Thought Leadership: Opinion

Biden, Trudeau must expand binational action to bolster cybersecurity

Biden’s visit to Canada to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week will be an opportunity to expand on cybersecurity cooperation.

22 hours ago

Why the US military should build modular nuclear reactors

One of the main objections to the expansion of nuclear power in the U.S. is based on the perception that it is dangerous.

5 days ago

Defense Budget

How is the US military space sector doing? Depends who you ask.

Despite a robust pipeline of activity, the military space-industrial base is facing a number of economic and industrial challenges.

Weaponized balloons challenge US air superiority — quite littorally

The littorals are the messy area between sea and land, ground and sky, and air and space. U.S. leaders should prevent adversaries from exploiting them.

2 weeks ago

Marine combat engineers no longer capable of supporting the infantry

If called to breach a minefield, reduce an obstacle or bridge a gap, combat engineers would have nothing acceptable to send, these retired Marines say.

2 weeks ago

Addressing the threat of hostile drones to critical infrastructure

The Domestic Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems National Action Plan, released earlier this year, addresses the rising threat that drones present.

3 weeks ago

Adopt a talent recruitment solution to spark a movement at the DoD

The workforce crisis is an opportunity for radical creativity.

3 weeks ago

The not-really Next Generation Weapons Program

The author disputes the reliability of the Army's newest rifle and light machine gun.

3 weeks ago

This picture, taken on Jan. 23, 2023, in Toulouse, France, shows screens displaying the logos of OpenAI and ChatGPT.

What will ChatGPT mean for the US defense-industrial base?

ChatGPT is already creating benefits as well as risks for defense professionals.

3 weeks ago

When it comes to network innovation, we must protect the data ‘pipes’

Because encryption has a shelf life, military networks still need to protect the data pipes that support the warfighter.

4 weeks ago

How to make smart trades across US drone forces

Don't assume that the lowest-cost solution is always the best bet.

5 weeks ago

US needs attritable systems, strategic logistics analysis to win wars

The key to victory will rely on the adoption of weapon systems simplistic in design, rapidly reproducible and highly lethal.

5 weeks ago

ChatGPT hints at potential for artificial intelligence in government

Agency leaders must clear up the common misconception that AI/ML infrastructure, data governance and efficiency must be perfectly aligned to get started.

5 weeks ago

How to bring innovation to America’s nuclear strategy

We must move beyond the narrow debate on types and numbers of nuclear weapons, and think bigger, bolder and more imaginatively.

5 weeks ago

Climate-forward defense: Achieving a military mind shift

To succeed in future conflicts, militaries must look beyond merely making bases and equipment more resilient to the impacts of climate change.

5 weeks ago

Buying bombs: Why the US often gets it wrong

Why doesn’t the U.S. focus more on munitions? A large factor is armed force service identity.

6 weeks ago

Measuring results in the hyped world of defense investment

Here are five defense investment principles worth remembering.

6 weeks ago

Alone and unafraid: How to prepare to fight and win the next war

As policymakers and war planners prepare for a potential of near-peer conflict — the biggest fight of modern times — two imperatives must be considered.

6 weeks ago

How IT modernization can ‘future proof’ NATO

Baking security into applications undergirding the infrastructure of NATO’s IT will help ensure superior logistics, communications and force projection.

6 weeks ago

This undated photograph released by the Ukrainian military's Strategic Communications Directorate shows the wreckage of what Kyiv has described as an Iranian Shahed drone downed near Kupiansk, Ukraine.

How to help Kyiv go on a drone offensive

Russia and Iran are planning to build a factory within Russia to produce thousands of Shahed-136 drones.

6 weeks ago

Opinion

An array of perspectives and messages from thought leaders in the defense IT and C4ISRNET community.

Biden’s visit to Canada to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week will be an opportunity to expand on cybersecurity cooperation.

One of the main objections to the expansion of nuclear power in the U.S. is based on the perception that it is dangerous.

Despite a robust pipeline of activity, the military space-industrial base is facing a number of economic and industrial challenges.

The littorals are the messy area between sea and land, ground and sky, and air and space. U.S. leaders should prevent adversaries from exploiting them.

If called to breach a minefield, reduce an obstacle or bridge a gap, combat engineers would have nothing acceptable to send, these retired Marines say.

The Domestic Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems National Action Plan, released earlier this year, addresses the rising threat that drones present.

The workforce crisis is an opportunity for radical creativity.

The author disputes the reliability of the Army's newest rifle and light machine gun.

ChatGPT is already creating benefits as well as risks for defense professionals.

Because encryption has a shelf life, military networks still need to protect the data pipes that support the warfighter.

Don't assume that the lowest-cost solution is always the best bet.

The key to victory will rely on the adoption of weapon systems simplistic in design, rapidly reproducible and highly lethal.

Agency leaders must clear up the common misconception that AI/ML infrastructure, data governance and efficiency must be perfectly aligned to get started.

We must move beyond the narrow debate on types and numbers of nuclear weapons, and think bigger, bolder and more imaginatively.

To succeed in future conflicts, militaries must look beyond merely making bases and equipment more resilient to the impacts of climate change.

Why doesn’t the U.S. focus more on munitions? A large factor is armed force service identity.

Here are five defense investment principles worth remembering.

As policymakers and war planners prepare for a potential of near-peer conflict — the biggest fight of modern times — two imperatives must be considered.

Baking security into applications undergirding the infrastructure of NATO’s IT will help ensure superior logistics, communications and force projection.

Russia and Iran are planning to build a factory within Russia to produce thousands of Shahed-136 drones.