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Monthly Archives: August, 2024

Nuclear Strategy and the “Delicate Balance of Terror”

Far from being “delicate,” the US-Soviet Union balance was robust enough to prevent a direct military clash throughout the Cold War. In January 1959, RAND...

Network Aided PNT devices allow Soldiers to operate without utilizing standard GPS signals

The US Army Applications Lab is seeking network-aided capabilities that would let soldiers know exactly where they are, how to get where they’re going and when to move...

NATO’s 2024 Climate Change and Security Impact Assessment Report

NATO released the Secretary General’s annual Climate Change and Security Impact Assessment. It notes that accelerating climate change has “a profound impact on Allied security,”...

US Space Force to demonstrate satellite maneuvering in 2026 mission

The Space Force’s acquisition command is planning a first-of-its-kind logistics mission in 2026 aimed at demonstrating the ability to maneuver and service spacecraft in...

Putin’s War Against the West

For twenty years Vladimir Putin has waged an unceasing war against the West. Thus, at present Russia is making threats against European states, attacking...

U.S.-Japan Co-Developing Hypersonic Interceptor

Japan and the United States on Wednesday signed an arrangement to jointly develop a new type of missile defense system as the allies seek...

NATO invests in Greek startup

Innovation Fund has picked iCOMAT for its light components for aircraft and spacecraft The NATO Innovation Fund is investing in the Greek startup iCOMAT, which...

China dissolves Strategic Support Force, focused on cyber and space

China has disbanded and replaced its Strategic Support Force, a pivotal component of the People’s Liberation Army’s modernization efforts. The Strategic Support Force, or SSF,...

Justifying Aid to Ukraine: Return on Investment

For not even 9 percent of the annual defense budget over the past two years, one of the US’ two main adversaries has suffered...

Saildrone: The sub-sensing unmanned surface vessel

U.S.-based Saildrone and Thales Australia, a division of France-based Thales Group, on April 8 said they would outfit the former’s Surveyor unmanned surface vessels with the...

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