Senior officials in the Department of War claim that the Golden Dome missile defence shield is ahead of schedule and within budget.
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The term “affordable mass” entered public defense discourse in 2021 as a munitions concept, which the Air Force adopted in 2023 to describe its effort to field large numbers of lower-cost, semi-autonomous aircraft to complement crewed fighters. The term has since spread in defense reporting, think-tank commentary, service initiatives, and even on War on the Rocks.
The military modernization and technological ambitions of the People’s Republic of China dominate headlines in Washington. Hypersonic missiles, AI breakthroughs, and an expanding navy are the visible symbols of competition with the Chinese Communist Party. But if the United States is serious about long-term competition, it should prioritize — or at least pay equal attention to — the Chinese Communist Party’s other weapon: united front. Understandably, military power and advanced technology feel urgent and concrete.
On the night of Aug. 9, 1942, an Allied fleet of 17 warships guarded the approaches to Guadalcanal. The fleet was newer, larger, and better equipped than the Japanese force bearing down on it. It had six heavy cruisers, two light cruisers, and nine destroyers. It carried radar, a technology that should have detected the enemy long before any lookout could spot a ship through the darkness. By the numbers, the Allied squadron was on average 10 years newer and outweighed its opponent by more than 85 percent in total displacement. On paper, the result should have been straightforward.
United States Ambassador to Peru Bernie Navarro has confirmed that the Peruvian Defence Ministry has committed to procuring F-16 Block 70 fighter aircraft, following the sudden resignation of both Defence Minister Carlos Díaz and Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela. The sale has been made as the U.S. has struggled to market the F-16 abroad, and as serious production and delivery delays have caused major controversies in client countries.
L Todd Wood talks with John Konrad of GCaptain about the firing of the Secretary of the Navy.
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The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy has deployed a carrier strike group led by the aircraft carrier Liaoning for operations in the South China Sea. The ships are holding exercises near the Philippines, where the Philippines Armed Forces, alongside forces from the United States, Japan, Australia, Canada, France, and New Zealand, have been jointly holding the Balikatan joint military exercise from April 20.
The command overseeing the top special operations units in the military is looking for industry partners — companies, research groups and non profits — to work with to develop new technologies for use in missions.
On Friday, April 24, U.S. Special Operations Command put out a broad solicitation on the SAM.gov website looking for participants to “accelerate” the use of high-tech tools as part of the Advancing Naval Capabilities through Holistic Opportunities and Resources (ANCHOR) Initiative.
The U.S. Army and Navy are cooperating in the Pacific to develop new tactics and concepts of operation to support a fast-increasing number of mobile land-fired weapons systems, such as the Typhon Mid-Range-Capability (MRC) missile system. The Typhon has been sent to the Philippines and Japan.
In development for several years, the Army’s Typhon MRC is capable of firing the Army’s emerging Precision Strike Missile, as well as land-fired variants of the Standard Missile (SM)-6 and Tomahawk.
The Dassault Mirage 2000 is a single-engined fourth-generation fighter developed by Dassault Aviation in the 1970s and introduced into French service in the 1980s.
Though the jet was initially developed as an air-defense and interceptor aircraft, it eventually evolved to serve a number of specialized roles for France and, more successfully, for international operators—indeed, the Mirage became one of France’s more successful fighter exports.
Mirage 2000 Fighter. Image Credit: Creative Commons.