Defense Systems
US is buying new version of counter-IED jammer
Roadside-bomb markers aren't resting, and so neither is the Pentagon.
Ideas
The Day Private Willie Mays Threw Out My Dad
Two lives intersect in a story of baseball, military service, and American society in the Korean War era.
Ideas
Climate change is a threat, not a distraction, to the US military
We’ve got to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time.
Ideas
Ukraine’s robot boats are rewriting the rules of naval warfare
Strategists around the world have taken note of the changing dynamics at play in the Black Sea and the implications for flashpoints elsewhere.
Ideas
It’s not too late to cancel the Pentagon’s next ICBM
Axing Sentinel would save hundreds of billions of dollars—and make America safer.
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Science & Tech
New sat images show Russian vessels fleeing Black Sea ports
Ukrainian drone attacks have also prompted Russian patrols and harbor defenses, according to BlackSky images.
Threats
China’s overseas bases aren’t a big threat, yet: RAND
But Beijing is looking to add to its footprint, from Asia to Africa to the Mideast.
Ideas
China’s latest aircraft carrier is much more than a big ship
Along with technical and operational advances, the Fujian represents a response to 19th-century humiliation.
Business
Inside the Navy’s slick effort to find workers to build submarines
The BuildSubmarines ad blitz is part of an innovative campaign to shore up one particular aspect of the industrial base.
Policy