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International
May 2023
Letter from Chiba: Challenges Tapping into Japan's Innovation
It had been three and a half years since the inaugural DSEI Japan trade show in the fall of 2019, and a lot had changed. COVID-19 postponed the show twice. But the trade show finally went on, and it was bigger than ever. -
International
March 2023
Australia, AUKUS and the Pursuit of Defense Jobs
The announcement that the Australian government had finalized a deal to purchase 29 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters from U.S. aviation giant Boeing brought the nation’s Minister of Defence Industry Pat Conroy to Avalon — The Australian Air Show — for a photo opportunity and the chance to tally some more jobs in the nation’s favor. -
Maritime Security
March 2023
A Rising Sun Lifts All Boats
A rising tide lifts all boats,” is an aphorism President John F. Kennedy frequently used in speeches to describe his economic policies. -
Security and Counterintelligence
February 2023
The Free Press - A National Security Issue?
Despite decades in the journalism profession, it wasn’t until recently that I began to see what I do for a living as a potential national security issue: that a strong and vibrant free press in the United States strengthens the nation’s security, but a weak free press could be a vulnerability. -
International
December 2022
Ukraine’s Valiant Fight Inspires At this Year’s Halifax Forum
The Halifax International Security Forum — held the third weekend of November on the shores of the Atlantic in one of Canada’s maritime provinces — is a conference for democracy’s true believers. -
Global Defense Market
November 2022
Postcard from Aqaba: U.S. Vendors, Embassy Shine
Aqaba is the new location for SOFEX, the only trade show in the Middle East devoted to special ops. -
Infotech
November 2022
Ukraine Called the First 'Broadband War'
One of the Ukrainian government’s first actions as Russian forces gathered on its borders was to do away with bureaucratic rules on what could be stored in the cloud. -
Combat Vehicles
October 2022
Robotic Combat Vehicles - 'Are We There Yet?'
Just how close are autonomous or partially autonomous combat vehicles to fighting alongside crewed platforms? -
Defense Department
August 2022
Tips for Placing Commentaries in the Magazine
One of the big parts of my job is coordinating the opinion pieces that appear every month in National Defense. -
Defense Department
July 2022
‘AI Is Not a Technology’ and Other Thoughts
TAMPA, Florida — Most defense industry conferences deliver what is promised: business intelligence on present or future government requirements that can lead to contracts.
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