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Canceled Army Assault Vehicle M10 Booker Outgrew Its Worth
The M10 Booker armored vehicle is among the programs the Army has put on the chopping block as part of its new transformation initiative....
By Carlton Haelig
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
China Eyes More Overseas Missions for Growing Naval FleetChina is building a new fleet of replenishment ships—capable of providing supplies to other vessels at sea—as the East Asian power's navy expands its overseas presence....
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
Fallout from the Ukraine Munitions FreezeUkraine has been struggling to repel a relentless barrage of Russian airstrikes on its cities, and analysts in Washington and Europe are racing to assess the consequences of a...
By Becca Wasser
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Taiwan Looks to New Sea-Drone Tech to Repel ChinaTaiwan is accelerating efforts to develop a high-tech fleet of naval drones that military planners see as a potential game-changer in the island’s ability to fend off a possib...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
How Trump’s Strike on Iran Might Affect China’s Calculus on TaiwanPresident Trump’s decision to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, after earlier denouncing U.S. embroilment in foreign wars, introduces another complication for China’s leaders ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Defense / Middle East Security
U.S. Troops in Middle East Will Remain Dispersed and at Elevated Alert, Analysts SayU.S. troops in the Middle East are likely to stay in a dispersed and defensive position amid the fragile ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel, experts and former senior...
By Becca Wasser
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The Spiderweb and the Lion: Subversive Infiltration and U.S. National Security
Over a decade ago, when I was working on force protection issues for Navy air logistics missions, the threat of drone attacks was just beginning to be seriously discussed....
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Middle East Security
Trump Wants Quick Win in Iran, but Goal Remains ElusiveBut with Trump musing about everything from "unconditional surrender" to regime change, it remains to be seen if the US intervention will remain limited -- or if Iran will let...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Defense / Middle East Security
Decoy Flights and Seven B-2 Stealth Bombers – How U.S. Says It Hit Iran’s Nuclear SitesAn 18-hour flight each way, multiple mid-air refuelings, and a series of decoys - this is how the mission to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities played out, according to four-star ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Update—China Sails Warships Beyond U.S. Defense Line for First Time EverBy Tom Shugart
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
How the U.S. Could Be Vulnerable to the Same Kind of Drone Swarm Attack Ukraine Unleashed on Russia’s Bomber FleetUkraine’s shock drone strike on Russia’s strategic bomber fleet this week has generals and analysts taking a new look at threats to high-value United States aircraft at bases ...
By Tom Shugart
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Ukraine’s Surprise Drone Strike Underscores Vulnerability of U.S. Defenses
Ukraine’s surprise Sunday strike that used relatively inexpensive drones to knock out a significant portion of Russia’s long-range bomber capability was arguably the single la...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
Ukraine's Spiderweb Drone Attack Is a Wake-up Call for Vulnerable U.S. BasesUkraine's shocking drone attack on the Russian bomber fleet and other strategic aircraft shows just how vulnerable US bases and planes, especially those in the Pacific, could ...
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
'Russia's Pearl Harbor' Fuels Fears Over Chinese Cargo Ships at U.S. PortsSunday's Ukrainian drone ambush on a Russian airbase more than 3,000 miles from the front lines has intensified a growing debate among U.S. military analysts over the plausibi...
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
How Ukraine's 'Spiderweb' Drone Attacks May Change Modern WarfareOn June 1, videos of bomb-laden quadcopters launching from trucks as fires blazed nearby spread through social media after Ukraine’s Security Services launched daylight strike...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Defense / National Security Human Capital Program
What a Historic Absence of Its Top Officer Means for the NavyWalking in the Pentagon’s river entrance, a visitor is greeted by a series of photographs on the walls featuring the top uniformed member of the military services. But for the...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Can Donald Trump Build the ‘Golden Dome’ over the U.S.?
Warheads raining down from beyond the Earth's atmosphere. Faster-than-sound cruise missiles striking US infrastructure. Sky-high nuclear blasts....
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
China Unveils Game-Changing First Drone 'Mothership'China's new drone "mothership" is set to take flight, according to the country's state broadcaster, which touted the aircraft as a game changer in drone warfare....
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Drones Are Transforming South Asian WarfareThe recent military confrontation between India and Pakistan, which involved the worst fighting between the regional rivals in decades, marked the first time the two nuclear p...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Trump Wants a Twin-Engined F-35. Experts Say It’s ‘Not Feasible.’
In keeping with his penchant for shocking the defense industry, President Donald Trump today seemingly revealed plans to develop a twin-engine version of the F-35 Joint Strike...
By Stacie Pettyjohn