The Slippery Slope of SLEP
08/02/2011
By Michael W. Wynne, 21st Secretary of the USAF 08/02/2011 - Going backwards in a stringent budgetary environment makes no strategic sense.
Sacrificing Sovereignty at Sea
08/02/2011
By James Jay Carafano 08/02/2011 - America's sovereignty is threatened by cutting USCG assets.
The National Security Cutter Opportunity
08/02/2011
The National Security Cutter is a key asset for the both the security and defense missions of the USCG. It is a floating command post which can tap into national and coalition assets to protect the nation. The USCG needs a minimum of 8 NSCs and as the US re-shapes…
F-35 and Cost Effective Performance
07/31/2011
08/01/2011 - In the wake of the headlines about the trillion-dollar airplane, F-35 sustainment costs have been tossed into the political fray.
The F-35 Maintenance Approach
07/31/2011
08/01/2011 - A cultural revolution in maintenance is enabled by the F-35.
Emerging Alliances for the 21st Century, Part VII
07/31/2011
07/31/2011 - The emergence of an agile regional and global actor.
USN Mines and Mining in the AirSea Battle Concept
07/30/2011
07/30/2011 -As smaller navies obtain advanced coastal and midget submarines and swimmer delivery vehicles, the potential role of offensive mines increases.
Emerging Alliances, Part VI
07/26/2011
By Douglas Farah 07/26/2011 - FARC alliances and actions offer an important look at the use of non-state criminal/terrorist armed groups by a criminalized state.