Threats
GOP Lawmakers Push Chinese Threat at Indo-Pacific Commander’s Hearing
Adm. Davidson called China the “greatest long-term strategic threat of the 21st century.”
Ideas
Why Invest in Hypersonic Technology?
Weapons aren’t the endgame. Hypersonic aircraft are next.
Ideas
A Salami Slice for Taiwan’s Security
The U.S. can put a revisionist tactic to its own use in the Western Pacific.
Ideas
Four Ways US Naval Forces Should Be More Assertive
Non-aggressive assertiveness can achieve long-term advantages and have strategic effects.
Business
Troubled KC-46 Tankers Cleared for Limited Ops, Air Force Says
The decision will free up older aerial refuelers needed overseas. But the KC-46 still can gas up only some warplanes and needs more testing and new technology.
Business
Leidos Deepens Maritime Reach with Planned Acquisition of Gibbs & Cox Naval Design Firm
It’s the latest move to better position itself for Navy undersea business.
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.
Defense Systems
Navy report looks to combat racism and sexism in the ranks
The Navy's Task Force One Navy report looks to STEM training, recruitment, grooming policies as paths to encourage diversity and inclusion.
Ideas
How to Cut the US Presence in the Middle East
Asking the military to pursue the same goals with fewer resources will not work.
Ideas
Urgent Job Opening: US Navy Secretary
The chaos and uncertainty atop the sea service is undermining national security.
Ideas
How to Root Out Extremism in the US Military
Start by figuring out how pervasive the problem is.
Ideas
Trying to Box in Biden on Arms Control
Former Trump officials complain that the new president doesn’t want what they failed to achieve.
Defense Systems
Navy to stand up DevSecOps task force
The task force, which is planned for March, is responsible for delivering recommendations that would become the Navy's enterprise-wide roadmap for implementing DevSecOps.
Policy
‘The Ban Should Never Have Been Imposed’
Former Army Secretary Eric Fanning says it’s time for Congress to pass a law that protects transgender servicemembers.
Business
Sikorsky and Boeing Unveil New Helicopter that Could Replace US Army Black Hawk
The coaxial helicopter is based on the companies’ Defiant prototype.
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Policy
Here’s Who Will Be Running the Pentagon When Biden Takes Office
Dozens named in the most comprehensive roster published to date of who will be running DOD when the president-elect is sworn in.
Science & Tech