12 Moments Of Truth For Army Modernization In 2019

12 Moments Of Truth For Army Modernization In 2019
12 Moments Of Truth For Army Modernization In 2019

WASHINGTON: At least a dozen major Army weapons programs face big decisions in 2019. The service will launch a competition for new armored vehicles; award development contracts for scout aircraft and helicopter engines; conduct key tests of long-range missiles, anti-aircraft defenses, rifles, targeting goggles, and multiple battlefield networks; and field new electronics for command posts.

2019 Forecast: Hard Choices On Invisible Warfare

2019 Forecast: Hard Choices On Invisible Warfare
2019 Forecast: Hard Choices On Invisible Warfare

There are real signs of a renaissance in electronic warfare. Now comes the hard part: translating new strategies and concepts into doctrine, requirements, and systems in the field.

2019 Forecast: Budget Battles & Confirmation Wars

2019 Forecast: Budget Battles & Confirmation Wars
2019 Forecast: Budget Battles & Confirmation Wars

Trump’s pick to replace Sec. Jim Mattis will be a key indicator about where the president wants to drive the department — and the confirmation process will show what the Senate will accept — while the defense budget may be collateral damage from a bitterly divided Congress.

Amidst Turmoil, Pentagon Persists On Acquisition Reform: Ellen Lord

Amidst Turmoil, Pentagon Persists On Acquisition Reform: Ellen Lord
Amidst Turmoil, Pentagon Persists On Acquisition Reform: Ellen Lord

PENTAGON: One constant in the abrupt transition from outgoing Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to his deputy, soon to be acting secretary, Patrick Shanahan? The grueling, technical, but crucial business of acquisition reform. For all their differences, Pentagon technocrats, House Democrats, Senate Republicans, and even President Trump can all agree that the Defense Department needs to…

Budget Busters: What to Look For in 2019 and Beyond

Budget Busters: What to Look For in 2019 and Beyond
Budget Busters: What to Look For in 2019 and Beyond

The release of the 2020 defense budget is still over a month away, and it’s already been a wild ride. A look at what has happened, and what might happen next.

After Mattis: Strategic Challenge & Opportunity For President Trump

After Mattis: Strategic Challenge & Opportunity For President Trump
After Mattis: Strategic Challenge & Opportunity For President Trump

Whatever you think of Jim Mattis, his resignation and the outflow of officials that will follow create a major foreign policy problem for the United States. There is not one ally who is applauding Mattis’s departure — but depart he will, all the same. So what must President Trump and his next defense secretary do,…