Lauren C. Williams, Defense One
Companies are teeming with various uncrewed and autonomous systems to meet the Navy’s ask for a hybrid fleet—obstacles and all.
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The Black Arrow Small Cruise Missile flew for an extended period, meeting all test objectives
Tim Ray & Jim Smith, RealClearDefense
our national security ecosystem has an unprecedented opportunity to radically restructure and set itself not for yesterday’s wars, but tomorrow’s…
Phillip Dolitsky, RealClearDefense
The Urgent Need for Long-term Strategic Thinking
Chad Williamson, RealClearDefense
when the commander of our nation’s elite special operations forces (SOF) sounds the alarm on deterrence, modernization, and the future of irregular…
China currently dominates global refining for critical minerals essential to modern economies — including lithium, cobalt, nickel, natural graphite, and rare earth elements — making it the primary supplier of processed inputs for advanced technologies, such as semiconductors, aerospace components, energy storage systems, and electric vehicle batteries. Even minerals mined outside of China are often sent to Chinese-owned smelting and processing plants. This near-monopoly grants Beijing significant leverage over global supply chains, heightening concerns over U.S.
By Bill ScottSTARRS Board of Advisors
Dedicated, well-targeted campaigns created by STARRS, MacArthur Society of West Point Graduates, Calvert Task Group and other patriotic organizations have educated President Donald Trump and his national security team about a dangerous virus that has infected America’s military services.
Thankfully, the Trump-led team is working hard to excise the virus known as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion or DEI.
Soldiers from the 75th Ranger Regiment have won the U.S. Army’s Best Ranger Competition, once again.
The winners were announced in a ceremony at the Maneuver Center of Excellent at Fort Benning Sunday night. Team 44, comprising U.S. Army soldiers 1st Lt. Kevin Moore and 1st Lt. Griffin Hokanson came out on top. In fact, the Ranger duo was consistently at the top across the competition.
Last fall, Gabriel Journey was on his way to the airport on an afternoon in Norfolk, Virginia, when he saw an apartment building catch fire.
Journey, an Electronics Technician (nuclear) aboard the U.S. Navy fast-attack submarine the USS Albany, pulled over and rushed to help. After hearing that people were still in the building, he flagged down a passing police officer and then went to help evacuate others. Leaping into action, he got others to help lift him up onto a ledge to reach a higher apartment.
Days after NBC reported that the Trump administration had considered launching drone strikes on drug cartels in Mexico, President Trump issued a memorandum Friday night to the heads of four federal departments, expanding the U.S. military’s role in securing the southern border in accordance with Executive Order 14167 (Clarifying the Military’s Role in Protecting the Territorial Integrity of the United States) and Proclamation 10886 (Declaring a National Emergency at the Southern Border of the United States).