“Drones could augment Taiwan’s limited stockpile of expensive weapons with precise, affordable mass that produces cross-domain effects while reducing risk to military personal by employing uncrewed systems for the most dangerous missions," the Center for New American Security report says.
Focusing on the Coast Guard's development can help the US match countries like China who have already moved on the trend.
On today’s battlefield, mobility isn’t optional - it’s mission-critical.
IISS research found that China launched 10 submarines with an estimated displacement of 79,000 tonnes between 2021 and 2025.
Besides transatlantic tension, other topics on the agenda at the Munich Security Conference include AI, climate change, hybrid warfare, nuclear security and space.
US officials say they hope the talks spur greater transparency from China in particular about satellite operations.
Defense firms from around the globe brought their products for display at the expo outside Riyadh.
Balancing security and access to data are critical to providing users with trustworthy, reliable data for real-time decisions.
The Chinese PLA has gone through wide-scale restructuring in recent years, leading to questions as to why and what the effects may be.
As dozens of foreign firms descend on Riyadh, local defense giant Saudi Arabian Military Industries "will showcase more than 60 national products and capabilities across its various subsidiaries," the firm said in a statement.
For the last 16 years, the US has not had any nuclear nonproliferation policies. Henry Sokolski in this op-ed argues why that needs to change.
“It’s very ambiguous, and I don't know if they even recognize the contradictions that they're creating,” said Kelly Grieco, a senior fellow with the Reimagining US Grand Strategy Program at the Stimson Center.
As threats evolve, the winning model ties digital engineering to manufacturing capacity and a reindustrialized supply chain.
Analysts are expecting a Taiwan conflict to begin as early as 2027. As that date draws near, the US needs to look to European nations for support.
The Department of Justice alleges the equipment was made and shipped contrary to export law, but the South African company involved maintains it did nothing wrong.
US strategic planners must confront an uncomfortable truth, writes Sean Gorman in this op-ed: A core pillar of American military and civilian power is far more vulnerable than many assume.
China will almost certainly dominate the defense and security headlines in the coming months, as tensions continue to simmer in the South China Sea and around Taiwan.