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Earlier this year, the Army stood up the Capability Program Executive Office for Mission Autonomy (CPE Mission Autonomy) to interconnect all unmanned operations in the…
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For nearly a century, America’s defense industrial strength yielded a subtle benefit: influence as the world’s security guarantor of choice. But the system that once anchored partner access to U.S. weaponry is now an obstacle. Modern statecraft — the interplay of industry, diplomacy, and defense — requires a fresh approach to regulating defense trade.While the American arsenal accounts for more than 40 percent of global arms transfers, that share largely comprises exquisite systems for which the United States is unable to meet its own demand, let alone the needs of other nations.
In 2006, the U.S. Army’s 25th Combat Aviation Brigade deployed to Iraq, where it paired Task Force ODIN (Observe, Detect, Identify, and Neutralize) with an Apache battalion from the 82nd Airborne Division — a first-of-its-kind teaming of attack helicopters with drones. These units combined manned and unmanned sensors to identify and destroy improvised explosive devices and high-value targets, leveraging drones to fill gaps in traditional rotary wing aviation. Col. Jamie LaValley, at the time a captain with the 82nd, told me he felt he was witnessing “the future of warfare.
Western airpower debates are increasingly driven by grim math. Analysts tally missile inventories, strike ranges, and sortie-generation capacity against a small number of critical runways, fuel systems, and aerial refueling aircraft. The prevailing conclusion is that U.S. and allied airpower could be severely disrupted early in a conflict with China. While China’s anti-access/area-denial capabilities place U.S.
Pakistan Air Force J-10C fighters were able to achieve a 9-0 kill ratio against Qatar Emiri Air Force Eurofighter combat jets during simulated combat engagements the Zilzal-II joint air exercise in Qatar in 2024, according to recent reports from multiple Pakistani and Gulf Arab sources.
Following the unveiling of a new variant of the Russian Su-57 fifth generation fighter with a twin seat configuration, an informed Russian source has reported that the aircraft was developed specifically in response to Indian Defence Ministry requirements for such a configuration to equip its own fleet. The source added that other potential clients have also shown an interest in procuring twin seat variants of the Su-57, without naming any specifically.