- Joshua Foust asks: why are US officials so much more concerned about the threat posed by the Islamic State when violent quasi-state actors of a similar scale are on the rise in their own backyard?
- Ely Ratner and Elizabeth Rosenburg argue that the continued escalation of sanctions against Russia will only serve to undermine the capacity of US allies — in Asia, as well as in Europe.
- Despite the vast resources thrown at the stealth capabilities of fifth-generation aircraft like the F-35, there are indications that they could soon be outstripped by Russian and Chinese advances in radar technology.
- Yet, as Valerie Insinna notes, these potential vulnerabilities are unlikely to derail the unprecedented impact of the F-35 on the global defense industrial base.
After 2018, the F-35 is likely to capture over a 50 percent share of the global fighter jet market, says Richard Aboulafia, aerospace analyst for the Teal Group, in a February report…“There are too many models chasing too few orders,” he says. The F-35 is “looking to have a very significant international presence that will probably suck up most of the orders from U.S. allies.”
- Jeffrey Lin and Peter Singer survey China’s pursuit of next generation military technologies.
- Should NATO reassess the role of Europe-deployed nuclear weapons in deterring Russia? The Atlantic Council highlights the views of several of its prominent analysts.
- TX Hammes argues that states cannot continue to assume technology will provide them with superior tactical options to contain sub-state actors, particularly as autonomous navigation and precision targeting systems diffuse globally.
- Finally, War is Boring has posted an ode to the Browning M2, commemorating its astonishingly long service record from 1933 to the present day.
