Army Preps for Sci-Fi Battlefields
The US Army is learning from the Russia-Ukraine war what is needed of sci-fi-style energy weapons to combat a future battlefield swarming with sensors and electronics, swollen with digital chatter and interference, and starving for overhead defenses. The Middle East is proving an excellent testing ground.
Lawmakers Question Biden’s Gaza Pier
Lawmakers from both parties question how building a pier to deliver aid to Gaza will work, including assurances of safety for troops and aid delivery as well as whether the venture is necessary, even as five US Army vessels set sail for Gaza from the East Coast this week.
Are Carriers Too Costly? F-35s Too Vulnerable?
HASC Chair Adam Smith acknowledges carriers are necessary as “a presence” but says smaller, unmanned platforms look to figure more prominently in the US military’s future strategies.
