The main battle tank (MBT) is as important to modern warfare today as ever. The proliferation of suicide drones and advanced antitank guided missiles (ATGMs) has caused some observers to predict the d

This situation will only get worse if the Department of Defense is allowed to go forward with its plan to halt production of the LPD 17s.

Digital engineering has been around for some time. But only now is it coming into widespread use, both for the design and development of new platforms, weapons systems, components, and software, and f

The U.S. military cannot fight a high-end conflict without a coalition of friends and allies. In order to conduct effective joint operations, all parties must be able to share information rapidly acro

In an age of global surveillance and long-range precision strike weapons, recent wargames have reanimated an old argument about the survivability of aircraft carriers. Critics have long asserted that...

Ukrainian forces have demonstrated an ability to use Western long-range precision fires systems to strike Russian CPs rapidly and effectively. They have also been quite successful in using electronic...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), under the leadership of Lina Khan, has essentially gone to war against U.S. big tech. In the center of their target circle sit leading U.S. firms such as Amazon,...

Finland’s entry into NATO significantly alters the security environment in Europe. Now that it and Sweden (provisionally) are members of the alliance, the Baltic Sea has been turned into a NATO

The U.S. is in a race to develop and deploy hypersonic weapons. It is a race in which it seeks to catch up to its great power competitors, Russia and China. Those countries both see hypersonic...

The U.S. is still the arsenal of democracy, providing well over $150 billion in security cooperation assistance to some 58 countries in 2021. One of the main avenues for providing friends and allies w

The contest between the UAS and C-UAS is still in its infancy, but the war in Ukraine is accelerating developments in both areas, likely leading to another revolution in military affairs.

In recent years, the U.S. Army’s top modernization priority has been long-range precision fires (LRPF). As the war in Ukraine demonstrates, this was a prescient decision. But when it comes to...

The war in Ukraine has been consuming munitions, both conventional arms and so-called “smart” weapons, at a prodigious rate. The use rate, particularly for the more capable (but also more complex and...

For decades, the U.S. Navy has relied on specialized aircraft to move personnel, spare parts, and critical materials to and from its aircraft carriers. Aerial movement of people and material is one of

The European Union has long sought to constrain the operations of U.S. technology companies, hoping to create a competitive environment for weaker European firms. Over the past decade, the EU has...

It is time to start thinking about how to rearm Ukraine after the current conflict ends. Even if Ukraine is successful in completely ousting Russia from its territory, an era of peace will not necessa

The future of large amphibious warships actually may be brighter than its critics are aware. There is a strong push inside the sea services to reimagine the role of the amphibious warfare fleet in...

The Department of Defense (DoD) has been making serious efforts to take advantage of advances in private sector logistics to improve the way that defense goods are warehoused, organized, and distribut

While State has made progress in applying automated security systems to its networks, more needs to be done. The department should look at what the defense department has done in developing the tools...