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RealClearDefense - Your source for the latest on Defense, National Security, Strategy, and Military Commentary and Analysis.
Washington, D.C.
Joined February 2013
Aerospace Mid-Tiers Ready for Primetime To Expand the Industrial Base
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A small group of mid-tier defense firms is delivering on major aerospace programs The Pentagon wants its mid-tier aerospace companies back. Once upon a time, during the Reagan buildup of the 1980s, th
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Aerospace Mid-Tiers Ready for Primetime To Expand the Industrial Base
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A small group of mid-tier defense firms is delivering on major aerospace programs The Pentagon wants its mid-tier aerospace companies back. Once upon a time, during the Reagan buildup of the 1980s, th
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Stop the World: Armies Key to Indo-Pacific Deterrence, Says Former U.S. General
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Armies hold the key to credible deterrence in the Indo-Pacific because they form the backbone of regional security networks and are harder for China to neutralise, according to a former commanding gen
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Is the U.S. Really Losing to China in Southeast Asia?
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A major new research project published by the LowyInstitute says yes – but there’s more to the story. Over the past couple of years, a consensus among analysts and scholars has emerged: ex
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China May Soon Reach Far Into the Pacific With Many Uncrewed Bombers
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China is clearly thinking ambitiously about long-range power projection with autonomous aircraft. Pictures have emerged of large new Chinese uncrewed aircraft of a configuration remarkably like the U
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Amphibious Warfare is not Dead, Its Only Sleeping
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Eighty years ago, U.S. Marines stormed ashore at Iwo Jima a battle that became immortalized with a statue in Arlington Cemetery. Seventy-Five years ago, they took Inchon in the last great amphibious o
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In today's UnHerd: a ripsnorting essay on Trump & monumentalism from @1HereticalTruth and @JohnJWaters1
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‘AI +’ Initiatives Multiply After Years of Experimentation
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Executive Summary: By 2035, artificial intelligence (AI) will underpin practically all sectors of the economy and society, according to recent plans from policy planners in Beijing. The upcoming 15
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U.S. Army MV-75 Program — Smart Acquisition at the Speed of Relevance
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During the 1990s, growth in the employment of Special Operations Forces led to a commensurate explosion in demand for capacity and capability of Army Special Operations Aviation. To meet this de
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Should Donald Trump be put on Mount Rushmore? Read @1HereticalTruth and @JohnJWaters1👇 https://t.co/kcrsgG5AdI
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DIMET: Shaping the Age of “Techno-Strategic” Power
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Curtis McGiffin, DIMET: Shaping the Age of “Techno-Strategic” Power, No. 637, September 22, 2025 Download PDF DIMET: Shaping the Age of “Techno-Strategic” Power Cu
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