Jon Harper
Managing Editor
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Jon Harper is the Managing Editor for National Defense Magazine. You can follow him on Twitter @Jon_Harper_
Recent Articles
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Defense Department
Silicon Valley Takes on the ‘Valley of Death’
January 26, 2022SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — The commercial technology sector wants to help the U.S. military acquire new capabilities.
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Budget
Lawmakers Defying Public Opinion on Defense Spending
January 24, 2022The recently passed 2022 National Defense Authorization Act green-lit a 5 percent boost in military expenditures, despite recent polling indicating that nearly two-thirds of Americans believe the federal government has been spending too much or about the right amount on the armed forces.
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Budget
Data Reveals Big Drop in U.S. Arms Sales
January 18, 2022Implemented cases of foreign military sales and direct commercial sales of weapon systems to international customers by U.S. manufacturers plummeted last year, according to data released in December by the Biden administration.
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Robotics and Autonomous Systems
China Matching Pentagon Spending on AI
January 06, 2022The U.S. military and China’s People’s Liberation Army are both pursuing artificial intelligence capabilities which could give them a leg up in future conflicts. PLA investment in AI is now on par with the Pentagon’s, experts say.
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Bomb and Warhead
Military Preparing for New Era of Explosive Ordnance Disposal
December 24, 2021COLUMBUS, Ga. — With the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars in the rearview mirror, the Defense Department is preparing for a new era of explosive ordnance disposal that will bring fresh challenges and require new technology solutions.
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Air Power
Aerial Refueling Enterprise Lacks Resiliency, Capacity
December 20, 2021Billions of dollars are needed over the next decade to enhance the resiliency of the U.S. military’s aerial refueling enterprise, according to a new study.
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Strategic Weapons
Experts Dial Back Expectations of New Nuclear Arms Race
December 16, 2021Pentagon officials and other observers are sounding the alarm about the accelerating pace of China’s expansion of its nuclear capabilities.
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Budget
U.S. Military ‘Staring into Abyss,’ Report Says
December 13, 2021A new report has a grim message: the Pentagon’s force structure will likely prove inadequate barring a boost in defense spending or a major change in national security strategy. Force structure includes the number, size and structure of military units.
