Ideas
Indonesia needs a two-track approach to its foreign-fighter problem
The members of an al-Qaeda affiliate who went abroad must not be allowed to revive the group at home.
Threats
Army’s 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force to get its own Typhon missile system
The second Pacific MDTF has also joined Transformation in Contact, while building its way to 2,000 soldiers.
Science & Tech
Pentagon to build AI for war planning in Europe and Asia
Scale AI will develop an AI tool for interactive war gaming, resource allocation, analyzing Chinese threats.
Defense Systems
Drones are the next chapter in US-India’s defense partnership
Trump-Modi meeting produces an agreement to expand industry cooperation, production in the Indo-Pacific.
Science & Tech
Pentagon to test how generative AI would perform in fight with China
Can ChatGPT-like programs help the U.S. win a war in the Pacific?
Threats
Pentagon’s annual China-power report notes nuclear, influence threats—but also corruption
New edition takes note of intelligentized warfare, cognitive domain operations.
Threats
Extra parts, people powered F-35 readiness on latest Pacific deployment
VMFA-225 worked around delays with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group.
Policy