Opinion
The military’s fabled ‘human in the loop’ for AI is dangerously misleading
A “human in the loop” whose sole function is to approve a machine’s actions is not a safeguard but a design failure, argues Mikey Dickerson.
By Mikey Dickerson
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A web of sensors: How the US spots missiles and drones from Iran
If a missile is launched from Iran toward a U.S. military base in the region, how do service members know in time to stay safe?
By Aaron Brynildson, University of Mississippi, The Conversation
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To bootstrap US maritime industrial base, link allies and innovators
As officials consider the wholesale resuscitation of U.S. shipbuilding, there is a nearer-term lever worth pulling, the author of this op-ed argues.
By Joshua Tallis
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Questions Congress should ask about DOD ‘peace through strength’ plan
Trump’s new defense strategy raises crucial questions for policymakers and U.S. allies. The authors of this op-ed outlined what they think should be asked.
By Clementine Starling-Daniels and Theresa Luetkefend
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It’s time to fully fund the Air Force’s collaborative combat aircraft
The defense budget is the place to stop the decline in the Air Force's size and capabilities and begin its rebuilding, the authors of this op-ed argue.
By Douglas A. Birkey and Heather Penney
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It’s time for a reckoning at Defense Health Agency over Tricare
Without accountability in Tricare management, the failed contract transition will continue to unravel benefits, the author of this op-ed argues.
By Kristi Cabiao
Opinion
The Army’s body composition policies must evolve
In this op-ed, the author argues the Army’s outdated body composition policies are quietly eroding the readiness, health and performance of the force.
By Jordan DeMay
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Joint force design is still a service-centric mission
Acquisition has been a joint process for more than 30 years, and only the services can gauge necessary tradeoffs, argues analyst Steven Wills.
By Steven Wills
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Peace or no peace, America can and should arm Ukraine
U.S. aid has helped Ukraine destroy over 10,500 tanks and other armored vehicles, over 270 aircraft, and a portion of the Russian Black Sea fleet.
By Bradley Bowman and Ryan Brobst
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There is free-riding among the US military services, too
Pentagon leaders should move some acquisition authorities away from the services, structuring the budget around a true joint force design.
By Maximilian K. Bremer and Kelly A. Grieco
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DOGE shouldn’t have unfettered Pentagon access
if Musk’s involvement ends up exposing sensitive data to our adversaries, a few billion in government waste will be the least of our problems.
By Paula A. DeSutter
Opinion
The US must reform an arms sales process that invites dawdling
The Tiered Review process has evolved into a way for a single member of Congress to block a transfer for reasons disconnected from US defense policy.
By Charles Hooper and Mira Resnick