New Pentagon requirements reforms need to account for whether the industrial base can actually build systems at the desired scale, John G. Ferrari and Dillon Prochnicki write.
When the Pentagon stops buying, it doesn’t reflect “demand signal,” but “execution volatility” for smaller suppliers, Rachel Gorken, president of GMS Industrial Supply, writes in this op-ed.
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A doctrine of air denial leads to stalemates and drawn out conflicts, while air superiority can lead to decisive victory, Lt. Col. Grant "SWAT" Georgulis writes.
America's armed forces already suffers damages and handicaps due to climate change, and recent action is only going to make it worse, writes Will Rogers of Johns Hopkins University.
Focusing on the Coast Guard's development can help the US match countries like China who have already moved on the trend.
An executive from Textron argues that while new entrants can help the Pentagon, the department needs to remember that experience matters.
As threats rapidly evolve, digital engineering, manufacturing capacity and robust supply chains are critical to meeting challenges.
Proxies, such as the Houthis, should be heavily considered by the US while measures are taken against Iran.
Current policy strongly prohibits the Army from ordering small quantities of spare parts with short notice. That currently acts as an Achilles heel for their Abrams tank fleets.
Columnist Robbin Laird visited a major Marine exercise in December, and left with a few key impressions for the future of the Corps.
The Chinese PLA has gone through wide-scale restructuring in recent years, leading to questions as to why and what the effects may be.
AI, autonomous systems, cyber, and EW converge as industry targets faster battlefield effects.
A $600 billion increase to the budget in reconciliation will be needed to get to $1.5T in spending, say a pair of AEI analysts.
If missile defenses can't protect everything, then Pentagon planners need to start thinking about new ways of deploying their limited assets - and that means new risks, say two Hudson Institute experts.
Two Hudson Institute experts say the US needs a maritime strategy that looks at all American assets, not just the Navy.
With time and money both running short, fielding a force to deter Chinese aggression will require a new approach to naval aviation. writes Bryan Clark and Timothy A. Walton.