DIY Defense Tech: More Countries Seek Advanced Homegrown Weaponry
Lockheed Martin is in the midst of a lucrative deal to move production of America’s venerable F-16 fighter jet to India. While there are no […] More
Defense
South Korean Defense Industry: Time to Take Off the "Training Wheels?"
After decades of government support and investment, the South Korean defense industry can now produce advanced tanks, ships, and submarines and is poised to become […] More
India’s Defense Industry: Reach Still Outpaces Grasp
India’s growing wealth and regional influence has afforded it the ability and cause to develop a more technologically advanced defense industry. However, since India opened […] More
NATO’s Changing Face Under the Trump Administration
The future of the transatlantic defense alliance is in jeopardy, according to news reports from the past few months. It all started with then-candidate Donald […] More
Swarming the Battlefield: Combat Evolves Toward Lethal Autonomous Weapons
War, often rationalized as an extension of policy by violent means, has always been a deeply human experience. It defines much of human history and, […] More
Future Warfare Will Not Allow Meaningful Human Control
Bob Work, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, will tell you the Third Offset is the next generation of warfare. It may take at least ten […] More
Banning Killer Robots in 2017
Imagine a weapon that strikes on its own, without the slightest hint of human judgment or compassion. It’s a chilling prospect, and not so far […] More
Land, Sea, and Air: U.S. Military Readiness in the Navy and Marine Corps
The crash of a MV-22B off of Okinawa on December 13, 2016 occurred during one of the most difficult tasks a Marine aviator can do […] More
Autonomous Weapons: Urgent Questions Remain
Discussions on artificial intelligence (AI) too often revolve around concerns about the sensationalist threat of “killer robots,” usually featured in science-fiction films or computer games. […] More
A Revolution in Artificial Intelligence
New technologies are changing the face of future warfare and few will be as impactful as the fusion of artificial intelligence into weapons systems. The […] More
Keane: I Can't Go Back to Public Service
As President-elect Donald Trump assembles his national security team, The Cipher Brief met with one prospective nominee, General Jack Keane, former Vice Chief of Staff […] More
Can Robots Fight Wars? The Future of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems
Should humans delegate the responsibility of decisions over life and death to computer algorithms? The answer is not as simple as it seems—and it is […] More
Defense Spending
How many Americans understand – when they think of the Defense Department budget – that many of those billions are going to defend foreign countries […] More
Making the Pentagon More Efficient
It’s been 15 years since the nonpartisan, nonprofit Business Executives for National Security (BENS) issued its first Tail-to-Tooth Commission call to action, a landmark report […] More