“I think the future of homeland defense looks vastly different than it does today,” NORTHCOM/NORAD Commander Gen. Glen VanHerck said Thursday.
By Theresa HitchensInsights on digital transformation following successes on B-21 and Sentinel
Customers and employees are experiencing the ‘Butterfly Effect’ of digital transformation from key national security programs.
“Russia’s need for economic support in the face of new sanctions combined with China’s need for energy and Arctic influence make them logical partners,” says the report published through the NGA’s Tearline project.
By Lee Ferran
After the White House released strategy for the far north, Gen. Glen VanHerck, commander of NORTHCOM/NORAD, said the US isn’t “organized, trained and equipped” to operate there quickly.
By Theresa Hitchens
The Air Force is wargaming with allies on how to counter Russia and China in the Arctic, looking to “understand the nature of the competition, as well as the range of capabilities that each of us bring to the problem,” said Lt. Gen. Clinton Hinote, the service’s lead strategist.
By Theresa Hitchens
“We’ll have communications capability up there within the next year or so,” said NORTHCOM commander Gen. Glen VanHerck.
By Theresa Hitchens
“It’s sort of the same situation in the South China Sea that, when we look at freedom of navigation operations and the ability to operate in international waters, the United States claims the right to be able to do that,” SecNav Kenneth Braithwaite said.
By Paul McLeary
“The highways of the Arctic are paved by icebreakers,” said Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan, who helped shepherd the provisions through to the final bill which sits on the president’s desk, awaiting his promised veto
By Paul McLeary
GA-ASI’s MQ-9B: The right UAV for persistence, power, and performance
When assessing the state of the art of unmanned aerial systems, it’s critical to be very clear about what various aircraft can and can’t do – and could never do.
SMC is “working on innovative relationships with, believe it or not, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, and some other places you wouldn’t think of as traditional spacefaring nations,” says Gen. DT Thompson, Space Force vice.
By Theresa Hitchens
“The C-130 has been the most plus-upped aircraft in history,” says Teal Group’s Richard Aboulafia.
By Theresa Hitchens “Historically the Arctic, like space, was characterized as a predominantly peaceful domain,” the Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett said. “This is changing.”
By Theresa Hitchens
The 2nd Fleet says it’s ready to hunt Russian subs and start pushing into the Arctic. But it can only do that if the Navy can spare the ships.
By Paul McLeary
Norway took a major step toward replacing its F-16s when Norwegian air chief Brig. Gen. Tonje Skinnarland declared Norway’s F-35As operational after completing a deployment at Orland Main Air Station.
By Paul McLeary The 2nd Fleet wants to “decentralize decision making and allow the on-scene commander to take the initiative,” Vice Adm. Andrew Lewis says.
By Paul McLeary
An old Cold War base in Iceland has seen over $80 million in US investments in recent years as the Pentagon flies more surveillance missions in the high north — and plans to do more.
By Paul McLeary
