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The U.S. Navy’s Constellation-class frigate programme has been axed, with the first-in-class still years from delivery.
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Manufacturing is the Key to Deterrence
The sound of a helicopter’s rotors beating the air above a highway pile-up on the I-95. A paramedic applying a tourniquet to a driver’s leg. A neurologist at a Level I trauma center is reading a scan from a rural clinic miles away.
To a civilian observer, these are just standard parts of emergency medicine. But to a historian, they are echoes of a system birthed in combat.
Developed from the M16 rifle, the M4 carbine was never meant to be a frontline service weapon. Designed for rear echelon troops, special operations forces fielded the M4 for its light weight and compact size. But the strain of high-volume firefights and heavy firing schedules led to barrel bursts and other failures with the carbine. Following improvements like the SOCOM profile barrel and the adoption of the M4A1, the carbine remains in service with American operators.
Boeing has secured a contract from the US Army to manufacture AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for international clients.
The Danish government has awarded a contract worth €500m to Kongsberg for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS).
Operations by Russian Aerospace Forces Su-35 air superiority fighters have forced the Ukrainian Air Force’s newly delivered F-16 and Mirage 2000 fighters to operate exclusively at low altitudes in airspace far behind the frontlines, according to recent reports. Flying low and far from Russian forces minimises the possibility of targeting, but limits the kinds of support Ukrainian aircraft can provide for their forces.
It wouldn’t be the holidays without our annual War on the Rocks book roundup. Check off your gift list or pick a book to enjoy by the fire. Happy reading.Kerry AndersonThe Warrior Queens: The Legends and the Lives of the Women Who Have Led Their Nations in War, Antonia Fraser (1990). I’ll happily read any history book by Antonia Fraser, but this might be my favorite. The book offers multiple mini biographies of warrior queens throughout history, such as Boadicea, Zenobia, the Rani of Jhansi, and several more.
You’re not hallucinating: AI “bubble” discourse is everywhere. Whether you’re looking at Google Trends, reading the paper of record, listening to subject matter experts, or braving the Washington cocktail circuit, there’s a growing belief that AI will face some sort of market correction. Given AI’s strategic capabilities and the stakes of the technological competition with China, a potential market correction and its implications deserve scrutiny.While a “bubble” is not inevitable — or perhaps even likely — it is a real possibility.
Japan, the United Kingdom and Italy have taken further steps towards developing the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), which is intended to provide both countries with a next generation fighter aircraft with advanced stealth capabilities. Originating in the United Kingdom as the Tempest program, Japan joined the program in December 2022, while Italy had previously joined as a more minor partner.