AT4: The old tank-killer ‘rocket launcher’ that won’t go away
The revival of tank warfare in Ukraine has coincided with a resurgence of interest in anti-tank weapons. Throughout Russia’s invasion, Western nations have provided Ukrainian forces with sophisticated...
View ArticleCan Joe Biden federalize the National Guard to stop Greg Abbott?
“Civil War” is trending on social media following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling earlier this week overturning a lower court injunction in the case of Texas versus the Biden administration over border...
View ArticleIran has a shot at sinking a US Navy aircraft carrier
Could Iran Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier? Yes, There Is a Chance: On Tuesday, a cruise missile launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels came within one mile of an American warship. Typically,...
View ArticleDF-26: The missile that could sink a US Navy aircraft carrier
China’s DF-26 Missile Could Someday Sink a Navy Aircraft Carrier in a War: As tensions between Beijing and Washington continue to ramp up, all eyes are on China’s “carrier-killer” missiles. For many...
View ArticleWhat does a B-1 bomber crash tell us about CCP monitoring of US military bases?
The crash of a B-1 bomber on approach to Ellsworth Air Force Base was the loss of a high-value airframe, but fortunately, the even more important crew survived. Originally, 100 B-1Bs were made during...
View ArticlePacific security depends on funding the new COFA agreements with 3 Pacific...
Do you think America’s tail-between-its-legs departure from Afghanistan was bad? Something even worse is coming in the Pacific, albeit more quietly. US defenses in the Asia Pacific center on a defense...
View ArticleThe Biden-Blinken-Burns delusion on Iran is nothing new
After 3 U.S. soldiers in Jordan were killed and 40 others wounded by a drone attack carried out by an “Iranian-backed militia” on January 28, the Biden administration waited 5 days before ordering a...
View ArticleChina is determined to sink US Navy aircraft carriers in a war
Why does China seem obsessed with sinking U.S. Navy aircraft carriers? As tensions between China and America continue to ramp up, all eyes are on the South China Sea. More specifically, the naval might...
View ArticleThe operational impact of America’s greatest strategic failure
In our forthcoming book, Embracing Communist China: America’s Greatest Strategic Failure, we make the case that the United States has made two fundamental and interrelated strategic mistakes. The first...
View ArticleUS ‘tiered’ response transitions to daily strikes in the Middle East
Since the Jan. 28 drone attack on Tower 22 in Jordan and the Nov. 19, 2023, seizure of the M/V Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea, a routinized normalcy of air and missile strikes by mainly U.S. forces has...
View ArticleThe year of Volt Typhoon
At a recent testimony in front of Congress on Jan. 31, both Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen...
View ArticleLack of credibility places US deterrence under great strain
American national security and the security of many of our allies depend upon the ability of the U.S. to deter aggression. Deterrence depends upon having robust military capabilities. These are the...
View ArticleThe bomber that even Father Time can’t stop
The B-52 Stratofortress, a cornerstone of the U.S. Air Force’s strategic bomber fleet since its first flight over seven decades ago, defies the aging process through successive upgrades. With new...
View ArticleUS extends losing streak to China in the Pacific
I started life as a fan of a hapless baseball team called the Washington Senators, so I recognize losing when I see it. There’s plenty of losing going on in the Pacific as the Chinese seek to undercut...
View ArticleChina’s J-10 vs. America’s F-16 Fighting Falcon
The J-10 “Vigorous Dragon” and the F-16 “Fighting Falcon” represent two of the most advanced multirole strike fighters from China and the U.S. Initially flown in 1998, the J-10 has undergone...
View ArticleExtremism on duty
Video footage of a U.S. Air Force Airman engulfed in flames on video this week brought back for me many terrible memories from Iraq. Unlike the brave heroes I knew who lost their lives to horrific...
View ArticleNavy battleship USS New Jersey is getting a major upgrade
The USS New Jersey, an illustrious Iowa-class battleship, is slated for a $10 million preservation effort on the Camden Waterfront. This restoration includes replacing 1,200 anodes and inspecting 160...
View ArticleGuam-based airmen carry out Indo-Pacific’s first hypersonic weapons training
Editor’s Note: This piece by Seth Robson features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newhsam. Airmen on Guam trained last week on a hypersonic weapon the Air Force has kept under wraps for nearly a...
View ArticleUS Marine Force Design 2030: hatred and hubris
“No better friend, No worse enemy.” That’s the US Marine Corps’ self-image. But if you want Marines to really hate you, just question their new plan, Force Design 2030 (FD 2030). And if you’re a former...
View ArticleUSS George Washington: The US Navy’s first ballistic missile submarine
The USS George Washington (SSBN-598) marked a pivotal advancement in naval capabilities as the U.S. Navy’s first ballistic missile submarine launched in the late 1950s. Part of the innovative Skipjack...
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