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NO ONE WANTS TO SERVE: THE "SECULAR DECLINE" OF THE MILITARY

12/9/2018

The Military's Manpower Crisis
By Dennis Laich, Jonathan Askonas & Gil Barndollar, The Hill: “The report (NDS Commission) detailed many shortcomings, including the “secular decline” in the ability and propensity of Americans to serve in uniform. This shrinking manpower pool puts U.S. national security at long-term risk, the commission says, requiring the military and Congress to take “creative steps” to address the issue."

OUR COMMUNIST MODEL ACQUISITION SYSTEM

12/1/2018

To Innovate, Doctrine Is More Important than Technology
By Scott Humr, Proceedings Magazine: ““Innovate, Adapt, and Win!” is a mantra repeated in the Marine Corps Operating Concept (MOC). From tailored symposiums to the Commandant’s Innovation Challenges, the Marine Corps seems smitten by artificial intelligence, drone swarms, and manned-unmanned teaming in its attempt to stay ahead of the nation’s adversaries."

Pentagon's 'Communist Model' Acquisition System
By Mandy Mayfield, National Defense Magazine: ““The Chinese have adopted our rapid innovation [model] and we have adopted the communist model of how we process new capabilities in our system.””

Modernizing the US military by learning from the past
(Defense News) “Innovation” and “force modernization” are the Pentagon buzzwords of the day. Strategies are being developed across the Department of Defense enterprise, with these concepts as the foundational pillars. Is this a flawed idea involving competing philosophies? Can the U.S. be truly innovative if it wants to rapidly modernize its force?

James Inhofe and Mac Thornberry write: The administration’s National Defense Strategy prioritized strategic competition with China and Russia. But to be effective, strategies must be matched with resources. America won’t succeed without sustained, sufficient, predictable military funding. – Wall Street Journal

Lou DiStasi writes: There is no simple answer for how the U.S. can regain its military dominance. Perhaps the use of prototyping can serve as a foundational tool to accelerate procurement and provide innovative solutions. History has shown that innovation and force modernization do not have to be competing philosophies. Industry partners, military operators, and members of the science and technology communities should certainly take notice — DoD leaders are increasingly placing their bets on rapid prototyping. – Defense News

Without predictable funding and realistic concepts of operations, the National Defense Strategy doesn’t meet the challenges of a rising China expanding in the Indo-Pacific and an aggressive Russia in Eastern Europe, the co-chairmen of the panel reviewing the document warned the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. – USNI News

US NAVY HAS 2 NEAR PEER COMPETITORS: RUSSIA, CHINA; THE ZUMWALT CLOSES DOWN & CHINA'S PLA HAS ABSOLUTELY NO COMBAT EXPERIENCE

11/29/2018

https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2018/11/12/the-navy-we-need/.

China's Military Has No Combat Experience: Does it Matter?
China's military has an impressive high-tech arsenal, but its ability to use these weapons and equipment remains unclear. The one asset that the People's Liberation Army lacks is combat experience. But there is no consensus—either within Chinese military circles or among foreign analysts—on how much it matters. Read more »

Zumwalt Close to Losing Gun, But Open to EW and Directed Energy

MATTIS SEEKS THE RETURN OF INFANTRY, 5 CHALLENGES FACING TRUMP'S MILITARY & 5 SUPER WEAPONS FOR THE ARMY

11/26/2018

Mattis’s Infantry Task Force: Righting ‘A Generational Wrong’ By Bob Scales, Monday, November 26, 2018 4:00 AM

Five Challenges Facing Trump’s Military
By Rebecca Kheel, The Hills: “But the military is facing a number of challenges, from continued efforts to restore readiness after years of Washington’s budget dysfunction to work on fulfilling Trump orders such as standing up Space Force.”

U.S. Navy: Ballistic Missile Subs or 355 Ship Fleet
By John Grady, USNI News: “The Navy could be forced to make hard choices sooner rather than later when it comes to finding the money to replace its aging ballistic missile submarines or reach its goal of having a fleet of 355 warships.

Meet the U.S. Army's 5 Next Super Weapons
By Michael Peck, The National Interest: “Here are five that we will likely see in the coming years.”

