New Army mounted system won’t play favorites when it comes to C5ISR, EW and A-PNT
The CMOSS Mounted Form Factor will facilitate tech insertion for new capabilities while co-existing with the Mounted Family of Computer Systems.
“We have 25 fighter squadrons in the Guard right now. And when I look at the global demand, my personal view is I think we need to keep all 25 of those. I think our nation needs that capability,” said National Guard chief Gen. Daniel Hokanson.
By Michael Marrow
Congress should not shoot the messenger, but help the Navy and Marine Corps explain why 31 amphibs is the right number, CSIS’s Mark Cancian argues in this op-ed.
By Mark Cancian
A year ago, Mark Cancian of CSIS laid out five things to watch for in a war between Ukraine and Russia. Now he assess where things ended up.
By Mark Cancian
The National Security Strategy is finally out, 22 months into the Biden administration. But what does it actually say?
By Valerie Insinna
Early results from a DC think tank’s wargame suggest the US would prevail in defending Taiwan from China, but at a heavy cost that would leave it ill-prepared for new threats from Russia or Iran.
By Justin Katz and Valerie Insinna
Last month’s update to the Marine Corps strategic guidance included many changes from the original document. Mark Cancian of CSIS goes in depth on what shifted, and why it matters.
By Mark Cancian
B-21, hypersonics and more: How digital development is driving industry innovation
Technological advancements are key to keeping pace with customer demands and evolving threat landscapes.
“DoD is taking the attitude towards violent extremism that the Supreme Court took towards pornography; they will know it when they see it,” writes Mark Cancian. “That was not a useful legal test for pornography, and DoD will run into the same problem.”
By Mark Cancian
Mark Cancian of CSIS takes a look at two strategies for US military deployment to deter Russia – and how realistic they may be.
By Mark Cancian
The message was clear, from the mouths of military officials, the State Department and President Joe Biden himself: Aug. 30 marked the official end of the US war in Afghanistan. But, as Mark Cancian writes below, just because the US has decided it is done with Afghanistan does not mean Afghanistan is done with…
By Mark Cancian
As the US spends its final hours in Afghanistan, Mark Cancian of CSIS notes that more contractors have died (8,000) than US service members (7,000) in post 9/11 operations.
By Mark Cancian
“The Navy’s going to have a huge problem,” Mark Cancian, a fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said of the service’s likely budget squeeze.
By Justin Katz
Most observers had expected an increase in the Navy’s shipbuilding accounts with this budget, especially after the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, said that, even as an Army general, he would support budget increases for the Navy and Air Force in light of the Chinese threat. But this budget decommissions 12 ships and buys relatively few replacements.
By Mark Cancian
Industry is excited about the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle. Congress and the Biden Administration are a harder sell.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Mark Cancian and Chris Park of CSIS break down what is in this year’s unfunded priority lists and what they say about the state of the US military.
By Mark Cancian and Chris Park