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Chinese fighter jets buzz U.S. planes in dramatic new videos
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In the past two years, Washington has elevated to the leader level the “Quad” security partnership with Australia, Japan and India, widely seen as a counterweight to Beijing. ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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In Israel and Ukraine, Mix of Drones and Brute Force Shows Warfare’s Future
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“It’s a constant competition between measures and countermeasures,” said Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the defense program at the Center for a New American Security. U.S. for...
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Samuel Bendett
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A new school will train U.S. troops to fight a growing threat: small weaponized drones
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“You're seeing drones used on a scale that’s never been seen before,” said Stacie Pettyjohn, the director of the defense program at the Center for New American Security. So ma...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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A.I. and the Next Generation of Drone Warfare
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At the moment, Ukraine’s small aerial drones have limited range and power, and most of them are either made in China or use Chinese components. By contrast, American-made surv...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Elon Musk’s Control of Starlink Gives Him Unchecked Power over Elected Governments
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"This is one of the challenges of relying on a commercial service that has its own interest in ensuring that it remains out of the crosshairs," Stacie Pettyjohn, director of t...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Munitions put into focus as stockpiles dwindle
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“The defence industry is so consolidated that it can’t very quickly expand to support a greater demand,” warns Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the defence programme at the Cente...
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Hannah Dennis
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The West Again Learns That War Needs Industry
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Agility is increasingly vital in manufacturing, too. The F-35, America’s newest jet fighter, is a marvel of networked computers that can hover and fly supersonic. But much of ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Marines want to use Tomahawks to sink enemy ships from 1,000 miles away
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If the Marines had Maritime Strike Tomahawks, they would be able to sink Chinese ships from bases much further away from Taiwan, said Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the defense...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Lawmakers will (literally) game out a Chinese attack on Taiwan
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Under the watchful eye of “game-master” Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the CNAS defense program, the lawmakers will play advisers to the president, a.k.a. the Blue Team.Becca W...
By Becca Wasser, Stacie Pettyjohn & Andrew Metrick
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The Existential Threat to Aukus: Choking on US Red Tape
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“It’s bureaucracy and different bureaucracies and multiple ones,” said Stacie Pettyjohn, a senior fellow and defence programme director at the Centre for a New American Securi...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Lockheed Martin Looks to Boost LRASM Production as US Rushes to Buy Anti-Ship Weapons
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“I think one of the most glaring gaps in our portfolio is anti-ship weapons, especially air-launched ones, and LRASMs are particularly important since it gives you the ability...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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NATO is Racing to Arm its Russian Borders. Can it Find the Weapons?
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With countries already worried about their own munitions stockpiles and Ukraine in acute need of more shells and weapons from allies, there is a risk that not all NATO allies ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Jim Townsend
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At a Steam-Age Arsenal, U.S. Army Forges Cannons for a Digital Era, War in Ukraine
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Watervliet holds special status as a rare Army-operated industrial manufacturing facility, but that hasn’t always translated to funding. For years after the Cold War, the indu...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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China’s Neighbors Seek Expanded Partnerships With U.S. to Deter, Defend
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Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the defense program at the Center for a New American Security think tank, said that because the existing sites have languished, it’s unlikely tha...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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U.S. Unveils Sweeping New Sanctions on Russia
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The anniversary comes after Mr Biden made a historic visit to Europe's eastern flank, including a surprise stop in Kyiv and a rousing speech in the Polish capital Warsaw, wher...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Wargame Report: China’s Nuclear Arsenal More Survivable in Taiwan Conflict
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China’s diverse nuclear arsenal makes it more survivable and would provide China with more coercive options in a conflict with the United States over Taiwan. The findings were...
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Hannah Dennis
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Russia’s War on Ukraine, China’s Rise Expose US Military Failings
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At the nub of the problem is the Pentagon’s planning, programming, budgeting and execution process, known as PPBE. It controls the resources that make weapons programs happen,...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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How arming Ukraine is stretching the US defense industry
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“The Ukraine conflict has been an important wake-up call for decision makers at the Pentagon,” says Martijn Rasser, director of technology and national security at the Center ...
By Martijn Rasser & Stacie Pettyjohn
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Biden’s Midterm Report Card
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"The Biden and Trump administrations both identified allies and partners as a pillar of U.S. strategy. But unlike its predecessor, the Biden team is delivering. In Europe, it ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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The Marines Have a New Ship-Killing Weapons System to Counter China
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The 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment was activated in March 2021 and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced on Wednesday that the 12th Artillery Regiment on Okinawa will be ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
