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Two F-35B combat aircraft from the United States Marine Corp depart after re-fueling from an RAF Voyager aircraft over the North Sea on October 08, 2020 in flight, above Scotland.

(Screenshot via Government Matters)

In the Media

“We Have to Start Wanting Ukraine to Win More than We Just Hope Russia’s Going to Lose”

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Jan 25, 2023

In the Media

(Screenshot via NewsNation)

In the Media

US Tanks Break the "Logjam" in Ukraine Aid

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Jan 25, 2023

In the Media

An atmospheric nuclear test conducted by the United States at Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, on 1 November 1952.

An atmospheric nuclear test conducted by the United States at Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, on November 1, 1952. (US Government Photo)

Commentary

It Is Not Imperative to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons

The Utah National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 222nd Field Artillery participates in a recruiting and family day live-fire artillery demonstration at Camp Williams in Utah, on May 15, 2021. (US Army photo by Ileen Kennedy)

Commentary

Defense Spending in 2023: On The Chopping Block

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In the Media

Abrams Transfer Unlocks Leopards for Ukraine

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Jan 25, 2023

In the Media

Marines detonate a timber charge during a demolition and explosive training exercise at the ETA-7 engineer demolition training range on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on January 11, 2018. (US Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Ginnie Lee)

Podcast

Investing in the New Generation of Energetics

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Jan 24, 2023

Podcast

A-10 software engineers work together in teams to verify functionality of organically developed operational flight program software on November 5, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, before it is released to the warfighter. (US Air Force photo by Alex R. Lloyd)

Commentary

Software Defines Tactics

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Jason Weiss

Chief Software Officer, Conquest Cyber

Dan Patt & Jason Weiss

Jan 23, 2023

Commentary

12 Min Read

An MQ-9 Reaper is parked on a taxiway during sunset at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 17, 2020. The Reaper is an armed, multi-mission, long-endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft that is managed and flown by Airmen who provide persistent attack and reconnaissance capabilities to keep our nation safe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Haley Stevens)

An MQ-9 Reaper is parked on a taxiway during sunset at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada, on November 17, 2020. (US Air Force photo by Haley Stevens)

Commentary

Ukraine’s "Decision-Centric" Military Needs More than Armor

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark & Dan Patt

Jan 23, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

Podcast

China Insider #7 | COVID-19's Deadly Toll, Beijing's Charm Offensive at Davos, and the Real Power Behind Chinese Tech Companies

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Wilson Shirley

Former Media Fellow, China Center

Miles Yu & Wilson Shirley

Jan 23, 2023

Podcast

UNSPECIFIED, IRAN. - JANUARY 15: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY MANDATORY CREDIT - "SEPAHNEWS/ HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps conduct a military drill with ballistic missiles and unmanned air vehicles at Great Salt Desert, in the middle of the Iranian Plateau, on January 15, 2021 in Iran. (Photo by Sepahnews/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps conduct a military drill with ballistic missiles and unmanned air vehicles at Great Salt Desert, in the middle of the Iranian Plateau, on January 15, 2021. (Sepahnews/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Commentary

Iran’s Aerial Threat on the Rise as a Result of Russia’s Use of Its Suicide Drones in Ukraine War