Ideas
Nuclear vs. Conventional Spending? We Don’t Have that Luxury
The call to boost one at the expense of the other is wrong.
Threats
Russian Sub Fired Missiles at Lviv Training Center, Ukraine Says
The use of such weapons could indicate munitions shortages, expert says.
Ideas
Ending Production of This Warship Is a Mistake
The Navy’s new shipbuilding plan would replace all but three more LPD-17s with a vague plan to get started on a replacement class.
Threats
Navy Leaders Defend Plan To Cut the Fleet Amid GOP Criticism
“We think at this point we’re throwing good money after bad,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday told the House Armed Services Committee.
Ideas
We Need More Amphibs, and We Need to Buy Them Smarter
Buying amphibious warships one at a time has left us with too few, and little prospect of closing the gap.
Policy
NCOs: America Has Them, China Wants Them, Russia is Struggling Without Them
Non-commissioned officers, long the “backbone” of the U.S. military, are proving even more crucial on modern battlefields.
Threats
China Likely to Use ‘Nuclear Coercion’ in Bid to Take Taiwan by 2027, STRATCOM Chief Says
Adm. Richard urged Congress to restore funding for a ship-based nuclear missile.
Business
Navy, Microsoft Team Up for R&D—and the Rights to Sell What Emerges
The Seattle-based tech giant will get access to Naval Postgraduate School facilities and the chance to negotiate exclusive rights for technology it helps develop there.
Policy
‘We Should Have Been There’: Marine General Laments the State of the Amphib Navy
A failure to deploy in February illustrates the low readiness of the nation’s amphibious warships, a Marine three-star tells Defense One.
Business
Boeing’s Low-Ball Defense Bidding Has Come Back to Bite Them
The company has lost billions of dollars and the pandemic is making things worse.
Threats
Navy: Just One Shipbuilding Option Gets Closer To Desired Fleet
A 3-star clarifies the three paths described in the Navy's recent longterm fleet plan.
Business
Lockheed Is Delivering F-35s Late—But the Pentagon Is Also Buying Them Too Quickly, GAO Says
More than one-quarter of recent jets are arriving behind schedule, but ahead of planned components that will require costly retrofits, the watchdog says.
Ideas
Plan Now for a 'No-Fly Zone' Over Taiwan
Thwarting a Chinese invasion depends on air defense, and that starts with these four steps.
Science & Tech
AI Is Already Learning from Russia’s War in Ukraine, DOD Says
Today’s battlefield data is helping smart machines model the wars of the future.
Policy