Ideas
Groupthink gives V-22 a bad rap
The tiltrotor’s safety record is on par with other Pentagon rotorcraft—none of which can match its capability and performance.
Policy
Top Pentagon IT official departs deputy CIO role
Lily Zeleke will be taking over “new responsibilities” at the agency, though it’s still unknown what her new position is.
Business
Industry needs to stop ‘whining’ about supply chain, space acquisition official says
Frank Calvelli also blasted industry’s practice of low-bidding contracts.
Defense Systems
The Pentagon's connect-everything effort has a minimum viable product
An initial version of CJADC2 is “low latency and extremely reliable,” Deputy Defense Secretary Hicks said.
Ideas
To rebuild America's arsenal, rehabilitate the National Defense Stockpile—and prioritize critical munitions
Our munitions stockpiles and production capacity are not just inadequate; they are a glaring vulnerability.
Business
The West is underestimating Ukraine’s artillery needs
Russia is producing far more 152mm shells than Ukrainian forces can obtain, researchers say.
Business
Army's scout-helicopter cancellation upends rotorcraft plans
The death of FARA is reshaping the Army’s rotorcraft force structure and realign the retrofit, modernization, and sustainment outlook.
Ideas
How Poland's new blimp may boost the Pentagon's connect-everything effort
The planned sale of a reconnaissance aerostat could help allies link up to JADC2.
Threats
US lacks long-term sustainment plan for key Ukraine weapons, Pentagon watchdog says
Getting new Patriot anti-air systems would be “painful,” a Defense Department official said.
Ideas
Defense One Radio, Ep. 145: The USAF's big reorganization
Audrey Decker unpacks the top news from this year's Air & Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium.
Business
Meet the German company developing sub drones that pass data with sound
Divers’ search-and-rescue missions could soon get assists from drone swarms.
Policy
Trump's vision for the military: hunting cartels, patrolling US cities, quelling dissent
Here's what the former president and his loyalists have said about how they might use U.S. troops in a second term.
Defense Systems
Biden to sign executive order boosting cybersecurity of ports, maritime vessels
The order empowers the Coast Guard to shore up cyber protections for maritime systems and harden current cyber incident reporting rules.
Threats
Russian hybrid operations on the rise in Estonia, Moldova
Similar Russian attempts to exploit ethnic divisions in democratic nations have preceded more aggressive action.
Defense Systems
The Navy’s latest sea base is drone-ready
USS John L. Canley was designed to tackle a variety of missions, including special operations and counter-mine efforts.
Threats
