The “Iron Dome Revolution” and the Future of Missile Defense
Last month’s eight-day extended firefight between the terrorist group Hamas and Israel was much more than just the most recent...
Wide Area Persistent Surveillance Revolutionizes Tactical ISR
When it comes to combat, context is everything. Is the individual observed a lone gunman or the advance scout for...
Hypersonic Weapons May Be A Key Part of the Answer to Anti-Access/Area Denial Challenges
The conventional challenge of the Cold War was massive Soviet land armies that threatened to sweep across Eurasia. In the...
Acquisition and Logistics Lessons from A Decade Of War
There has been much written about the lessons learned from recent conflicts regarding how U.S. forces need to be organized,...
NRC Reports Shocking Support Costs for Army Air Defenses
Last week the federal government's prestigious National Research Council released a report on ballistic missile defense that will inform policymaker...
The Army Is Ready to Fight But Can DoD Get It There?
Responding to growing questions regarding the relevance of ground forces to future national security requirements, the Army is beginning to...
BAE-EADS Combination Is Possible, But Not Inevitable
The reason companies considering strategic moves are so secretive is that once news of their intentions leaks out, it can...
Is It Time for the Air Force to Stop Buying Reaper UAVs?
We can all agree that Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) have proven themselves one of, if not the single most, useful...
The Navy Enters the Age of Drone Warfare
There are only two winners in war: medicine and technology. The imperative to save lives and then provide wounded warriors...
Why the Pentagon Wastes Money and How to Fix the Problem
The U.S. defense budget is challenged perhaps as never before in modern times from without and within. The 2010 bipartisan...
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