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Sue Ghosh Stricklett, RealClearDefense The Missing Layer in America’s AI Competition Source link

With renewed hostilities between US and Iranian forces, questions are certain to be raised about America’s endgame in the conflict. But as the US Navy helps enforce a blockade on Iranian vessels around the Strait of Hormuz while facilitating a wider joint campaign, there is no question that the Navy’s efforts so far have not been a “failure.” That was the contention made in these pages by Center for Strategic and International Studies analyst Mark Cancian on July 17. In an op ed, he argued that while US strategists and politicians shared a portion of blame for America’s inability to…

Struan Stevenson, RealClearDefense Why Iran’s Female Resistance Will Defeat Tyranny Source link

A guest poses in front of the Farnborough 2026 logo during day one of the Farnborough airshow. (Breaking Defense) Air demonstrations are a key part of the Farnborough experience. (Breaking Defense) VIPs got to sit in the cockpit of the GCAP model during the Farnborough airshow. A joint British-Italian-Japanese next-gen fighter program, GCAP is the star of the event. (Breaking Defense) The main event hall at the Farnborough International Airshow welcomes guests. (Breaking Defense) It’s not all business at Farnborough. Steel and alloy producer Alleima had people lined up for their take on the infamous claw game. (Breaking Defense) Everyone…

William McHenry, RealClearDefense Regaining the Offensive Initiative in the Age of the Transparent Battlefield Source link

WASHINGTON — Greece’s defense minister announced today that his government has approved the purchase of more than €3 billion-worth ($3.4 billion) of air defense systems, mostly reportedly from Israel, as part of Athens’ Achilles’ Shield initiative. Nikos Dendias noted the approval among a list of planned acquisitions that also included American and Israeli drones and Embraer-made C-390 transport planes, according to Reuters and an online translation of his remarks. For Achilles’ Shield, Dendias did not identify specific systems but said the goal would be to create a “range of weapons that create overlapping shields across the entire Greek territory, with…

It is tempting to compare the students’ protest at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar with Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the uprising that brought to an end Hosni Mubarak’s nearly 30-year rule. The comparison, however, is only partly valid. Equating what is happening in New Delhi with Egypt’s iconic protest would be unrealistic, even if the two movements share striking similarities. In Egypt, calls to gather at Tahrir Square spread rapidly through social media, including YouTube and Facebook. Likewise, the Cockroach Janta Party, which emerged on Instagram, has used social media to mobilize thousands to assemble at Jantar Mantar and…

Toprani, et al., RCD As electronic warfare, directed-energy weapons, and interceptor drones have dominated the discussion of how to defend against mass attacks from drones, one method has… Source link

FARNBOROUGH and WASHINGTON — Amidst industry concerns that a new executive order on critical minerals has an unrealistic timeframe, a key Pentagon official is saying the department is prepared to work with companies — as long as they are making a good-faith effort to comply with the order.  “What we need to do is commit to companies to say, ‘Look, how are you going to go ahead and resolve this problem through friendshoring, through domestic shoring, through changes in suppliers?” Michael Cadenazzi, the assistant secretary of defense for industrial base policy, told Breaking Defense Wednesday on the sidelines of the…

The agency that keeps lists of draft-eligible men is looking for software to help simulate the personnel needs it would work to fill if a draft were reinstated.While the U.S. military is all-volunteer, the independent Selective Service System still maintains a registration list of men aged 18 to 25 and a second special-skills database based on professional licensing lists of workers in certain health-care occupations. By launching this request for quotes on Wednesday, SSS is looking to prepare for emergencies that require it to quickly evaluate staffing and resource requirements through the use of readiness simulation software.SSS also is tasked with comparing…