SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Over the next decade, the Defense Department intends to proliferate hundreds of new military satellites on orbit that will provide improved space-based capabilities for warfighters. While the effort has been lauded as an ambitious and innovative plan to revolutionize space acquisition and development for the modern era, it has also exposed critical vulnerabilities in the United States’ ability to manufacture and deliver systems at scale — an issue that both the Pentagon and industrial base are working to learn from moving forward.
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The U.S. Coast Guard has officially increased its fleet of icebreakers by 50%. The service announced this week that it had purchased the 360-foot icebreaker Aiviq. The ship, following some minor modifications, will enter military service as the Coast Guard Cutter Storis.
The soon-to-be CGC Storis is part of the service’s efforts to massively grow its fleet of icebreakers. The Coast Guard is, in its own words “hampered” in terms of operational capabilities in the polar regions. Prior to the acquisition of the Aiviq on Nov.
A prototype of China’s sixth-generation fighter jet, dubbed the “White Emperor” or “Baidi,” has reportedly completed its maiden flight over Chengdu. Accompanied by the fifth-generation J-20 stealth fighter, this marks a major milestone in China’s military aviation development.
The fighter jet debuted as a mockup at the 2024 Zhuhai Airshow.
Expected to enter service around 2035, the “White Emperor” positions China among the frontrunners in next-generation fighter technology, alongside the United States and Europe.
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“I’m so thankful that his blood runs in our veins,” said Tewanna Anderson-Edwards of her great uncle Otis W. Leader, a World War I Choctaw code talker.
Christian D. Orr, The National Interest
The M14 soon established a reputation for ruggedness and superb accuracy.
John M. McHale III, MES
President-elect Donald Trump says he is looking to disrupt government and eliminate waste and no department will go untouched, especially the U.S.
Monica Farrow, RealClearDefense
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An F/A-18 Super Hornet was forced to take “evasive maneuvers” after an SM-2 missile fired from the guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg passed within 100 feet (30 meters) of the…
The German Armed Forces, the Bundeswehr, have entered into an agreement with TAURUS Systems for the upkeep and enhancement of the TAURUS stand-off missile system.
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‘Toxic Loyalty’: “Blind loyalty to bad leaders and protected employees irrationally serves the ego—and has disastrous implications on company culture and the bottom line.”1
History will likely judge today’s US general officers poorly. With the resources, education, and technology available to them, they are faring poorly against much less resourced enemies when conflicts are not won quickly and decisively. Our enemies’ generals run circles around our generals when war is prolonged.