As Beijing beckons, is Washington sleepwalking on Egypt?
In this op-ed, Foundation for Defense of Democracies Mariam Wahba and Ryan Brobst argue a successful recent US-Egypt military drill belies a concerning shift.
US policymakers beware: Egypt’s relationship with China is preparing for takeoff
FDD's Mariam Wahba and Ryan Brobst argue in this op-ed that the US should rethink its relationship with Cairo amid Beijing's inroads.
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Turning R&D into reality to meet the challenges of the modern battlefield
Knowing when to build on commercial systems and when to develop something new can be the difference between parity and information dominance.
On ATACMS for Ukraine, don’t settle for a job half done
In this op-ed, John Hardie and Bradley Bowman argue that the US should send Ukraine as many ATACMS as it can without impacting US military readiness.
SOUTHCOM program trains South American partners on C-130 maintenance
The program is based off a similar concept being executed in US European Command.
Send the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb to Ukraine
The GLSDB would allow Ukrainian forces to strike Russian military targets up to 150 km away with an accuracy of around one meter, write John Hardie and Bradley Bowman of FDD.
Iranian drones could make Russia’s military more lethal in Ukraine
The US and its allies should prepare Ukraine, and better constrain Iran, write analysts from FDD.
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Keeping sensitive information safe in a new AI era
Why edge and endpoint security can’t be an afterthought.
With US distracted, Tehran and Beijing tighten embrace in the Middle East
The US pivot to the Pacific may be all about China, but it misses Beijing’s moves to fill a US void elsewhere, write a team from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Time To Wedge The E-7A Wedgetail Into The US Air Force Fleet
Some might argue that the Air Force should transition directly from the E-3 to an unmanned airborne early warning and control capability instead of acquiring the E-7. There are several problems with that approach.
Modernize The National Guard’s State Partnership Program
Low-key deployments by citizen-soldiers have strengthened ties with 89 nations – but some crucial partners are missing.