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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.

China's first home-built aircraft carrier sets out from a port of Dalian DSIC Shipyard for sea trials on May 13, 2018. (Photo by Getty Images)

Commentary

China’s Growing Aircraft Carrier Force

Seth Cropsey

President, Yorktown Institute

Harry Halem

Research Assistant

Seth Cropsey & Harry Halem

Nov 24, 2021

Commentary

6 Min Read

U.S. Air Force Maj. Nicholas Tensing monitors a computer in support of the Advanced Battle Management System Onramp 2 on Sept. 2, 2020 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (Senior Airman Daniel Hernandez/U.S. Air Force)

Commentary

For JADC2, the Pentagon Should Learn From the 5G Community

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Dan Patt

Nov 24, 2021

Commentary

5 Min Read

Podcast

Making a Killing | Ep. 29: American Kleptocracy with Casey Michel

Casey Michel

Former Adjunct Fellow, Kleptocracy Initiative

Paul Massaro

Former Adjunct Fellow, Kleptocracy Initiative

Nate Sibley

Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Casey Michel, Paul Massaro & Nate Sibley

Nov 18, 2021

Podcast

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with China's President Xi Jinping during a virtual summit from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, November 15, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Of Course Biden Didn’t Press Xi at Their Summit: The Feds Are Part of the COVID Coverup

David Asher

Senior Fellow

David Asher

Nov 17, 2021

Commentary

4 Min Read

The upgraded U.S.-made F-16 V fighters are displayed during a ceremony at the Chiayi Air Force in southern Taiwan on November 18, 2021. (Photo by SAM YEH/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

The US Military and the Coming Great-Power Challenge

Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr.

Senior Fellow

Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr.

Nov 17, 2021

Commentary

1 Min Read

A Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptor approaches a Wisconsin Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker to receive aerial refueling over the Pacific Ocean. (John Linzmeier/US Air National Guard)

Reports

Resilient Aerial Refueling: Safeguarding the US Military’s Global Reach

Timothy A. Walton

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Timothy A. Walton & Bryan Clark

Reports

3 Min Read

Podcast

Counterbalance | Ep. 31: The Gaza War, 2021

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Marshall Kosloff

Media Fellow

Michael Doran & Marshall Kosloff

Nov 15, 2021

Podcast

In the Media

Our Vets, Our Enemies And The State Of Our Military

H.R. McMaster

Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair

H.R. McMaster

Nov 15, 2021

In the Media

In the Media

Biden and Xi Virtual Meeting

H.R. McMaster

Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair

H.R. McMaster

Nov 15, 2021

In the Media

In the Media

The Fight Over Electric Vehicles and Taxes

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Peter Rough

Nov 12, 2021

In the Media

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the Great Hall of the People on December 2, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Noel Celis - Pool/Getty Images)

Commentary

As Xi Becomes the New Mao, America Must Wake Up to Beijing’s Deadly Ambitions

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Nov 11, 2021

Commentary

4 Min Read

Army veteran Stephen Hedger is hugged by his son Lincoln as he visits the gravesite of U.S. Army Major Paul Douglas Carron at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day, November 11, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Commentary

Honor Veterans by Having the Will to Win a War