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.
Four steps to creating a National Defense Strategy built on strength
In this op-ed, analysts from the American Enterprise Institute lay out four priorities Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth should focus on in the next National Defense Strategy.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
Trump admin will bring ‘uncertainty,’ opportunities for defense industry: Analysts
"The makeup of Congress, and specifically the makeup of the House, I think will actually matter much more to the future of the defense budget than whoever the president is," said Todd Harrison of AEI.
FY25 out-year budget plans can’t support Space Force ambitions: Experts
"The Space Force is not growing in priority as it had been in previous years. The priority is shifting more towards the the Air Force and the Navy in the budget," said Todd Harrison, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
Two things the Space Force needs from Congress – and one thing it definitely doesn’t
In this op-ed, Todd Harrison dives into what the Space Forces needs in the 2024 NDAA, and what it doesn't, to continue its maturing as the newest military service.
House Appropriators Fear Army Cuts, Continuing Resolution
“It looks like the Army’s going to take the lion’s share of the cuts,” possibly losing a tank brigade, warned Texas Republican John Carter.
Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
NSC Memo May Spell End Of National Space Council
"What happens to the funds that were authorized and appropriated by Congress for the NSpC?," a former space official wonders.
Army, Navy Funds Unlikely For Space Force Until 2023
"The last thing Congress intended when creating the Space Force was to end up with four different space forces," says CSIS's Todd Harrison in a new analysis promoting a roles and missions review.
NGAD Strategy Faces Hill Headwinds
"The business case is a naïve bet on out-year operating cost savings – that’s an act the Hill has seen before, and it never pays off," independent analyst Rebecca Grant says of the Digital Century Series concept.
Army, Air Force Get Serious On JADC2: Joint Exercises In 2021
“Gen. Brown” – the Air Force Chief of Staff – “and I are both committed to making this happen,” Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville tells Breaking Defense. “It starts at the top.”
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Why enterprise IT modernization matters now – and how to “delight by design”
Do more with less: streamline workflows, reduce duplication, invest upfront to save long-term.
DoD Budget Cuts Likely As $4 Trillion Deficit Looms
"I think the budget comes down sooner rather than later," Mackenzie Eaglen, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and former congressional staffer, said today.
Budget Battles: IC Costs Mean Air Force Gets Short Straw, Say Advocates
While service in-fighting for budget share is a perennial fact of political life, this year's version resembles the fictional, to-the-death "Hunger Games," as all the services struggle with an essentially flat 2021 DoD top line and a mandate to shift gears away from fighting against low-level insurgencies toward global competition with Russia and China.
Trump’s Claim Of $2.5 Trillion In DoD Dough: Not True
If you count next year’s budget, the president will be actually selling himself short. But his other superlatives are not justified.
SASC OKs Space Force, But Imposes Tight Oversight
SASC wants the Air Force and DoD "to come back to the oversight committee every single month" to explain how they are standing up the new Space Force -- if it is finally approved by Congress.