President Trump, Do NOT Cut The Defense Budget: Inhofe & Thornberry

HOW TECHNOLOGY CHANGES CIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS & WHY PAKISTAN'S MUMBAI PROXIES GROW DEADLIER

11/26/2018

Technology and Future War Will Test U.S. Civil-Military Relations by Risa Brooks

Ten Years After Mumbai, the Group Responsible is Deadlier Than Ever by Stephen Tankel

Before the Engagement:
Mapping Social Media for Civil Military Operations
By David L. Harrell, The Civil Affairs Association: “Civil Affairs as a branch needs to continue to evolve within the civil environment by formally adding a social media analysis function to its extensive repertoire, critical to maintaining a more complete understanding of current culture.”

NEW ACQUISITION OFFICER NEEDED AT DOD & WHY INDIA BUYS RUSSIAN MISSILE DEFENSE SHIELDS

11/23/2018

Pentagon Chief Management Officer Essential to New Defense Strategy
(RealClearDefense) The recent announcement that the Pentagon’s first Chief Management Officer, Jay Gibson, would resign at the end of November highlights the inherent difficulty of reforming the Pentagon’s massive agencies and antiquated business processes.

India has officially selected Russian firm Rosoboronexport as the winner for Indian Army’s $1.5 billion Very-Short-Range Air Defence, or VSHORAD program, after months of delays over complaints made by other competitors in the competition. – Defense News

Is IBCS Another 'Too Big to Succeed' Army Program?
By Dan Gouré, RealClearDefense: “IBCS is going the way of other Army mega-modernization programs. By the time the acquisition bureaucracy can define requirements, organize a program and develop the necessary funding plan and schedule, technology and the military environment will have changed.”

CHINA'S NEW GREAT WALL, SUBS & HOW THE US AEGIS CAN SURMOUNT IT

11/18/2018

China Has Built ‘Great Wall of SAMs’ In Pacific: US Adm. Davidson

China Has More Nuclear Subs Than the West Believed
There’s an extra sub under construction, but no permanent nuclear deterrent at sea — yet.
PATRICK TUCKER

Navy Wants Alternative Funding for Columbia SSBNs
to Accelerate 355-Ship Fleet
By Megan Eckstein, USNI News: “The Navy continues to push for the upcoming Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine program to be funded outside the normal shipbuilding budget, as opportunities exist to reach a 355-ship fleet faster but the $100-billion SSBN program looms over the next 15 years of spending.”

HOW DOES THE PENTAGON EARN TRUST OF US CITIZENS & SHORTFALLS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC BUDGET

11/17/2018

Net Assessment: Does the Pentagon Deserve Our Trust?
by Melanie Marlowe, Bryan McGrath, and Christopher Preble

Assessing America’s Indo-Pacific Budget Shortfall
by Eric Sayers

Leon Panetta’s Nightmare Is Today's National Security Crisis
By Dov S. Zakheim, The Hill: “Responding to a request from Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta outlined, in the most dire terms, the consequences of Congress’s failure to reach an agreement on deficit reduction.”

THE RETURN OF REAGAN'S MAN TO THE PENTAGON: MISSILE SHIELDS UP

11/15/2018

More than three decades ago, Michael D. Griffin was at the center of the military’s “Star Wars” initiative, working to realize President Ronald Reagan’s dream of shielding the United States from Soviet missiles. Now the 69-year-old scientist is back at the Pentagon as its top technology official, looking to revive some of the same missile defense concepts. – Washington Post

CHINA BEATING US TO MARKET ON COMBAT DRONES & AMERICA'S WEAK FIGHTING INDUSTRIAL BASE

11/5/2018

CHINA:
Avic's J-31 Fighter Is a Winner After All
By Bradley Perrett & Stephen Trimble, Aviation Week: “Not long after the J-31 fighter prototype from Avic's Shenyang Aircraft Corp. appeared in 2012, analysts realized that it was not, after all, a new combat aircraft for the Chinese military.”

China’s as-yet unveiled stealth bomber could alter US defense calculus in Pacific
(Stars & Stripes) For almost two decades, China has been designing and building its answer to America’s B-2 long-range stealth bomber, and Chinese state media have recently hinted that the Hong-20 will soon undergo trial flights.

