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Calls for Tougher U.S. Bunkers, Hangars Go Back Years, Analysts Say
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“People are asking the valid question: What on earth was this half-billion dollar airplane doing sitting right out in the open, where commercial satellite imagery can see exac...
By Tom Shugart
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How China Uses Commercial Ships to Pressure Taiwan Without Firing a Shot
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Thomas Shugart, a former U.S. Navy officer and senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, said the pattern was unprecedented. "If you can put hundreds or even th...
By Tom Shugart
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What Options Does the Air Force Have for E-3 Taken Out by Iran?
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“Based on the latest data that we have, this was a 16-aircraft fleet, about half of which was mission capable, which puts me at a number of eight to nine,” Philip Sheers, an a...
By Philip Sheers
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From Lockheed to European Start-Ups, Arms Makers Jostle for Iran War Orders
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Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the defence programme at the Center for New American Security think-tank, said despite the Trump administration’s promise to focus on eliminating...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Here’s What Marine Expeditionary Units Are Designed to Do
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But with the Marine Corps in the midst of a massive reorganization — one that sees it shift its focus from irregular warfare to conventional conflict in the Indo-Pacific regio...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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China Deploying Fighter Jets-Turned Drones Near Taiwan
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"Large numbers of these coming across the Strait in conjunction with other strike aircraft or cruise missiles could help in overwhelming Taiwanese—and potentially U.S. and Jap...
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Middle East Security
Trump Has Options to Invade Iran—All of Them Would Cost Dearly"The big limitation that I see, really, to any of this is the fact that Iran's geography is not favorable to invasion, and it's been a fact of Iran's internal defense for mill...
By Carlton Haelig
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‘We’re Not Keeping Up’: Why the Future of War Still Eludes U.S. Leaders
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“When you combine good intelligence surveillance reconnaissance with guided munitions — that was the future we were worried about,” Work, who is now a distinguished senior fel...
By Robert O. Work
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U.S. Poised to Accept New F-35s Without Radars, Sources Say
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Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the defense program at the Center for a New American Security, told Breaking Defense the more powerful APG-85 is planned to offer several upgrade...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Defense / Middle East Security
The Iran War Could Sap American Military Power for YearsThe current pace of operations is likely to produce occasional “carrier gaps”—when America cannot deploy a carrier in some parts of the world—for two or three years, says Stac...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Quote of the Day: Tech’s Big Bet On Weapons Is Paying Off“I wouldn’t be surprised if this is called America’s first A.I. war.”...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Defense / Middle East Security
Deployment of Marines to Middle East Raises Specter of Ground Troops in Iran"That leaves a ground combat and amphibious capability gap in the region," Carlton Haelig, an expert in military operations and fellow at the Center for New American Security,...
By Carlton Haelig
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What Does the Iran War Mean for the U.S. Defense Sector?
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Philip Sheers, associate fellow with the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security, says investment in the US defense industrial base is increasing, specifical...
By Philip Sheers
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Inside a ‘First of Its Kind’ Counter-Drone Laser Test in the American Desert
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Molly Campbell, a drone and counter-drone researcher with the Center for a New American Security, said that while the federal government is focusing on the cartel drones over ...
By Molly Campbell
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Defense / Middle East Security
Military Briefing: How Mines Could Tighten Iran’s Gulf Chokehold“There is a huge asymmetry between mine laying and mine clearing, because one is much easier than the other,” said Tom Shugart, a former submarine commander at the Center for ...
By Tom Shugart
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Trump Sons Are Behind a $750 Million Push Into Drone Warfare
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A fund that counts President Donald Trump’s eldest sons as partners invested in a pair of small companies last year: a construction firm that builds Orange Theory Fitness loca...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Defense / Middle East Security
Known Knowns and the RestFog of (a social media) war? In an age where X is filled with unverifiable information, AI slop is becoming harder to identify, Iranians don’t have access to reliable internet...
By Carlton Haelig
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Defense / Middle East Security
Iran War Tactics Evolve from past Conflict’s LessonsAfter more than a week of strikes, the US and Israel appear to be dismantling Iran’s military machine with startling speed. They’ve hit thousands of targets across the country...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Senators Can’t Agree on What to Make of Intelligence Anymore
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The first thing lawmakers did when President Donald Trump struck Iran was demand an intelligence briefing. After sitting in the same secure room in the Capitol, lawmakers from...
By Ian Bryan
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Defense / Technology & National Security
The New Era of Drone Warfare Is Creating a New Level of Risk for Civilians, Even When They’re Not the TargetWith wars in the Middle East and in Ukraine, a new era of drone warfare has arrived that's harming more civilians....
By Molly Campbell
