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What to Watch for in Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Visit to Washington

What to Watch for in Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Visit to Washington

EXPERT INTERVIEW — President Trump is welcoming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House today with an announcement that he plans to [...] More

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The Canada-U.S. Defence Relationship: What Next?

When President Barack Obama came to Ottawa as part of the “bromance” with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, he said that the world needed “more Canada,” [...] More

A Qualitative Advantage

As the most expensive procurement program in history, the F-35 program exemplifies both the promise and pitfalls of developing and deploying an [...] More

Best Of: The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Game-Changer or Procurement Nightmare?

Best Of: The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Game-Changer or Procurement Nightmare?

For this year’s Thanksgiving Day feature, The Cipher Brief revisits its coverage of the innovation and procurement challenges behind the F-35 [...] More

Lessons to be Learned

For this year’s Thanksgiving Day feature, The Cipher Brief revisits its coverage of the innovation and procurement challenges behind the F-35 [...] More

The F-35, UK, and Coalition Operations: Capable, But Flawed

The F-35 will bring two important capabilities, which are currently not possessed by the UK armed forces, when it enters frontline service at the end [...] More

Speaking the Same Language

Speaking the Same LanguageSince the earliest stages, the F-35 was designed to improve the interoperability of coalition nations fighting together. [...] More

The F35: A 21st Century Coalition Asset

The F35: A 21st Century Coalition Asset

After years of delays and cost overruns, the F-35 is finally in the hands of military services across the globe. As of June of this year, Lockheed [...] More

The Leading Edge of Combat Aircraft

Australia’s armed forces have fought as an ally of the United States in all if its wars since WWII. As an original partner in the Joint Strike [...] More