“Salvo Competition.” “Third Offset Strategy.” “Air-Sea Battle.” “JAM-GC.”[1] The DoD is brimming with warfighting concepts, often anchored on technologies we have yet to fully develop. Many of the concepts depend on US technological superiority to dominate tactical-level engagements, though they do not necessarily demonstrate how victorious engagements lead to strategic success. While an exploration of…
Peter Singer and August Cole’s new novel, Ghost Fleet, has become a critical darling in beltway defense circles. Called “useful fiction” by the authors, its exhaustively-researched details aim to paint a picture of near-future great-power conflict, earning favorable comparisons to Tom Clancy’s Cold War masterpiece Red Storm Rising.
As a USAF C-17A cargo pilot, I would like to think the United States can deliver cargo anywhere in the world. Unfortunately, that’s not quite true; the United States can deliver cargo anywhere in the world with a sufficiently permissive threat environment. Our country has no reliable way of delivering cargo through heavily contested airspace…
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