Andrea Gilli and Mauro Gilli write: The China Airshow in Zhuhai is the annual exhibition that China uses, for both political and commercial reasons, to display the progress of her aerospace capabilities. […] The bulk of the attention, however, went to the mockup of a new stealth drone, the CH-7, that resembles Northrop Grumman’s XB-47B demonstrator. […] Some commentators even concluded that, with this new achievement, China has already passed or will soon pass the United States in next-generation unmanned aircraft technology. – War on the Rocks

The Old Revolving Door Still Swings: Does It Matter? WHO HIRES PENTAGON OFFICALS

China's Beating the U.S. to Market on Combat Drones, By Copying U.S. Technology
// Patrick Tucker
America seems to have squandered a 10-year head start.

https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/2018/10/05/the-decline-of-the-defense-industrial-base-and-what-to-do-about-it/

ARMY LEARNS TO BECOME LIGHT INFANTRY & NEW CHINESE SUBMARINE

11/3/2018

Army Issues Lighter Armor For Bigger Wars

Images emerge of new Chinese submarine
(IHS Jane’s 360) Photographs have emerged on online forums showing that a new design of submarine has been built at China's Jiangnan Changxingdao shipyard. Although the images do not allow accurate estimates of the size of the boat to be made, it appears that the submarine is about 50 m long with a pressure hull diameter of about 5 m.

Why Airpower Needs Landpower
By Jahara Matisek & Jon McPhilamy, Modern War Institute: “In 2014, Air Force Magazine published an article in which the author proclaimed “Airpower has eclipsed land power as the primary means of destroying enemy forces.””

Trump Cuts, Democrats Won’t Stop Army Modernization, Growth: Reading Between Sec. Esper’s Lines

BACK TO THE FUTURE: WHAT'S AFTER PROJECT MAVEN & A LOOK AT ACQUISITION REFORM IN 1987?

11/3/2018

What comes after Project Maven?; Lessons from a 1987 magazine; Missile-defense success; and a bit more.
// Marcus Weisgerber

SIKORSKI STEPS UP NEW HELICOPTERS, ALGERIA SOURCES UAV FROM BEIJING & INDIA GOES TO MOSCOW AND ISRAEL

10/31/2018

US Army pilots take Sikorsky optionally manned helicopter for spin
(Defense News) For the first time, Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky turned over its Sikorsky Autonomy Research Aircraft (SARA) to U.S. Army pilots for a spin, according to an Oct. 29 company statement.

Algeria unveils Chinese UAVs
(IHS Jane’s 360) The Algerian Ministry of National Defence (MDN) revealed that it has acquired two types of Chinese-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in its coverage of a visit by Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaïd Salah to Ain Ouessara Air Base in the 1st Military Region on 30 October.

Israeli company to outfit Indian Navy, Army after $1.3 billion in defense deals
(Defense News) Israel Aerospace Industries announced two deals worth a total of $1.3 billion with India between Oct. 24 and 29. One deal will see IAI outfit the Indian Army with the Sky Capture air defense system, a contract worth $550 million. In addition, IAI will provide $777 million worth of Barak 8 missile defense systems, known as LRSAM in India, for seven ships.

India signs $950 million contract with Russia to buy two stealth frigates
(Defense News) India has signed a $950 million contract with Russia for two upgraded Krivak III-class stealth frigates.

TICKING TIME BOMB CALLED 'THE BUDGET'

10/27/2018

Would a $700 Billion Budget Really Sink the Pentagon?
// William D. Hartung and Ben Freeman
Resistance is already forming to a proposed decrease in 2020 spending. It's important to understand just what that decrease means.

Don’t expect any Trump boost to defense spending
Mackenzie Eaglen | Breaking Defense
Recent cuts to topline defense spending show that President Trump would rather score political points about the deficit and debt over the much-needed improvements to and maintenance of America's military.

Anthony H. Cordesman writes: For several decades, American strategic planning has been little more than a facade for annual line item budget debates. Arguably, U.S. strategic planning peaked when Harold Brown was Secretary of Defense in 1981. From that point onwards, efforts to create and manage U.S. national security using some effective linkage between strategy and real-world planning, programming, and budgeting activity steadily declined. – Center for Strategic and International Studies

Beyond INF: A Democratic House & A New Era Of War (Analysis)

Democratic House Hurts Space Corps, Nuke Modernization, & Pentagon Topline

Democrats’ big night brings big questions for defense policy
(Defense News) Democrats won the U.S. House in convincing fashion in Tuesday’s midterm elections, promising to shake up defense policy in the coming year and raising the possibility of tumultuous impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.

Trump Reverses The Defense Buildup: 2020 Cuts Analysis

A troubling outlook for future defense spending
Luke Strange | RealClearDefense

The lame-duck Congress has a national security to-do list
(Defense News) Here are three items on the national security agenda for Congress.

