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.
“We have asked what other NATO members could do to help us out in this time to raise the threshold” for a Russian attack should Sweden move towards NATO membership, Sweden’s US ambassador said.
By Aaron Mehta
The US Army is shipping 20,000 troops and their tanks to Europe in a major test of its ability to move bulk (relatively) quickly. NATO allies are helping clear the way.
By Paul McLeary
President Trump announced that the United States would stop flying bombers over South Korea and suspend exercises there to facilitate diplomatic negotiations with North Korea. This echoes President Johnson’s March 1968 decision to halt the bombing of most of North Vietnam, also done to encourage negotiations. In 1968 the effort succeeded, at least in the short…
By Mark Cancian
The Trump Pentagon is undergoing a major shift to focus on great power competition. And it’s looking for allies to step up in places that might come as a surprise.
By Paul McLeary
PENTAGON: With a new military strategy emphasizing Asia and alliance-building, the U.S. Pacific Fleet today kicked off its largest international exercise in years, known as “Rim of the Pacific” (RIMPAC). Some 42 ships are representing 22 countries, including India, which the US has been wooing as a counterweight to China, and Russia, once the presumed…
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
A recent CENTCOM exercise featured real-time software development, rolling out updates in hours or days, writes CENTCOM Chief Technology Officer Schuyler Moore.
By Schuyler Moore