“My general view is that this president or any president deserve to have multiple options to deal with national security situations,” Milley said. “And my advice is listened to. And I have an opportunity to express my voice on a continuous basis many, many times.”
By Aaron MehtaCapability exists to simulate the future of kill chains at theater scale
A tool to explore what-if scenarios and tradeoffs at the theater-level faster than traditional analysis.
“What we don’t want to do is launch a weapon that then opens a seeker and there’s nothing there, because the target has maneuvered,” Vice Adm. Jon Hill, said.
By Theresa Hitchens
“I don’t see another obvious explanation other than it was a weapons test,” said Brian Weeden of the Secure World Foundation.
By Theresa Hitchens
DoD never entered its own classified testing into the record during the Ligado proceedings, according to FCC chair Ajit Pai, “despite the fact that we have procedures in place for filing classified materials with the FCC — procedures other agencies routinely have followed.”
By Theresa Hitchens
Former intelligence officials told us they were worried about London’s decision to allow the Chinese giant’s technology on parts of its new 5G network. A vulnerability anywhere in the system, they argue, threatens security everywhere.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
There is “a significant opportunity for the United States to come to the table and negotiate with North Korea and at least begin the steps to take the program back,” says Ranking HASC Member Mike Turner.
By Theresa Hitchens
Democrats and Republicans sparred all night over nukes in the 2020 defense policy bill, but the Democrats had the votes. For now.
By Paul McLeary
MILSATCOM for the most critical no-fail missions
With multiple nuclear-capable threats and space itself being a contested domain, assured and protected MILSATCOM are more critical than ever before.
The Pentagon has long worried about the multi-billion dollar price tag that comes along with building a new interceptor field and its infrastructure. Influential lawmakers want a permanent site built that will support close to 1,000 jobs in their districts.
By Paul McLeary
Insiders were blindsided by her departure. So who fills her seat in the Pentagon?
By Colin Clark
WASHINGTON: The first concrete step to creating an independent force of trained and equipped space warriors occurred today — but that’s not the most important step on space the nation should take, the Air Force Chief of Staff said today. Setting up Space Command, so the US can more effectively fight any war that involves space assets,…
By Colin Clark
“The waste would be absolutely stunning,” Secretary Spenser said. To cut the already-completed 2020 budget plan so steeply on such little notice, he said, “some of the scenarios will make your eyes water for what we will have to do” in his shipbuilding and maintenance accounts.
By Paul McLeary
After five years of talks and a wall of Russian denials, NATO and Washington call Putin’s bluff and say they’re ready to do something about Russian violations of a 31 year-old arms control treaty. But Europe is worried.
By Paul McLeary
After waiting almost three decades to audit itself, the Pentagon still failed miserably in its first attempt. Despite top officials brushing the failure off an an expected learning experience, real questions remain over whether it can fix itself.
By Paul McLeary
House Armed Services Committee pushes through most of the Trump administration’s budget requests, absent some of the usual fights. But the return of sequester looms large in 2020.
By Paul McLeary
