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Amid Pressure To Keep A-10 Alive, USAF Explores Close-Air Support’s Future
As pressure builds on the US Air Force to keep the beloved A-10 alive despite crushing budget cuts, the service is taking another look at the future of close-air support (CAS) and the most effective way to protect soldiers on the ground.
Elbridge Colby and Evan Montgomery: Changing Tides in South China Sea
China’s rapid effort to build artificial islands in the South China Sea is far more than a diplomatic challenge. For China’s neighbors and the United States, it could soon become a serious military problem as well.
Bryan Clark on Federal News Radio
On August 21, Bryan Clark spoke with Francis Rose on Federal News Countdown about the three most important federal news stories of the week.
Bryan Clark on Countering the Chinese Missile Threat
On August 19, Bryan Clark gave a presentation at the Hudson Institute concerning the threat the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) poses to the U.S. surface fleets operating in the Western Pacific.
Coming to a War Near You: Hypersonic Weapons
There is a great deal of talk about hypersonic weapons and their possible impact on the battlefield. Some consider them the ultimate weapon of war, others feel they are merely an evolutionary development along a predictable track.
Panel Says U.S. Missile Defenses Inadequate Against Chinese Threat
China is rapidly increasing the size, variety and capabilities of its missile force and the United States must change how it defends both the homeland and its forward-deployed forces in the Western Pacific to counter the growing threat, a panel of experts said Aug. 19.