Ideas
The US Navy Has Drifted Badly Off Course
Three main failures are imperiling the sea service, writes the service’s former chief learning officer.
Ideas
The Pentagon Is Funding the Destruction of Cultural Heritage
Construction of Trump’s border wall is undermining not just sacred sites but the rule of law itself.
Science & Tech
Guam Becomes a Living Laboratory for Pentagon’s ‘Connect-Everything’ Experiments
US INDOPACOM and the Air Force are testing new networked warfare solutions in the region right now.
Policy
EU, US May Sanction Belarusian Leadership Next Week
Tensions are still running high and crackdowns continue in Minsk
Ideas
Esper's Convenient Lie
The defense secretary's claim that the two decades of countering violent extremism left the U.S. under-prepared for a near-peer fight doesn’t hold water.
Defense Systems
How cross-domain technologies are central to JADC2 success
Expanded with commercial technology, cross-domain solutions will play a crucial role in detecting threats as our military advantage on the world stage faces increasingly tough competition.
Ideas
The Air Force Needs a New Non-Stealthy Bomber
There are important things the B-1 and B-52 do that the B-21 won’t.
Ideas
Nobody Wants America to Rule the World
Foreign confidence in the U.S. is sinking even faster than the share of Americans who see the benefits of engagement beyond our borders.
Science & Tech
Air Force to Try In-Flight Software Update
The demonstration would show how the service’s DevSecOps initiative can deliver updates to warfighters in real time.
Ideas
Combat Leaders Go Through Hell to Learn About Risk. The Acquisition Corps Should Do the Same
One reason the “culture of innovation” hasn’t taken proper hold at the Pentagon is that its buyers aren’t trained over and over to weigh uncertainties.
Business
Who is Secretly Building the USAF’s New Fighter?
Officials are mum, so here’s a roundup of clues.
Science & Tech
Defense Intel Head: We ‘Did What We Were Supposed To’ With COVID Warning
DIA chief hints that the public doesn’t yet know just what the military knew about the coronavirus.
Science & Tech
France, Israel, S. Korea, Japan, Others Join Pentagon’s AI Partnership
13 countries took part in DoD’s two-day dialogue about the future of responsible
Defense Systems
Shakeup at CMMC board
The independent board charged with implementing the Defense Department's unified cybersecurity standard has new leadership as it announces new milestone hit.
Defense Systems