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Lawmaker Calls for Investment in U.S. Military Software in Competition with China

By: John Grady

July 23, 2021 11:53 AM

Navy Information Systems Technicians assigned the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) provision more than 1,500 computer workstations for integration into their shipboard Consolidated Afloat Ships Network Enterprise Services (CANES) system in Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific’s Network Integration and Engineering Facility. US Navy Photo

The United States needs to balance investments in military hardware with software capabilities like artificial intelligence and machine learning, a senior lawmaker who oversees a range of security issues said this week. Read More →

Taiwan Sovereignty Key to Western Pacific Security, Says Japanese Defense Official

By: John Grady

June 28, 2021 5:51 PM

President Tsai Ing-wen reviews a Marine Corps battalion in Kaohsiung in July 2020. Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

The fate of Taiwan and Okinawa are key to stemming the military influence of China and Russia in the Western Pacific, Japan’s number two defense official said Monday. Read More →

HASC Lawmakers to Push Pentagon to Designate Top-Level Leaders for Electromagnetic Warfare

By: John Grady

May 13, 2021 1:37 PM

Electronic Warfare in today’s military environment. DoD Image

Two key lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee said they will push the Pentagon to designate a flag officer on the Joint Staff and a senior civilian to take charge of electromagnetic spectrum warfare. Read More →

UPDATED: North Korea Positioning Itself to Play ‘Nuclear Blackmail’

By: John Grady

March 24, 2021 5:17 PM

Kim Jong Un speaking. KCNA Photo

This post has been updated with additional details of North Korea’s Thursday ballistic missile test.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, after boasting Pyongyang intended to remain a nuclear power, hasn’t completely shut the door on diplomacy with Washington, a panel of security experts said Wednesday. Read More →

Panel: China Copied Silicon Valley’s Model to Outpace the Pentagon in Weapon Development

By: John Grady

March 8, 2021 5:16 PM

The launch of the Type 75 big-deck amphib in Shanghai on. PLAN Photo

The Pentagon’s complicated and time-consuming acquisition process impedes the United States’ ability to innovate and keep up with China’s technology development, several experts said last week. Read More →

U.S. Needs ‘Resilient’ Strategy to Counter China, Russia in Arctic, Experts Say

By: John Grady

December 17, 2020 12:07 PM

The aurora borealis over Ice Camp Seadragon during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2020. US Navy Photo

The United States “needs resilient people and resilient equipment” to meet mounting security and economic challenges posed by Russia and China, according to a panel of Arctic security experts. Read More →

Panel Details Global Artificial Intelligence Arms Race

By: John Grady

December 9, 2020 11:40 AM

Harnessing artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies has become the new arms race among the great powers, a Hudson Institute panel on handling big data in military operations said Monday. Read More →

Despite Military Improvements, Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Still ‘Highly Risky’ Says Former Pentagon Official

By: John Grady

October 20, 2020 5:47 PM

Soldiers of the 74th Army Group of the People’s Liberation Army take part in a battle drill in a coastal area of Guangdong province on June 1, 2020. Xinhua Photo

Xi Jinping’s go hard approach to bringing Taiwan to heel isn’t about to let up, but “it would be highly risky” for China to believe the United States would not intervene if it launched an all-out cross-straits invasion, a former senior Trump administration Pentagon official said. Read More →

Hudson Recommends 581 Ships, New Class of Corvette as Part of Input to Pentagon Fleet Plan

By: Megan Eckstein

September 30, 2020 12:35 PM

USS Sterett (DDG-104) steams through the night in the Gulf of Oman on Sept. 17, 2020. US Navy Photo

The first of three inputs to the Pentagon’s Future Naval Force Study was released this week, the Hudson Institute is calling for a future U.S. Navy fleet of 581 battle force ships through the addition of 80 corvettes, 99 unmanned surface vessels, 40 unmanned submarines and 27 new small amphibious ships Read More →

Taiwan Retooling Defenses to Counter a ‘Belligerent’ China

By: John Grady

August 12, 2020 4:28 PM

Soldiers from a M110A2 self-propelled artillery squad from the Republic of China (Taiwan) Army. CNA Photo

Taiwan is emphasizing asymmetric defenses from mines to anti-ship missiles, overhauling its reserve forces and professionalizing its military structure to better defend itself from “a more belligerent and aggressive” China, the island’s president said Wednesday. Read More →

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Tag Archives: Hudson Institute

Lawmaker Calls for Investment in U.S. Military Software in Competition with China

Taiwan Sovereignty Key to Western Pacific Security, Says Japanese Defense Official

HASC Lawmakers to Push Pentagon to Designate Top-Level Leaders for Electromagnetic Warfare

UPDATED: North Korea Positioning Itself to Play ‘Nuclear Blackmail’

Panel: China Copied Silicon Valley’s Model to Outpace the Pentagon in Weapon Development

U.S. Needs ‘Resilient’ Strategy to Counter China, Russia in Arctic, Experts Say

Panel Details Global Artificial Intelligence Arms Race

Despite Military Improvements, Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Still ‘Highly Risky’ Says Former Pentagon Official

Hudson Recommends 581 Ships, New Class of Corvette as Part of Input to Pentagon Fleet Plan

Taiwan Retooling Defenses to Counter a ‘Belligerent’ China

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