Stew Magnuson
Editor in Chief
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Stew Magnuson is the Editor in Chief of National Defense Magazine.
Recent Articles
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Budget
Esper: Big Boost for Hypersonics Funding in 2021 Budget
January 24, 2020The big increases in research-and-development dollars going toward hypersonics research will be getting even bigger, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Jan. 24.
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Global Defense Market
U.S.-Japan Defense Tech Cooperation Stymied by Cultural Hurdles
January 17, 2020MAKUHARI, Japan — Five years after the Japanese government lifted restrictions on arms exports, the nation’s military contractors have yet to make major breakthroughs in overseas markets, experts and officials noted at a conference, billed as the first fully integrated defense trade show held in the country.
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Research and Development
An R&D Alliance That Can Challenge China
January 14, 2020MAKUHARI, Japan — The amount of funding China is putting toward research and development is climbing faster than a Long March rocket.
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Army News
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Army Cancels High-Profile Robotic Mule Contract (Updated)
January 08, 2020The Army Contracting Command in the face of an industry protest canceled a General Dynamic Land Systems contract to build the small multi-purpose equipment transport vehicle, according to one of the program’s participants.
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Army News
Army Searches for Common Ground on IP Rights
December 17, 2019“IP is one of my favorite topics. Do you have another hour?” Bruce Jette, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, asked the moderator during a recent talk.
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Training and Simulation
Marine Corps Training Shifts to Great Power Competition (UPDATED)
December 02, 2019TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — It was high noon in a mock city the size of downtown San Diego located in the California desert. Automatic rifle fire could be heard in the distance and the sound of a drone — heard but not seen — buzzed in the blue skies above.
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Training and Simulation
Marine Corps Training Shifts to Great Power Competition (UPDATED)
December 02, 2019TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — It was high noon in a mock city the size of downtown San Diego located in the California desert. Automatic rifle fire could be heard in the distance and the sound of a drone — heard but not seen — buzzed in the blue skies above.
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Defense Department
A Magazine Looks to the Past and Future
November 26, 2019Welcome to the National Defense Industrial Association’s big centennial issue.
