Tag: Defense

USA/Defense – Pentagon adding new China and tech chiefs (Defense News)

Joe Gould writes: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday swore in the newest assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security, Ely Ratner, who is one of...

USA/Defense – Critical Update: How the Controversial JEDI Contract Changed the Pentagon (Nextgov)

Mila Jasper writes: It’s not every day that the government solicits a $10 billion contract—or cancels one before it sees the light of day,...

Russia/Defense – Putin Expresses Support for Cossack Battalion in Russian National Guard (The Jamestown Foundation)

Richard Arnold writes: In a further sign of the rising importance of Cossack neo-imperial structures in Russia’s current political system, apparently President Vladimir Putin...

Russia/Defense – Naval Parade Plays Into Putin’s Dangerous Vanity (The Jamestown Foundation)

Pavel K. Baev writes: Combat ships lined the Neva River in St. Petersburg and crowded the harbor of the nearby Kronstadt naval base last...

Australia/Defense – ASPI’s decades: Urgently eating the defence elephant (The Strategist)

Graeme Dobell for The Strategist: Australian industry is showing the appetite for ‘eating the elephant’, the big task of producing new defence equipment. A lot more...

Japan’s Defence White Paper 2021: China Riled by Mention of Taiwan Strait (VIF)

Prof Rajaram Panda writes: On 13 July 2021, Japan issued the 2021 Defense White Paper. One significant mention for the first time is the...

US Army chooses competitors to design infantry fighting vehicle replacement (Defense News)

Jen Judson writes for Defense News: The U.S. Army has chosen five teams to compete to design the replacement for its Bradley Infantry Fighting...

Israel pushes military digital transformation in the age of ‘artificial intelligence war’ (Defense News)

Seth Frantzman writes for Defense News: Israel has sought to increase its operational success on the battlefield through a major push for digitization in...

Senate policy bill rejects Air Force request to send some A-10s in the boneyard (Defense News)

Valerie Insinna writes for Defense News:  The Senate Armed Services Committee’s fiscal 2022 defense policy bill slapped down some of the U.S. Air Force’s plans to retire...

Senate authorizers want to fund the Army’s entire wish list (Defense News)

Jen Judson writes for Defense News:  The Senate Armed Services Committee would fund the U.S. Army’s entire list of unfunded requirements — also called a wish...

Navy wants to see big uptick in Zumwalt-class destroyer operations over the next year (Defense News)

Megan Eckstein writes for Defense News: 2022 will be a big year for the Zumwalt-class destroyer program, as first-in-class Zumwalt and sister ship Michael...

DoD would see a big budget boost, military justice overhaul under Senate proposal (Defense News)

Leo Shane III and Valerie Insinna write for Defense News: Senate Armed Services officials on Thursday unveiled plans for a $740 billion defense authorization bill which...

La Difesa entra nel multi-dominio. Ecco il nuovo comando del gen. Portolano (Formiche)

Marco Battaglia writes for Formiche: Il Comando operativo di vertice interforze diventa il “Covi” e il suo comandante, Luciano Portolano, ottiene una stella in...

Meno Cina e più alleati. Così gli Usa difendono la base industriale (Formiche)

Stefano Pioppi writes for Formiche: La task force del Congresso americano dedicata alla base industriale della Difesa ha pubblicato il suo atteso report. Contiene...

L’Aiad sarà nel comitato per il Fondo europeo della Difesa. Parla Crosetto (Formiche)

Stefano Pioppi writes for Formiche: L’Italia è al lavoro per aumentare la sua presenza nella Difesa europea. Il prossimo 10 settembre si riunirà per...

(USA/China) Launch Arms-Control Talks with China (Defense One)

Louie Reckford writes for Defense One: Reporting on China’s buildup of silos that could house nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles caused a new round of calls for the...