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Research and Development
October 2019
‘Second Bold Era’ of S&T Requires More Funding
A White House memorandum on fiscal year 2021 administration research-and-development budget priorities strikes many good notes as it seeks to guide federal departments and agencies on their budget proposals, which are due in February. -
Global Defense Market
August 2019
Make China Pay for Pulling the Rare Earth Card
In May 2014, then-Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin threatened to cut off the supply of Russian-made RD-180 rocket engines to the United States as the two great powers tussled diplomatically about the invasion of Ukraine. -
Acquisition
August 2019
The Road to Acquisition Reform ‘Nirvana’
Ninety-nine years of magazines sit in a bookcase located in the association’s office. What began as Army Ordnance in July 1920 would eventually morph into National Defense. -
Viewpoint
July 2019
Why I Didn’t Stop by Your Conference Booth
Another Special Operations Forces Industry Conference has passed, where National Defense had three reporters on hand and about four dozen requests to stop by exhibitors’ booths to check out a new product or to interview executives. -
Space
June 2019
Time for a Bold New Space Architecture
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — It appears the nation will soon have a “unified” space command. -
Special Operations
May 2019
SOCOM’s Iron Man Suit - A Worthy Moonshot
It was six years ago at SOFIC in Tampa, Florida, when then-Special Operations Command Commander Navy Adm. William H. McRaven first mentioned a technology development program that would go on to be popularly known as the “Iron Man suit.” -
Space
April 2019
Space Force Has a Tough Problem to Tackle
The United States Space Force! (Queue up the dramatic music.) Able to defend and protect America’s vital space-based assets! Able to quickly develop and deploy cutting-edge technology! -
Science and Engineering Technology
March 2019
National Security Implications of Gene Editing
It’s always terrifying to receive a phone call from Dr. James Giordano.Not that he is a scary person, but he talks about scary things: specifically national security threats that are in the near future, but few people are thinking about. -
Defense Department
January 2019
Section 809 Panel’s Work Is Far From Done
After two years of work, the Section 809 Panel gathered in a hall at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce building on a cold, January day to present its third and final report, which summed up some 90 ways to improve the Defense Department’s acquisition system. -
Defense Department
January 2019
Halifax - Where the Spirit of Sen. McCain Lives On
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Sometimes called the “Davos of the security world,” the annual Halifax International Security Forum takes place the second weekend of November here in Canada’s windswept eastern province.
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