Mine hunting goes remote as the Navy replaces minesweepers with robots
With minesweepers retired, the US is turning to remote and robotic mine-neutralization tactics.
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Closing the Navy’s find, fix, and finish kill chain with remote mine hunting
Remote mine hunting combines autonomy, AI, and advanced sonar to clear waterways faster with less danger.
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Built for another era, our air-and-missile-defense industrial base needs more builders
New entrants are filling unmet needs in air-and-missile defense.
Dwindling stockpiles of solid rocket motors highlight industrial base challenges
Supply shortages, damaged radars raise concerns about air and missile defense.
What are the possibilities for US and Asian partners to co-produce drones in the Indo-Pacific?
Drones will play a critical role in surveillance, logistics, and both offensive and defensive operations in the region.
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How the “Doomsday Plane” contract highlights the rise of mid-tier primes
Midsized companies can offer flexibility and agility while keeping intellectual property in the hands of the government.
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Drones are shaping warfare in Europe; here’s how they’ll do the same in the Indo-Pacific
Unmanned systems are the focus of efforts to prepare for potential conflicts in the region.
Overhauling acquisition, production and procurement processes to rebuild the industrial base
As warfare evolves, the US defense industrial base must adapt to provide opportunity for non-primes.
US must lead in building a Pacific drone industrial base to balance China’s economic might and hegemony
Indo-Pacific allies see unmanned systems, shared production, and interoperability as essential to offset China’s scale.
As China pushes out from the First Island Chain, US allies like Japan and the Philippines surveil from nearby
Industrial imbalance grows in the Indo-Pacific as China outbuilds the region in ships and rockets.
The role of Japan and the Philippines in resisting a Chinese blockade of Taiwan
Strategic geography, resupply corridors, and maritime access underscore Manila and Tokyo’s ability to assist Taiwan.
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The Pentagon’s fiber future: How DoD networks race to meet new demands
Outdated networks are colliding with the rise of AI and cloud, pushing the Pentagon to more secure low-latency transport.
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Next-generation KC-390 Millennium expands multimission options for air forces
The jet-powered transport’s speed, survivability and multi-mission agility position it as a viable option to the C-130 for the US and NATO allies.
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Zero Trust requires securing data, users and devices
Securing data can help stop attack vectors like API calls and cloud uploads.