The Trump administration had already been planning for relatively flat national-security spending, and more recently, a slightly decline beginning in 2020.

The ticking nuclear budget time bomb
Mackenzie Eaglen | War on the Rocks
The current path is an irrational and costly recipe for sucking funding from other defense programs or buying fewer new nuclear delivery systems and reducing the size of the arsenal. The longer military and political leaders deny this reality, the worse off America’s nuclear deterrent and armed forces will be.

It’s official: DoD told to take cut with FY20 budget
(Defense News) The Pentagon has officially been told the national security top line for fiscal 2020 will be $700 billion, representing the first cut to defense spending under the Trump administration.

Trump’s defense buildup is as real as the wall
Gary J. Schmitt | The Weekly Standard
At $700 billion, the Pentagon will be able to address some obvious readiness problems. But how long will it be able to sustain that fix? The answer is not long at all. Proposing and then authorizing budgets to fund the military is a product of the two political branches. Trump can only succeed in hollowing out the military’s capabilities if Congress agrees.

The Fiscal Year 2020 budget may slow down modernization efforts and research into next-generation weapons, like hypersonic missiles, but will still invest in growing the military force and boosting readiness for aircraft such as the F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, the deputy secretary of defense told reporters today. – USNI News

Inhofe Wants 355 Ship Navy, But Headwinds Remain

Don’t expect any Trump boost to defense spending
Reuters
Mackenzie Eaglen writes that recent cuts to topline defense spending show that President Trump would rather score political points about the deficit and debt than improve and maintain America’s military.

OPTIMIZING SPECIAL OPS, HOW COUNTERTERROR OPS HELPS DEFEND AGAINST FOREIGN INFLUENCE & NET ASSESSMENT ON CHINA

10/19/2018

Helicopters Best Enable Forced Entry From the Sea
By Daniel Phillips, Proceedings Magazine: “The Marine expeditionary unit (MEU) cannot conduct forced-entry operations from afloat in today's threat environment.

Shifting Fires: Optimizing Special Operations for Today and Tomorrow's Fight by Chad Pillai

How to Defend Against Foreign Influence Campaigns: Lessons From Counter-Terrorism by Kara Frederick

New NET ASSESSMENT: The China Hand by Melanie Marlowe, Bryan McGrath, and Christopher Preble

How the West’s Research Aids China’s Military
By Alex Joske, ASPI Strategist: “In 2016, Chinese student Huang Xianjun completed his Ph.D. at the University of Manchester, working with the discoverers of graphene, a material with incredible strength, electrical conductivity and flexibility. Then he returned to China to work on key projects for the People’s Liberation Army."

THE CORPS KEEPS COIN & BUILDING IN AN AGE OF DEFICITS

10/12/2018

Can Trump Rebuild The Military As Deficits Balloon?

Senate Democrats Absurdly Blame Budget Deficit on Republicans
Brian Riedl, E21
This week, the Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee released a ludicrous taxpayer-funded “study” that attempts to prove that the entire budget deficit is the fault of Republicans. The report uses a hyper partisan methodology that essentially rigs the results.The study’s argument is as follows: Since 2000, defense spending has risen $205 billion above inflation, and tax cuts have shaved $546 billion from annual tax revenues. Add in $183 billion in resulting interest costs, and you get a $935 billion annual tab that exceeds the current $779 billion budget deficit. Therefore, in the study’s words, “Republican policies caused the 2018 budget deficit.” Read more here....

Counterinsurgency is here to stay: Marines plan to double foreign military training adviser group (Marine Corps Times) While the Marines and the U.S. military are amid an overhaul to prep the force for a fight with near-peer adversaries, the Corps hasn’t lost focused on its counterinsurgency mission.

It soon may be a 15 Marine rifle squad ― most likely for MEU deployments
(Marine Corps Times) The top Marine is considering bolstering the size of the rifle squad to 15 Marines for forward deployed Amphibious Ready Group Marine Expeditionary Units, or MEUs.

Trump's New Counterterrorism Strategy
By Clifford D. May, The Washington Times: ““We remain a nation at war.” President Trump’s new National Strategy for Counterterrorism (NSC) begins with that simple statement of fact. The 21st century is an age of conflict. That’s unlikely to change any time soon.”

