America is sailing through the Taiwan Strait less. Does it matter?
A Heritage Foundation study shows a significant drop in Taiwan Strait transits by the US military under the second Trump administration.
China’s dual-use ambitions could severely threaten America’s force posture
The Pentagon already closely tracks dual-use technology, but The Heritage Foundation's Brent Sadler and Allen Zhang write in this op-ed that it's past time to keep an eye on potential dual-use maritime infrastructure.
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Engineering decision advantage for the warfighter
Multi-orbit mission capabilities are accelerating decision making across domains.
US Heritage Foundation offers Pacific Islands’ blueprint for Trump
"The Pacific Islands occupy a pivotal location that is important to U.S. efforts to protect Americans and deny China’s regional hegemonic ambitions," Andrew Harding, the report's author says.
US needs more nuclear subs, mobile ICBMs and tactical nukes: Heritage report
The conservative Heritage Foundation presented the new report as a potential draft Nuclear Posture Review for the 2025 presidential administration.
The incredible shrinking Army: NDAA end strength levels are a mistake
"Cutting Army end strength to only 452,000 soldiers locks in the service’s worst projections for recruiting, forestalling any possibility to achieve greater-than-predicted success," writes Thomas Spoehr of the Heritage Foundation.
PLA patrols, missile launches ‘new normal’ for Taiwan
"In the future, Chinese missiles may well REGULARLY overfly Taiwan," says China expert Dean Cheng. "Thereby increasing tension, increasing pressure on the island. All of which, in the CCP's estimation, will make Taipei knuckle under."
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Acquisition reform at the speed of war
As part of the DoW’s acquisition transformation, streamlined processes must be extended to all companies in the defense industrial base.
Esports and National Security: DoD should invest effort now to reap benefits in the future
Militaries can "learn from world-class players how they develop, train and practice the quick-twitch skills and reaction times needed for competitive gaming," writes James Jay Carafano.
Biden Must Boost 2022 Budget To Counter China
The Army and Air Force are locked in battle over missions and the dollars that go with them. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs — an Army guy — has predicted a “bloodletting” with the Army the likely loser as the country grapples with how to manage the growing rivalries with China and Russia. Stopping […]
Hits & Misses In Biden’s Interim National Security Guidance
“Seemingly gone is the naivety of the Obama era” about Russia and China, writes the Heritage Foundation’s Tom Spoehr in this op-ed. But the retired three-star general still sees some worrying woolly-mindedness.
Don’t Cut The Army In 2021
The post-COVID budget crunch – and the need to grow seapower and airpower for a Pacific contest with China – make it all too tempting to cut the Army. But that would be a grave mistake, warns retired three-star general Tom Spoehr.
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Project Talon Portfolio puts mission autonomy at the center of future CCA operations
Truly autonomous aircraft can make decisions without continuous human input.
Are The Days Of Manned Fighters REALLY Numbered?
The Observe and Orient steps of the OODA Loop are the heart and soul of dogfighting—the two most critical elements in the OODA sequence. No system in the world can touch a human’s ability to capture and process those tasks.
Heritage To Congress: Pass A Defense Appropriations Bill
Congress must pass key defense spending bills to preserve our national security. Lawmakers should pursue legislative process reforms to ensure the defense budget is consistently passed close to the start of the fiscal year.
US To China: You Do NOT Control South China Sea
"Beijing’s approach has been clear for years," Mike Pompeo says. "In 2010, then-PRC Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told his ASEAN counterparts that “China is a big country and other countries are small countries and that is just a fact.' The PRC’s predatory world view has no place in the 21st century."
COVID-19: Another Reason Why The Draft is Obsolete
Retaining the draft, a hallmark of American war since the Civil War, is of questionable practical value. A recent commission report recommended requiring women to register for Selective Service, the foundation of the draft. But from a practical and ethical standpoint many find the notion of drafting women to serve in front-line combat units abhorrent. […]