With All Eyes On China, US Army Must Ensure It’s Prepared To Deter Russia In Europe
A "myopia for the Pacific too often overlooks, to America’s peril, Russia and its growing land forces," warns Dan Goure in this op-ed.
Can The US Army Transform Without A New Approach to Warfare?
When did the Army come to believe that acquiring new stuff fast equals modernization?
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Threat warning and survivability in the modern battlespace
Protecting warfighters requires fast, accurate, and dependable systems that work flawlessly to military standards.
Can Trump Rebuild The Military As Deficits Balloon?
President Trump, clearly feeling some heat after the Treasury Department noted the national debt ballooned 17 percent to $779 billion this year, announced yesterday that the defense budget would drop to about $700 billion in fiscal 2020. Trump told his Cabinet this could happen, “because now that we have our military taken care of, we […]
Army Should Break With DoD’s Modernization Strategy
The Army needs to break with DoD’s modernization strategy or risk being broken itself. Simply stated, the Army cannot afford to cut end strength and units in order to free up resources for modernization. This is all the more true if the modernization programs are complex, expensive and will take years to reach IOC. The […]
Coming Cuts May Put Services At Each Others Throats
The Department of Defense faces the prospects of additional budget cuts on a scale that would swamp all efforts to avoid change. If the congressional Super Committee fails to find an acceptable solution, the Pentagon would have to cut $600 billion. This would mean cutting up to $100 billion from the fiscal 2013 budget alone. […]