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Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Next-Gen Mine Warfare to Include Robotic Systems
The future of mine warfare will include a mix of unmanned underwater, aerial and surface vehicles and will require new, out-of-the-box ideas from industry, a Navy official said recently.
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Strategic Weapons
INF Treaty Pullout Could Be Boon for Missile Makers
The United States’ withdrawal from a landmark arms control agreement could open up major opportunities for the defense industry as the Pentagon seeks to counter Russia and China.
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Maritime Security
Coast Guard Launches Polar Communication Satellites
Two Coast Guard demonstration satellites were launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California Dec. 3 with an eye toward building up a fleet of spacecraft dedicated to the sea service’s missions.
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Missile Defense
‘Star Wars’ Redux: Experts Debate Reviving Strategic Defense Initiative
It was 25 years ago when the Clinton administration announced the demise of the Strategic Defense Initiative, a Reagan era program which sought to create a shield against the Soviet Union’s intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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Air Force News
EXCLUSIVE: Q&A with Gen. Stephen Wilson, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff
Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen ‘Seve’ Wilson sat down with National Defense Managing Editor Jon Harper on the sidelines of the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, California, Dec. 1 for an interview about the Air Force’s innovation and acquisition initiatives and other issues. The following Q&A has been edited for length and clarity.
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International
Elite Gathering Spotlights Tensions over U.S. Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
Whether the United States should curb arms sales to Saudi Arabia was a hot topic at this year’s Reagan National Defense Forum, an annual meeting which...
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Budget
Mattis Pushes Back Against Potential Budget Cuts Floated by Trump
During a high profile speech Dec. 1, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis took aim at a White House suggestion to cut the Pentagon budget. Defense officials have been building a $733 billion budget request for fiscal year 2020, but in recent weeks President Donald Trump has tasked department officials to put together a $700 billion fiscal blueprint. That would be 4.5 percent less than Pentagon brass had hoped for.
National Defense Columnists
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING INSIGHTS
By Justin M. Ganderson, Peter Hutt II and Evan R. Sherwood
National Defense Podcasts
DECEMBER 2018
Training the Space Force, GPS III Launch and Mine Warfare
In this podcast, National Defense Magazine looks at the military’s plans to train the space force, the upcoming launch of the GPS three satellite and the next-generation of mine warfare.