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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Global Defense MarketEDITOR'S NOTES: Postcard from Aqaba: U.S. Vendors, Embassy Shine
November 22, 2022Aqaba is the new location for SOFEX, the only trade show in the Middle East devoted to special ops.
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Maritime SecurityEXCLUSIVE: Q&A with Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda L. Fagan
November 21, 2022Adm. Linda L. Fagan, the 27th commandant of the Coast Guard, is serving the first year of a four-year term. She spoke with National Defense Magazine Nov. 19 on the sidelines of the Halifax Security Forum.
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InternationalWEB EXCLUSIVE: Sweden to Move Deadline Up for NATO’s 2% GDP Threshold Requirement
November 20, 2022In light of its pending NATO membership, Sweden will begin spending 2 percent of its GDP on defense two years earlier than planned, the nation’s minister of defense said.
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Army NewsArmy Training Factoring In New Realities (Updated)
November 09, 2022With an updated field manual, an influx of new weapon systems, plus tactics used in Ukraine changing the nature of warfare, Army training is growing more complicated.
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InfotechUkraine Called the First 'Broadband War'
November 07, 2022One of the Ukrainian government’s first actions as Russian forces gathered on its borders was to do away with bureaucratic rules on what could be stored in the cloud.
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Global Defense MarketSOFEX NEWS: Jordan Company Gets Into ‘Shoot and Scoot’ Market
November 03, 2022AQABA, Jordan — A government-owned Jordanian company is the latest to offer a mobile mortar that allows operators to quickly fire a round and drive away before an enemy can find and fix its position.
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Global Defense MarketSOFEX NEWS: Colt Enters Deal to Manufacture Small Arms in Jordan
November 03, 2022AQABA, Jordan — Colt’s Manufacturing Co. LLC, one of the United States’ oldest and most venerable small arms makers, has inked a deal with a Jordan-based company to co-produce hand guns and rifles in the kingdom.
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Robotics and Autonomous SystemsSOFEX NEWS: Middle East Allies Clamoring for U.S. Counter-Drone Tech
November 02, 2022AQABA, Jordan — U.S. allies in the Central Command area of operations engaging the Army in foreign military sales are asking officials for more help countering unmanned aerial systems, a senior U.S. official based in the region said Nov. 2.