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A look at missile systems and military tactics deployed in Ukraine and what could tun the tide
In The News
Stacie Pettyjohn, the director of the defense program at the Center for a New American Security, a Washington, D.C.-based military think tank, does not believe the world’s lat...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Which drone was used in Al-Zawahiri strike? Experts point to General Atomics’ Reaper
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The White House announced the successful operation on Aug. 1, without saying how it was conducted. The Associated Press reported that the CIA carried out the strike, citing fi...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Air Force’s RQ-4 Global Hawk drones headed for retirement in FY27
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Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the defense program at the Center for a New American Security, said it will be important for the Air Force to retain its Block 40 drones “as a st...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Why this tiny island in the Pacific may be ground zero in a war with China
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In a war with China, the American territory of Guam would likely become the 21st Century Pearl Harbor. Stacie Pettyjohn, a defense strategy and wargaming expert, said that mos...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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US unveils $800 million in weapons and equipment, plus training, for Ukraine
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U.S. President Joe Biden has announced an additional $800 million in heavy weapons the country will speed to Ukrainian forces, which will include more than a dozen heavy-artil...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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‘Battlefield nukes’ in Ukraine? A low but complex threat.
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In her experience running war games for the U.S. military, Stacie Pettyjohn found that whenever scenarios involved nuclear weapons, participants tended to be flummoxed. “Norm...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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The upcoming defense strategy dubs Russia an ‘acute threat.’ What does that mean?
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Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the defense programs at the Center for a New American Security, agreed that the change in terminology likely reflects the ongoing war in Ukraine,...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Biden administration kills Trump-era nuclear cruise missile program
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In a rare political win for non-proliferation advocates, the Biden administration has cancelled the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile-Nuclear program, one of the two new nuclear wea...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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White House to Seek $813.3 Billion National Security Budget
President Joe Biden plans to request $813.3 billion in national security spending -- including $773 billion for the Pentagon -- in the federal budget he will send to Congress ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Surge capacity exists for Javelin, but Army has yet to say how many it wants
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There is enough surge production capacity available in the Javelin missile supply chain to build thousands more per year, to refill U.S. stockpiles that have supplied Ukraine,...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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The U.S. Has Spent Billions on Equipment and Training in Europe to Deter Russia. Is It Enough?
The U.S. military has nearly 80,000 troops on average on rotational or permanent orders in Europe. Now, it’s sending thousands more to support those units. About 3,000 combat ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Inflation to be 2023 Budget Request Headline, Experts Say
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The Biden Administration’s inflation estimates will be the big story related to the fiscal 2023 defense budget submission, experts said in a Center for Strategic and Internati...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Pentagon Struggles to Attract New Entrants into Industrial Base
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The Defense Department has for years been plagued by a perennial problem: attracting new entrants into the defense industrial base. Injecting the DIB with the innovation that ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Lawmakers Ask Austin to Rush Abrams Sale to Poland
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Top Republicans on Monday made a push to accelerate Washington’s proposed sale of 250 M1A2 Abrams SEPv3 tanks to NATO ally Poland, which has been pending since last summer, in...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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The Rise of A.I. Fighter Pilots
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On a cloudless morning last May, a pilot took off from the Niagara Falls International Airport, heading for restricted military airspace over Lake Ontario. The plane, which bo...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Ethiopia’s War Turns Into a Testing Ground for the Deadliest Drones
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Ethiopia’s civil war has become a testing ground for military drones that has made its people “guinea pigs”, rebel leaders have claimed.Multiple purchases of armed surveillanc...
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Paul Scharre
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Weapon of Choice
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The Chinese tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile this summer, according to recent reporting in the Financial Times, and it’s made U.S. officials anxious. Though Beijing...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Biden’s First Budget Tries ‘Too Much With Too Little,’ New Wargame Finds
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The Biden administration has a limited window to set America’s military on a new course – and the lack of a clear direction with its first budget means the Pentagon is already...
By Stacie Pettyjohn, Becca Wasser & Jennie Matuschak
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Biden to nominate defense industry expert Andrew Hunter as Air Force acquisition boss
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President Joe Biden on Friday announced he would nominate Andrew Hunter, a well-known defense industry expert, to serve as the Air Force’s next acquisition boss. Air Force Tim...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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If China Is the No. 1 Threat, Why Doesn’t the 2022 Budget Reflect It?
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For the last decade, combatant commanders for the Middle East and Asia-Pacific have found themselves competing for warships, aircraft, and surveillance assets. Decisions often...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
