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Army News
November 2023
Army Had Something to Crow About, But Chose Not to
The Army did fall short of fielding all 24 technologies in the 24-by-23 initiative, but overall, did quite well, and that was worth crowing about. -
Defense Department
October 2023
The True Currency of Fuel in the Military Is Lives
It was during an operational energy panel at the recent Emerging Technologies for Defense conference when one of the speakers made me think about my stepfather Charles Strand, a retired Air Force major and navigator on KC-135 Stratotankers during the Vietnam War. -
Munitions Technology
September 2023
Explosive Disposal Sector to Need A Lot of Funds, Innovative Tech
When it comes to landmines, unexploded ordnance and the deadly debris that wars and conflict leave behind, it looks like the world is taking one step forward, and two steps back. -
Aviation
July 2023
Postcard from Le Bourget: Air Taxis Quietly Make Progress
L3Harris and Northrop Grumman, two of the biggest U.S. defense contractors, declared that they were not attending the show this year, which at first seemed shocking. But after day one traveling in the notoriously hot, stifling trains and buses that take passengers to the historic airport and back, I thought: “they might be onto something.” -
Robotics
July 2023
Why the Coast Guard Lags When It Comes to Unmanned Systems
It’s 2006, and the scene is a nondescript office building near the Navy Yard in Southwest Washington, D.C. -
Defense Contracting
June 2023
A More Nuanced Look at the ‘Valley of Death’
HONOLULU — “Psalm 23” is most likely the origin of the term “Valley of Death” used in the defense acquisition world. -
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.
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