How private capital and allied investment can refill America’s empty shelves
A structured Surge Inventory Purchase Vehicle could be the key to ensuring America’s inventory stays stocked and ready for wartime, writes John Ferrari in this op-ed.
How to design a credible air deterrent for Ukraine after a ceasefire
If a ceasefire in Ukraine happens, the European Union should lead the creation of an Allied Air Command for Ukraine (AAC-U), write Dave Deptula and Jahara Matisek.
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Meeting modern airpower needs with faster R&D cycles for propulsion
As aircraft shrink, threats expand, and technology accelerates, aircraft engines must iterate along with the threats.
An overlooked national security challenge: Maritime supply chain security
Congress has passed three pieces of legislation to address maritime security, but that's not enough for an issue this global, writes Elisabeth Tamte in this essay.
Upgrade carrier air wings with F/A-XX or lose to China
If the US is to stand a chance against China, the time is now to move out on the Navy's future next-gen fighter, explains Rebecca Grant of the Lexington Institute.
The sabotage of Secretary Hegseth’s acquisition reform initiative
AEI's Bill Greenwalt breaks down key changes between the draft and final version of Pete Hegseth's acquisition memo - and finds some startling shifts.
Lessons for combat medicine from the Ukraine conflict
The Army must evolve its medical response operations in light of drone warfare and other modern battlefield developments, combat medic Zachary Hilmer argues in this op Ed.
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AI is transforming pilot training and the aircraft they fly
Modeling and simulation get an AI upgrade for more realistic training and improved autonomous platforms.
Trump’s heavy hand in Latin America may erode US power
President Donald Trump’s tactics in Venezuela and other Latin American countries will ultimately have the opposite effect of what he’s trying to achieve, writes Daniel DePetris of Defense Priorities.
Securing America’s grid through transformers and workforce resilience
Juliana Fleming in this essay explores the national security risks the US is facing due to a vulnerable electric grid.
Drones don’t win wars, stockpiles do: The case for a US-India munitions partnership
As stockpiling munitions becomes increasingly more important, India and the US should team up to create an "arsenal alliance," writes Kriti Upadhyaya from The Heritage Foundation.
London’s Eurofighter sale to Turkey: A win for industry, a loss for strategy
Approving the sale of Eurofighters to Turkey may have had good optics. but it undermines NATO's collective security, argues Sinan Ciddi from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
The questions that warfighters ask the most are now answered with data analytics
CDAO’s Advana data analytics platform is ingesting data from about 500 DoD business systems.
Hung Cao and the new Pacific defense architecture
Robbin Laird and Edward Timperlake discuss newly-appointed Navy Undersecretary Hung Cao’s thoughts on Guam and Vietnam’s roles in the Indo-Pacific when it comes to deterring China.
The time to move ICBMs from the Air Force to the Army is now
Todd Harrison of the American Enterprise Institute explains in this op-ed why now is the right time to move the ICBM enterprise from the Air Force to the Army.
Commercial innovation, not government production, will win the drone war
Inside the 2026 NDAA is a proposal to create a government-owned production facility for drones. Nadia Schadlow at the Hudson Institute explains why that’s not the best way to make drones at scale and at speed.
Vertical integration of rare Earth elements for US autonomous dominion
In a world where artificial intelligence and unmanned systems are key to readiness against China, the US should develop a domestic supply chain, writes Kevin Chen in this essay.