ARMY EXAMINES "HAVING THE RIGHT PEOPLE" IS MORE THAN MONEY AND EQUIPMENT & DEFENSE ACQUISITION TALKS ABOUT SCOPE

10/9/2018

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You can have all the money and the stuff, AUSA president says, but the Army won’t work without the right people
(Army Times) The Army has turned a corner after half a decade of throttled budgets ― that’s the message from senior leaders. Readiness is up, modernization is underway and the service is pushing to get the active component up to about 500,000 soldiers by 2022.

Army Rapid Capabilities Office realigned to focus on top modernization priorities
(Defense News) The Army’s Rapid Capabilities Office, established just over two years ago, isn’t going to be just about rushing to develop electronic warfare, position, navigation and timing, and cyber capabilities.

The US Army’s in good shape, but Tough Choices Loom
(DefenseOne) Some 500 programs are being scrutinized for cuts to support top acquisition priorities.

Defensive Protection Systems Leading Army Modernization

Interview: Dr. Bruce Jette, Army acquisition chief
(Defense News) As the Army undergoes a major transformation, to include the activation of the brand new Army Futures Command, the service is attempting to bring requirements developers, the science and technology community, sustainers and logisticians closer together to more effectively modernize the force.

The Modernization the Army Needs Can Be Found at the AUSA Annual Conference
By Dan Gouré, RealClearDefense: “Is it possible that the Army could find much of what it needs to initially address its modernization priorities on the exhibit floor at the AUSA convention?”

The U.S. Army Will (and Must) Get Heavier
By Dan Gouré, RealClearDefense: “The Army’s modernization strategy has one significant characteristic that will impact not only how that service will fight but also the conduct of joint and combined operations.”

TRUMP WANTS CHINA OUT OF MANUFACTURING US MILITARY COMPONENTS & DOD REPORT ON US INDUSTRIAL BASE WEAKNESS

10/5/2018

Pence, DoD Roll Out Harder Line on China, Russia

US INDUSTRIAL BASE REPORT

Trump’s Industrial Base Report Blames China, Congress

Trump Wants Chinese Parts Out of American Weapons
// Marcus Weisgerber
The White House will call for targeted investments in domestic manufacturing in an industrial-base report to be unveiled Friday.

White House Report Warns 'All Facets' Of U.S. Defense Industrial Base Are At Risk
By Loren Thompson, Forbes: “The report begins by identifying five "macro forces" causing weakness in industries important to national security: unpredictable federal funding, poor government business practices, predatory behavior of other nations, erosion in traditional manufacturing industries and inadequate investment in critical skills..”

America’s scrawny $200 billion defense industrial base

Managing America's Defense Industries in a World of Great Power Competition
By Jerry Hendrix, The National Interest: “In issuing this report, which some might criticize as an attempt to manage a portion of the nation’s economy, President Trump has taken a page from two of his most illustrious predecessors."

The decline of the defense industrial base – and what to do about it
(Defense News) A new report released by the White House documents the gravity of the situation facing the defense industrial base, while also offering solutions to counteract these challenges. By evaluating seven tiers deep into the supply chain, the report has documented more than 280 major supply chain vulnerabilities and an alarming dependency on foreign nations, especially China.

A stronger defense-industrial base starts with Congress
(Defense News) Today’s defense-industrial base bears little resemblance to the 1960s defense infrastructure President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned against.

INDIA & RUSSIA FIELD MOST ADVANCED SUBMARINE EVER; U.S. RESPONSE IS LETHAL. . .

10/1/2018

RUSSIA:
Russia's Most Advanced Nuclear Submarine Ever Just Went to Sea
By Dave Majumdar, The National Interest: “Russia's second Severodvinsk-class submarine K-561 Kazan , which is a modified Project 08851 Yasen-M design, went to sea for the first time for builder's trials on September 24."

Navy’s New SSN(X) Attack Sub To Be Faster, More Lethal
By Ben Werner, USNI News: “The Navy's next class fast attack submarine will be designed for a return to blue-water great power competition, where the ability to support forces ashore is less important than operating in the open ocean hunting rival submarines.”

The Indian Navy’s new ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) INS Arihant was the boomer that completed the month-long deterrent patrol. Whilst this is not insignificant – it is the first country outside of the five members of the U.N. Security Council to develop this capability – it also shows how far away India is to achieve its goal of joining the other great powers in establishing a credible sea-based deterrent. – USNI News

ACQUISITIONS, TECHNOLOGY OFFICES RECEIVE LEADERSHIP CHANGES & HOW TO LIGHTEN LOAD, REDUCE INJURIES FOR INFANTRY

9/28/2018

Here’s who is running the Pentagon’s acquisition and technology offices
(Defense News) When the Pentagon split the legacy Acquisition, Technology and Logistics office into two new organizations, it came with a massive reshuffling of personnel.

