PRC, Russia Professionalize – Without Cloning US NCOs

PRC, Russia Professionalize – Without Cloning US NCOs
PRC, Russia Professionalize – Without Cloning US NCOs

Our adversaries are improving military training and education, but they may not need a Western-style NCO corps to wage the centralized, long-range warfare they prefer.

‘Land Forces Are Hard To Kill’: Army Chief Unveils Pacific Strategy

‘Land Forces Are Hard To Kill’: Army Chief Unveils Pacific Strategy
‘Land Forces Are Hard To Kill’: Army Chief Unveils Pacific Strategy

A new strategy paper from Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville says forward-deployed Army forces will survive inside Chinese missile strikes and fatally disrupt the PLA’s plans.

Senate Armed Services Stands By Afghanistan & Taiwan

Senate Armed Services Stands By Afghanistan & Taiwan
Senate Armed Services Stands By Afghanistan & Taiwan

“Seems Washington wants to stick around” in Afghanistan, said AEI’s MacKenzie Eaglen, “even if veterans themselves are increasingly the ones calling for the full end of troop presence in-country.”

VCSAF Wilson Presses Service’s Long-Range Strike Role

VCSAF Wilson Presses Service’s Long-Range Strike Role
VCSAF Wilson Presses Service’s Long-Range Strike Role

“All of the services are pursuing new long-range strike capabilities today, kind of like little kids chasing a soccer ball, and someone needs to ask which investments will maximize our nation’s long-range strike warfighting potential,” said Mitchell Institute’s Mark Gunzinger.

Low, Fast, Networked & Lethal: Future Army Airpower

Low, Fast, Networked & Lethal: Future Army Airpower
Low, Fast, Networked & Lethal: Future Army Airpower

Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville and other top Army pilots say these new technologies, tactics, & training will keep aircraft alive against high-tech foes like Russia and China.

Tankers, Transports Need Real-Time Threat Data To Survive: AMC

Tankers, Transports Need Real-Time Threat Data To Survive: AMC
Tankers, Transports Need Real-Time Threat Data To Survive: AMC

As Air Mobility Command looks to connect its aircraft to high-speed battle networks like ABMS, it is still struggling to get its KC-46 tankers working properly.

Army Says Long Range Missiles Will Help Air Force, Not Compete

Army Says Long Range Missiles Will Help Air Force, Not Compete
Army Says Long Range Missiles Will Help Air Force, Not Compete

The military services are working together on how to use long-range, land-based missiles to destroy enemy anti-aircraft defenses, says the director of artillery modernization at Army Futures Command.

Army Ramps Up Funding For Laser Shield, Hypersonic Sword

Army Ramps Up Funding For Laser Shield, Hypersonic Sword
Army Ramps Up Funding For Laser Shield, Hypersonic Sword

Research and development spending on hypersonics will nearly double in ‘21, and it will triple for lasers, as the service rushes to deploy combat-ready prototypes.

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.

Bell Unveils Army Scout Helicopter — With Wings

Bell Unveils Army Scout Helicopter — With Wings
Bell Unveils Army Scout Helicopter — With Wings

With its trademark tiltrotors too big for the Army’s FARA requirement, Bell is squeezing every ounce of performance out of a helicopter. Will it be fast enough?

Sacred Cows Die As Marine Commandant Changes Course On Amphibs

Sacred Cows Die As Marine Commandant Changes Course On Amphibs
Sacred Cows Die As Marine Commandant Changes Course On Amphibs

“It would be illogical to continue to concentrate our forces on a few large ships,” the new USMC Commandant writes in his new guidance, setting decades of planning on its head. So what’s next?

Army’s Multi-Domain Unit ‘A Game-Changer’ In Future War

Army’s Multi-Domain Unit ‘A Game-Changer’ In Future War
Army’s Multi-Domain Unit ‘A Game-Changer’ In Future War

But modernizing the Army will take decades and tough decisions about everything from online propaganda to the National Guard.

Why DoD Cut A Carrier in 2020 Budget: Survivable Robots & Missiles Vs. China

Why DoD Cut A Carrier in 2020 Budget: Survivable Robots & Missiles Vs. China
Why DoD Cut A Carrier in 2020 Budget: Survivable Robots & Missiles Vs. China

An inside source explains the logic behind the 2020 budget’s most controversial call.

‘Fight To Get To The Fight:’ Marine Amphibs Under The Gun

‘Fight To Get To The Fight:’ Marine Amphibs Under The Gun
‘Fight To Get To The Fight:’ Marine Amphibs Under The Gun

CAPITOL HILL: Threatened by hundreds of precision-guided munitions now in the hands of Russia and China, the Navy and Marine Corps continue to search for technologies and tactics that will allow them to operate close to the coastline without unsustainable losses. “We’re going to need long-range fires that can operate from a ship or from…