Jon Harper
Managing Editor
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Jon Harper is the Managing Editor for National Defense Magazine.
Recent Articles
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Emerging Technologies
‘Eye-Popping’ Budget Plus-Ups for Hypersonics
January 29, 2020The fiscal year 2020 defense budget, passed by Congress in late December, included extra funding for a variety of hypersonic weapon projects that the Pentagon is pursuing to keep pace with great power competitors.
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Budget
Tensions with Iran Could Impact Defense Spending
January 27, 2020Ongoing tensions between Washington and Tehran could significantly affect U.S. military spending, depending on how the situation develops, analysts say.
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Navy News
BREAKING: Navy Hints at Cuts to Submarine Force-Level Goal
January 24, 2020The Navy may trim its plans to beef up its submarine fleet in favor of other types of platforms, the service’s top official suggested Jan. 24.
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Defense Department
Vital Signs 2020: Industrial Base Could Struggle to Surge Production in Wartime
January 24, 2020The U.S. industrial base would be challenged to ramp up production to meet wartime requirements in the event of a protracted great power conflict, analysts and Pentagon officials say.
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Robotics and Autonomous Systems
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Navy Debates: Is a Robotic Ship a Ship?
January 22, 2020Navy leadership’s insistence on not including unmanned platforms in their ship counts could make their goal of a 355-ship fleet unreachable at projected budget levels, analysts say.
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Space
BREAKING: Space Development Agency Rolling Out Solicitations
January 21, 2020The Space Development Agency released a broad agency announcement Jan. 21 for new technologies, and additional solicitations will be coming down the pipeline soon, the organization’s director told reporters.
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Navy News
SNA NEWS: Nation’s Strategic Sealift Ships Reach Critical Status
January 16, 2020In the wake of a recent readiness test that yielded troubling results, officials in charge of managing the nation’s strategic sealift assets are rethinking how they invest in recapitalization efforts.
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Emerging Technologies
JUST IN: Army Pushing Industry to Invest in Hypersonics Manufacturing Capabilities
January 10, 2020Defense contractors need to invest some of their own money to make sure they are ready to produce hypersonic and counter-hypersonic systems in large quantities when the technology matures, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said Jan. 10.