The US Military Must Lighten Warfighters' Loads
// Paul Scharre
Five suggestions to reduce injury and increase combat efficiency.

THE F35 IN ONE GRAPHIC & CHINA'S STEALTH AIRCRAFT LAUNCHED

9/25/2018

F-35: The World’s Biggest Weapons Program in One Graphic

Defense Industry Pushes Back Against New Pentagon Rules

PLA’s H-20 stealth bomber to take to the skies soon
BY ASIA TIMES STAFF
The long-awaited H-20 is set to have an operational range of 8,000 kilometers without mid-air refueling

FORCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICES, NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY GRAPHIC & INDIA NEEDS NEW MILITARY DOCTRINE & STRUCTURE

9/21/2018

BREAKING DEFENSE

Indian Army needs to modernize war doctrines as much as structure

To succeed in modernizing, Indian Army needs to restructure at all levels

ARMY SEEKS RECON HELICOPTER

9/20/2018

Why Does the Army Need Ten Years to Begin Fielding a New Recon Helicopter?
By Loren Thompson, Forbes: “The Army has been seeking a new rotorcraft that can find and attack targets in contested airspace for a long, long time. So long that the last of its legacy recon helicopters was retired last year. By that time, the venerable Kiowa scout had been in service for nearly half a century.”

ARMY LEADERSHIP SEEKS TO TONE DOWN FUTURES COMMAND MISSION & CHINA'S LEAD IN QUANTUM SCIENCE

9/14/2018

What can Austin bring to the future of Futures Command?
(C4ISRNET) Seventeen years into war, the Army is rethinking how it prepares for the future. The flagship for this change is the new Army Futures Command, stood up Aug. 24 in Austin, Texas, less than a year after the initiative was announced by a Department of Defense focused heavily on speed.

Army Futures Command Must Perform Miracles
By Dan Gouré, RealCearDefense: “In recent public statements, General John Murray, the newly-confirmed commander of the Army’s fledgling Futures Command, has been downplaying expectations for his new organization.

Will Army Futures Command work? House lawmakers skeptical, but hopeful
(Defense News) Setting up a brand-new four-star command to try to improve the way the U.S. Army develops and acquires capabilities for future operations is a big deal. Pair that with the service’s relatively abysmal track record in fielding new weapons and there’s bound to be skepticism in the service’s drastic plan to fix a broken system.

Modernization or death: Heed history’s lessons on the F-35
(Defense News) If you go to war, you must be equipped to win. That was the message veteran pilots from the Vietnam War delivered to me when I entered the U.S. Air Force in 1974. The same holds true today. That is why I am concerned when doubts are raised about the future of the F-35 fighter program.

Congress's Quantum Science Bill May Not Keep the US Military Ahead of China
// Paulina Glass
China aims to "leapfrog" US military in 10 years with unhackable computers and stealth-defeating radar.

CLOSE AIR SUPPORT MISSION ARRIVES TO MIDDLE EAST & THE US ARMY PREPARES FOR WAR IN EUROPE

9/11/2018

Marines Deploy First F-35Bs to the Middle East
By Gidget Fuentes, USNI News: “Marines training on the ground on the Horn of Africa will see a new set of wings pulling the classic close air support mission: The F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.”

THUCYDIDES & THE LONG WAR PROBLEM

FORCE PLANNING IN AGE OF GREAT POWER COMPETITION

AGAINST ALL ODDS: CHANGING ACQUISITION CULTURE

THE CRISIS OF AMERICAN MILITARY PRIMACY

NATIONAL MILITARY STRATEGY: REVOLUTIONARY APPROACH

UNDERSTANDING MILITARY MODERNIZATION

5 STRATEGIES FOR SEC. OF DEFENSE

WHY THE 3RD OFFSET FAILS

INADEQUATE DOCTRINES FOR IRREGULAR WAR

ALTERNATIVE WAR STRATEGIES & FORCE POSTURE

REVERSING DECLINE: ELIZABETHIAN ENGLAND

U.S. GRAND STRATEGY FOR WINNING WORLD WAR IV

MULTI-DOMAIN BATTLE REPLACES R.M.A.

READINESS CRISIS

DEFENSE INNOVATION

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