China analyst Dean Cheng breaks down the key military aspects of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s statements at the recent Party Congress.
By Dean ChengThe benefit of diverse and effective long-range precision fires was reinforced by then-U.S. Pacific Command Commander Navy Adm. Harry Harris, who challenged the Army to develop more lethal, long-range precision fires that could not only engage adversary land targets, but also sink ships at sea.
By Robert BrownThe US needs to shift investment from hallowed but vulnerable legacy platforms – especially aircraft carriers and B-52 bombers – to more flexible and survivable weapons systems – above all, Aegis warships and the unfairly much-maligned F-35.
By Scott Cooper“I guess if someone were to take a message [from the basing agreement] it’s that we’re not restricted to one particular location,” said Gen. Steven Basham, deputy commander of Air Forces in Europe/Africa.
By Paul McLeary“It’s really important that we don’t let these issues get swept up in … political transitions between administrations,” warned the head of Air Force Global Strike Command.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.“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.
By Theresa HitchensThe Air Force hopes replacing the engines will keep the venerable B-52 in the air through 2050 — just two years shy of a century.
By Theresa Hitchens“But we are seeing in the information spaces especially … we are seeing those that are trying to take advantage of this situation,” Gen. Goldfein said in a wide-ranging discussion this morning sponsored by the Mitchell Institute.
By Theresa Hitchens“There is no significant game plan here,” Ray said about the idea of a ‘bomb truck.’ “I just think, why not? You can’t win if you don’t play.”
By Theresa HitchensMeanwhile, the X-37B robotic space plane has hit another record on its fifth mission, now having spent 777 days on orbit, says AFRCO Director Randall Walden.
By Theresa Hitchens
Little is known about the details of the newly unveiled B-21 bomber, but IISS’s Ben Ho writes that from what we know, its mission set could expand to the sea.
By Ben Ho Wan Beng