Kaliningrad is more than the Suwałki Gap, and NATO cannot ignore it
In an age of drones and long-range precision weapons, Kaliningrad’s location shows Europe's security isn’t neatly divided between frontline states and everyone else.
How the F-15 and F-22 should inform the F-47’s procurement
Budgetary lessons from the two legacy aircraft can help the Air Force anticipate hard choices for the new F-47, one analyst argues.
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Giving counter-UAS operators 75 km of advance warning throws the advantage to them
SkyValor extends RF detection range, providing more time to assess and respond to drone threats.
The Pentagon has gone too far in using the Other Transaction Authority. Congress should act.
Created in 1958 for NASA, the obscure fiscal tool has since become the predominant approach to military contracting – at great risk to taxpayers, one researcher warns.
Saudi Arabia’s nuclear program could outlive its government, so plan accordingly
Nuclear technology can outlive the strategic assumptions that justified its transfer, two experts caution US lawmakers.
We need to make industry crash 100,000 drones next year
The US military needs to find a balance of drone inventory and training consumption that produces the most combat value for its money, writes Col. Dustin Thomas of DCMA.
What it takes to succeed as Secretary of the Navy
The US Navy faces its most challenging period since the end of the Cold War, and it needs someone with the right qualities to steer it back on course, says former SecNav John Lehman and AEI's Anand Toprani.
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Why the Army can’t build its Pacific network like the one in Europe
Distance, sparse infrastructure, and contested communications force a different approach to connectivity.
What are humanoid robots actually for on the battlefield?
Despite their cinematic, sci-fi allure, humanoid robots could potentially address real manpower and survivability problems, a former Turkish general argues.
The NIH-Pentagon deal isn’t a cash grab. It’s a rescue.
As global threats move faster than ever, uniting defense capability with scientific innovation is not a luxury, it’s an imperative, argues former Pentagon official David Lasseter.
If Washington is going to be a shareholder, it should act like one
As governments increasingly seek to broaden industrial advantages, if the US is going to follow suit, its justifications should be clear, exceptional and subject to consistent rules, two advisors argue.
How China is rethinking tank survival against FPVs and top-attack threats
The drone age did not end armored warfare. It rewrote the terms of survival, and Chinese military analysts are paying attention.
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Edge computing fails when the mission hardware can’t evolve
The payoff is quicker tech insertion, avoiding vendor lock, and more room for autonomy, sensors, weapons, and mission growth.
The US needs an information-warfare strategy for Iran — and beyond
In the face of authoritarian oppression, a US-made information warfare tool set could enhance the lives of those living in restrictive countries.
NATO is measuring Russian adaptation the wrong way
For NATO, reproducibility should become a distinct measure of Russian military capability, driving how the alliance plans for the future.
Now is the wrong time for the Pentagon to pull back from Europe
The Hudson Institute's Daniel Kochis argues in this op-ed that Russia must remain convinced that America’s presence, combined with European NATO members’ firepower, is enough not to risk a direct confrontation.
Overlooking the obvious: The most likely way AI can enable terror attacks
Nightmare scenarios of AI-engineered super-plagues or nuclear bombs have, understandably, attracted the most attention. But there is lots of lower-hanging fruit for terrorists.