Pushes To Slash Repair Times, Get Ships To Sea Faster; Creates New Position

Navy Pushes To Slash Repair Times, Get Ships To Sea Faster; Creates New Position
Navy Pushes To Slash Repair Times, Get Ships To Sea Faster; Creates New Position

The Navy is rushing to fix its long-broken ship repair and overhaul pipeline as the service prepares itself for “a generational-level of submarine work.”

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Leonardo DRS Ready To Tackle DoD Modernization Efforts

Leonardo DRS Ready To Tackle DoD Modernization Efforts
Leonardo DRS Ready To Tackle DoD Modernization Efforts

Current and near-term defense budgets in the U.S. have created a period of strong growth for the defense industry, particularly in areas such as situational awareness, survivability, secure networks and communications. 

Major War Game To Jolt 4 Services, Force Decisions

Major War Game To Jolt 4 Services, Force Decisions
Major War Game To Jolt 4 Services, Force Decisions

In conflicts of the future the Pentagon will need some radically new thinking.

Hypersonics: Army Awards $699M To Build First Missiles For A Combat Unit

Hypersonics: Army Awards $699M To Build First Missiles For A Combat Unit
Hypersonics: Army Awards $699M To Build First Missiles For A Combat Unit

Dynetics will build the Common Glide Body for both the Army and Navy, which Lockheed will integrate into full-up weapons for the first Army battery by 2023.

Navy Takes First Big Step To Cloud, Pushing Logistics To Amazon’s Service

Navy Takes First Big Step To Cloud, Pushing Logistics To Amazon’s Service
Navy Takes First Big Step To Cloud, Pushing Logistics To Amazon’s Service

The Navy’s data is spread all over the place, but a $100 million effort by the Navy aims to change all that within two years.

Marines To Roll Out Major Modernization Plan, Heavy On Drones, Fires

Marines To Roll Out Major Modernization Plan, Heavy On Drones, Fires
Marines To Roll Out Major Modernization Plan, Heavy On Drones, Fires

The Marine Corps and Navy are moving past the insurgent wars of the past two decades and readying themselves to play a central role in countering China and Russia.

Navy Wrestles With Cyber Policy As China and Iran Hack Away

Navy Wrestles With Cyber Policy As China and Iran Hack Away
Navy Wrestles With Cyber Policy As China and Iran Hack Away

“We’re spending a lot of money in this area right now, but we don’t understand where we’re spending it” says Navy undersecretary Thomas Modly.

Columbia, Ohio Subs On Schedule, Despite Missile Tube Problems

Columbia, Ohio Subs On Schedule, Despite Missile Tube Problems
Columbia, Ohio Subs On Schedule, Despite Missile Tube Problems

The company that has experienced slip-ups in delivering missile tubes to the Navy might leave the business, leaving only a single company who can do the work.