Update: Trump’s FY18 budget request only calls for $18 billion over Obama’s planned spending levels, a far cry from what is needed to execute his campaign plans. Note: This article is part of a series…
On Friday, January 28, 2017, President Donald J. Trump made a monumental blunder by blocking all immigration from seven majority-Muslim countries and halting the flow of all refugees into the United States for 120 days….
Updated 5/23/2017 to reflect statements made by Coast Guard commandant Zukunft regarding the program. Earth’s polar regions, the Arctic and the Antarctic, are some of the most inhospitable places on the planet. Receiving little sun,…
Update: As of mid-2017, the US Navy has decided to expand the scope of the frigate program, opening the door for non-LCS designs and investigating the possibility of higher-powered sensors and a heavier armament. While…
Recently, there has been much ado about China’s aircraft carriers. CV-16, known as the Liaoning, was launched in 2012 to much fanfare, and CV-17 will probably enter service within a few years. Until this point,…
For much of history, the Royal Navy was the best-manned and best-equipped navy in the world. It has been many decades since that era, and while the Royal Navy (RN) is still potent, it is no…
Note: this article is part of a series on Russia’s naval modernization. For part one, see the article on the Black Fleet’s Admiral Grigorovich-class frigates. Defense strategists and policy wonks will often speak of a…
On the surface, the international arms market may appear to be a mere forum for buying and sellings weapons. However, the actual workings of defense markets are highly nuanced and often involve geopolitics. For example,…
In recent years, the United States Air Force has launched a number of programs intended to replace aging aircraft with modern ones. Most of these programs are in various stages of completion; the Advanced Tactical…
Updated 7/6/2017 with grammatical corrections. Mobility, the ability to transport troops and provisions from one place to another, is critical to any military operation. While firepower may be more prominently featured in the popular imagination,…