AMRAAM and Stormbreaker: Air dominance weapons for the US and its allies
A new strategy for operations explaining how air dominance isn’t always about sustained control as much as it is about temporary air-corridor control.
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Innovative, Advanced Technologies: DoD’s Secret Weapon in the Great Power Competition
Agile technology development incorporating artificial intelligence, 5G, and cloud into the network infrastructure will create the overmatch that the U.S. military needs.
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Navigation warfare is about the battle to assure positioning, navigation, and timing
The U.S. Army’s MAPS Gen II program of record for assured PNT provides an authoritative and reliable source of truth for combat vehicles in a highly contested battlespace.
Taiwan Buys Lots Of Tanks, But Really Wants New F-16Vs
As dozens of US and allied warships operate in the Pacific, trailed by a Chinese spy ship, the Trump administration debates selling new F-16s to Taiwan.
Pence Defends Space Force Costs: ‘What Price Freedom?’
For insights about how the US military currently views the realities of space war, it's helpful to consider the recently concluded annual Schriever War Game.
Busting The Green Door: Army SIGINT Refocuses On Russia & China
Over 17 years of fighting terrorists and insurgents, “our SIGINT forces mastered the art and science of identifying and tracking individual threats with pinpoint precision," Lt. Gen. Berrier said. "We now face a significant challenge on a much larger scale."
Israel Deploying to Eastern Europe, Pacific for First Time Alongside U.S. Forces
The Trump Pentagon is undergoing a major shift to focus on great power competition. And it's looking for allies to step up in places that might come as a surprise.
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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.
New Admiral In The Pacific, And He’s Got His Eye On China
The incoming commander of US Pacific Fleet issues a warning about growing Chinese ambitions while taking charge of the world's largest fleet.
Rep. Gabbard Pushes For Heftier Hawaiian Missile Defenses
Pentagon planners aren't only worried about North Korean ICBMs, but Chinese hypersonics and medium-range missiles. That means, according to analysts, that an array of distributed systems are needed to meet a wide range of potential threats.
F-35 Ready For Missile Defense By 2025: MDA Chief
"I'd say six to seven years to essentially work out the Concept of Operations (and) develop the capabilities," Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves told the Senate.
US Navy Should Boost Ties With Indo-Pacific Partners: Rep. Wittman
The Navy’s Force Structure Assessment (FSA) calls for a 355-ship fleet, ultimately growing to a force of 653 ships. However, the Navy knows that a 653-ship fleet, outfitted with the proper weapon systems, is simply financially unattainable. But the world has become more dangerous in the last eight years and a credible U.S. naval deterrence remains […]
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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.
Historic Shift? Air Force General May Lead Pacific Command
WASHINGTON: In what would be a remarkable break in US military tradition, an Air Force general has emerged as the top candidate to lead Pacific Command. Sweeping from India to the west, north to Russia, south to Antarctica and east to the California and Mexican coasts, Pacific Command is just what it says: the military […]
Senate NDAA Moves Ahead; North Korea Launches, Again
WASHINGTON: It was fitting that North Korea launched another missile over northern Japan just hours after Sen. John McCain appears to have won a substantial victory with today’s cloture vote apparently clearing the way for passage of the Senate version of the defense policy bill. Among the most interesting changes, one that was not unexpected, […]
From Concept To Combat: Making Multi-Domain Battle Real
WASHINGTON: The concept called Multi-Domain Battle – a single seamless offensive across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace – may seem futuristic, but the Army wants to start implementing at least parts of it right now. In wargames, doctrine, and interservice dialogue, “it’s actually becoming reality,” said Gen. David Perkins. As one of the fathers […]
Army Needs $45B Of Smart Weapons: Hellfire, GMLRS, ATACMS, Patriot, THAAD
ARLINGTON: Against terrorists in Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq, US forces are firing smart weapons like Hellfire missiles as fast as industry can build them — or faster. Against a well-armed adversary like Russia or China, we might run out. That’s why the military is making a major multi-year investment in precision weapons, one that the […]