Blair, Selva: The imperative to invest in GPS, our nation’s most critical signal

Blair, Selva: The imperative to invest in GPS, our nation’s most critical signal
Blair, Selva: The imperative to invest in GPS, our nation’s most critical signal

Former Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair and former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Paul Selva lay out four calls for action to ensure GPS is safe and secure for the future.

No to Trump: Former VCJCS Selva, 488 Other Former Top NatSec Leaders

No to Trump: Former VCJCS Selva, 488 Other Former Top NatSec Leaders
No to Trump: Former VCJCS Selva, 488 Other Former Top NatSec Leaders

Ten days ago the Trump campaign released a letter signed by 235 former military officers, including eight four-star general officers.

Three Senators Question Hyten Confirmation; Inhofe Wants To Press Ahead

Three Senators Question Hyten Confirmation; Inhofe Wants To Press Ahead
Three Senators Question Hyten Confirmation; Inhofe Wants To Press Ahead

“After a comprehensive investigation by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, there was insufficient evidence to support any finding of misconduct on the part of Gen. Hyten,” Pentagon spokeswoman Col. DeDe Halfhill said yesterday.

General Unveils Key New Details of Attacks in Gulf of Oman

General Unveils Key New Details of Attacks in Gulf of Oman
General Unveils Key New Details of Attacks in Gulf of Oman

“Getting alongside a vessel under the cover of darkness to attach a mine underway is not an insignificant effort,” Gen. Paul Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs said today.

White House Missile Defense Review: Space Lasers, Weapons On Table

White House Missile Defense Review: Space Lasers, Weapons On Table
White House Missile Defense Review: Space Lasers, Weapons On Table

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is studying options for putting lasers, directed energy weapons, and missile defense systems into space to protect against an array of increasingly advanced ballistic and cruise missiles being developed by China, Russia, and North Korea, a senior Trump administration official said Wednesday. President Trump is set to announce the results of a…

Electronic Warfare Funding Up, But Short of DSB Marker

Electronic Warfare Funding Up, But Short of DSB Marker
Electronic Warfare Funding Up, But Short of DSB Marker

“We have not achieved $2.3 billion in budget growth,” Pentagon EW acquisitions director Bill Conley told me. “We are continuing to add investment (and) we are addressing the most pressing gaps.”

Beyond INF: A Democratic House & A New Era Of War (Analysis)

Beyond INF: A Democratic House & A New Era Of War (Analysis)
Beyond INF: A Democratic House & A New Era Of War (Analysis)

INF proponents emphasize the risk of nuclear weapons. But, despite its name, the treaty bans a wide range of conventional weapons as well — and it’s non-nuclear, precision-guided missiles that have changed how war is actually waged.

Halt Refueling Of Saudi Warplanes; Defensive Arms Sales OK: SASC’s Jack Reed

Halt Refueling Of Saudi Warplanes; Defensive Arms Sales OK: SASC’s Jack Reed
Halt Refueling Of Saudi Warplanes; Defensive Arms Sales OK: SASC’s Jack Reed

WASHINGTON: Stop refueling Saudi warplanes as they fly to and fro, bombing, strafing and generally laying waste to Yemen. Freeze the sale of offensive weapons to the Kingdom of Saud. But the sale of defensive weapons is another matter, Sen. Jack Reed told reporters this morning. The danger posed by Houthi missiles and other threats…

Mattis & Dunford On The Long, Uncertain Road To Space Force

Mattis & Dunford On The Long, Uncertain Road To Space Force
Mattis & Dunford On The Long, Uncertain Road To Space Force

There’s no timeline, no cost estimate, and no certainty Trump’s proposed Space Force will even happen. Even the interim step of creating a Space Command is being dialed down, a significant policy shift.

Pence: ‘We Must Have American Dominance In Space’

Pence: ‘We Must Have American Dominance In Space’
Pence: ‘We Must Have American Dominance In Space’

The “separate but equal” sixth service (don’t forget the Coast Guard) will be created in stages, because, as Pence finally admitted publicly, it “requires Congressional action.” And, as the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Paul Selva, admitted today, if Congress passed the relevant laws in a year that would “unprecedented.”

US Needs Hi-Lo Mix Of ‘Exquisite’ & Affordable ISR: Intel Official

US Needs Hi-Lo Mix Of ‘Exquisite’ & Affordable ISR: Intel Official
US Needs Hi-Lo Mix Of ‘Exquisite’ & Affordable ISR: Intel Official

“Those will be debates we’ll have over the next couple of years, and those are some tough choices,” intelligence official Kevin Sherman told me. “Do we reduce some of those capabilities have been very helpful in the CT (counter-terrorism) fight, that a lot of our combatant commands have relied on, in order to buy more exquisite things?”

Pentagon Pushes Counterintel For Industry As China Hacks Away

Pentagon Pushes Counterintel For Industry As China Hacks Away
Pentagon Pushes Counterintel For Industry As China Hacks Away

Pentagon kicking off new program to work with the defense industry on counter-intelligence to stop Chinese hackers. But lawmakers aren’t convinced.

US Must Hustle On Hypersonics, EW, AI: VCJCS Selva & Work

US Must Hustle On Hypersonics, EW, AI: VCJCS Selva & Work
US Must Hustle On Hypersonics, EW, AI: VCJCS Selva & Work

WASHINGTON: China is besting the United States in key military technologies like hypersonic missiles and electronic warfare, Gen. Paul Selva, vice-chairman of the Joint Chiefs said today. We can still catch up, he predicted. What about Artificial Intelligence? That’s too close to call, said former deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work, so we’d better get a move on. Both men…

VCJCS Selva: North Korea Hasn’t Demonstrated Key Tech To Nuke US Yet

VCJCS Selva: North Korea Hasn’t Demonstrated Key Tech To Nuke US Yet
VCJCS Selva: North Korea Hasn’t Demonstrated Key Tech To Nuke US Yet

WASHINGTON: North Korea has cut the warning time America has to a “dozen minutes or so” before an ICBM launch because of the mobile launch trucks it’s using, according to the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. “We may have gone from tens of minutes to up to an hour (previously) to a dozen minutes…