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Rich Brantley & Kier Elmonairy, RealClearDefense A Reflection on Service, the Declaration, and the Constitution Source link

David Dorsey, et al., SWJ A 2040 SOF will shift from the post-9/11 focus on counterterrorism (CT) and counterinsurgency (COIN) to mission capabilities defined by human-centered competition… Source link

LONDON—Keeping some things local will be key for U.S. weapons makers that want to expand their business in Europe, a top Boeing executive said. That can mean not being a prime on certain contracts, teaming with European defense companies, employing locals, and designing future platforms—like the MQ-28 Ghost Bat—with open architecture that can be tailored to fit international militaries’ needs. “I would say that we’ve been listening a little bit [differently] for the past couple of years, as there has been some kind of shift in Europe,” Steve Parker, Boeing’s president and CEO for its defense business, told reporters Sunday ahead of…

This year, Mongolia will host the 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) from August 17-28. COP17 includes segments on finance, water, land and people, and food systems, which are all crucial elements for Mongolia’s fight against desertification – and also issues that intertwine with the country’s economic goals and policies. In an exclusive interview, The Diplomat’s Bolor Lkhaajav spoke with UNCCD Executive Secretary Dr. Yasmine Fouad on range of issues facing Mongolia, the significance of Mongolia hosting COP17, and what policy recommendations UNCCD has for the country’s policymakers. …

The Editorial Board, The Wall Street Journal The House nixes a bill that would help veterans while reducing dubious disability claims that have soared. Source link

WASHINGTON — The Army plans to see how its prototype for Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) architecture operates in the crushing heat of the Mojave Desert ahead of further contract awards. “Two days ago, it was 106 degrees Fahrenheit out here. So that brings a whole new aspect to anything you do with electronics and communications,” Lt. Gen. Michael McCurry, commanding general of the Army Futures and Concepts Command, told Breaking Defense in an interview Monday regarding 4th Infantry Division’s upcoming participation at Project Convergence Capstone 6 (PCC6). The experiment, which runs from July 20-29, serves as the culmination…

Last month, Myanmar’s new military-backed government rejected a request from the Philippines’ Foreign Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro to meet with the country’s detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, citing her prison sentence. Days later, Min Aung Hlaing, who led the 2021 coup and anointed himself president in April, traveled to Laos on an official bilateral visit, his first to an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member state since the coup. Although ASEAN itself has not officially recognized the new government, nor accepted the result of the election held in December and January, it still structures every visit and…

Navy The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro observed the Chinese ship Xue Long as it transited through the U.S. exclusive economic zone and over the U.S. extended continental shelf in the Bering… Source link

JERUSALEM — Israel’s aerospace defense giant Israel Aerospace Industries recently unveiled a new multi-mission aircraft system dubbed Ellyon, designed for electronic attack and “advanced Intelligence Surveillance Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) capabilities.” The system, unveiled as defense officials and industry gather at the Farnborough Airshow outside London, features “full-spectrum frequency jamming and coverage, advanced intelligence gathering capabilities, SIGINT, long-range SAR/GMTI radar, electro-optical sensing, and wide-band satellite communications (SATCOM) into a unified ‘all-in-one’ airborne platform,” IAI noted. The platform “represents a technological leap forward, combining stand-off operations with the ability to sense, understand and shape the electromagnetic battlespace,” Dror Bar, CEO of IAI subsidiary Elta Systems and executive…

MoD Permanent Secretary, Jeremy Pocklington (left) and the Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton (right) welcome the new Secretary of State for Defence, Wes Streeting (centre) to the Ministry of Defence. Credit: UK MoD/Crown copyright Jarvis replaced by Wes Streeting in cabinet reshuffle Jarvis served just 40 days—the shortest on record Streeting becomes sixth Defence Secretary in the past seven years The UK has moved to replace Secretary of State for Defence, Dan Jarvis, for former Health Secretary Wes Streeting, as the latest prime ministerial incumbent in Number 10, Andy Burnham, completes a cabinet reshuffle.…