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"Enabling resilience and innovation is a tall order and requires that we be forward-looking, moving away from the past and beyond even the acute challenges of the present. Yet the Defense Department cannot address the challenges alone. To succeed, we must all—government agencies, Congress, private industry, research institutions, investors, allies, and partners—ultimately focus on pacing demands and the future needs of warfighters. "As events around the world continue to show, we cannot afford to wait. A strong military supported by our industrial ecosystem deters potential adversaries. And should deterrence fail, our adversaries had best understand that the United States, supported by her industrial might, will fight—and win." -Dr. Laura Taylor-Kale, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy.

Qorvo’s Dean White will discuss the impact of advanced on-wafer interconnects and 2.5/3D packaging at the Defense, Security & Space Forum. These innovations are leading to more compact, efficient and adaptable defense systems. Learn more about the next generation of defense technology: https://ow.ly/lf1Y50TocxW #Defence

Laura Taylor-Kale, PhD.'s Op-Ed in Defense One on the United States Department of Defense publishing the National Defense Industrial Strategy (NDIS). "Enabling resilience and innovation is a tall order and requires that we be forward-looking, moving away from the past and beyond even the acute challenges of the present. Yet the Defense Department cannot address the challenges alone. To succeed, we must all—government agencies, Congress, private industry, research institutions, investors, allies, and partners—ultimately focus on pacing demands and the future needs of warfighters." #defenseinnovation #defensetechnology #defenseindustry #defensestrategy

Here’s the latest from the team—big thanks to Patrick Reilly and Sean Harper for their collaboration on this piece, and more to follow! 📝 In our new article with CIMSEC: Center for International Maritime Security, we build on our past work by further articulating the Marine Corps' unique value proposition as a stand-in force in the Western Pacific in potential future conflict. 💡 We dive into potential misalignments within the #SIF concept, particularly the risks of over-relying on the viability of #CJADC2. The Marine Corps’ contributions to CJADC2 are increasingly dependent on high-cost, exquisite systems, particularly in the air and space domains—systems that lack the risk diversity needed in a contested environment and are called for by the SIF concept. 💥 Finally, we highlight the need to close kill chains with a more diversified and deeper arsenal of SIF owned munitions, ensuring greater resilience and flexibility in future conflicts. Additional thanks to Brian Kerg, for reviewing and giving his insights, and to Walker D. Mills for his editorial work with #CIMSEC. #MarineCorps #USMC #ForceDesign #IndoPacific #A2AD #NationalSecurity #KillChains https://lnkd.in/gtc4HvSc

"Expanding Hypersonic Testing Is Necessary: One of the major challenges facing the U.S. hypersonics program is the slow pace of testing. Congressman Lamborn brought up this issue at the workshop, citing testimony from George Rumford, director of the Pentagon’s Test Resource Management Center (TRMC), who told Congress that the U.S. should be conducting hypersonic flight tests on a weekly basis. Currently, such tests occur quarterly, at best. 'We need to start flying more often and get comfortable with incurring risks that are associated with a higher test cadence,' Lamborn said. Testing is essential for refining hypersonic technologies and ensuring they are ready for operational use. Lamborn advocated for full funding of the Mach-TB program, a Pentagon initiative aimed at increasing the frequency of hypersonic flight tests. He said that if the Department of Defense (DoD) fails to prioritize the program, Congress should mandate it in next year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and ensure the DoD allocates the necessary resources." #Hypersonic #NationalSecurity

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Col. Hickman raises vital points about the state of North American air defense. While oceans have historically provided security, relying on geography is a precarious strategy in an age of hypersonics, cruise missiles, and over-the-horizon threats. The patchwork of radars and Cold War-era systems like the FPS-117 (AEWS) have served admirably, but sustainment alone can’t address emerging challenges. Modernization is critical, as innovation can only stretch outdated systems so far. To bridge gaps in homeland defense, leveraging contingency systems like the TPS-75 or the TPY-4 (3DELRR) could provide immediate capability enhancements. Systems like these could be repurposed to bolster situational awareness in emergencies while broader upgrades are pursued. As Col. Hickman and others have pointed out, vulnerabilities at home not only invite risk but limit strategic flexibility abroad. Homeland defense deserves investment equal to its importance. Without a secure foundation, our ability to project power globally—and deter adversaries—will be compromised.

“Despite the National Defense Strategy’s declaration that homeland defense is the Pentagon’s top priority, almost no additional resources have been allocated, and none are forthcoming. The focus is on offense and the fight around the world. Today the nation is defended by a small number of professionals equipped with systems largely designed and bought in the 1970s and ’80s, with no defined path to modernization.” Former NORAD & US Northern Command Commander General (Ret) Glen VanHerck and former deputy director of operations for NORAD & US Northern Command Maj Gen (ret) Pete Fesler published an OpEd in The Wall Street Journal this week about the need to invest in the defense of North America. As they point out, the Air National Guard currently provides most of the air defense of N America on a shoestring with a small handful of fighters, Cold War era infrastructure, and a patchwork of civilian and military radars. The Western Air Defense Sector and Eastern Air Defense Sector are doing more than ever before to defend N America from asymmetric and symmetric threats but there are limits to outdated systems that can’t be overcome through innovation alone. Hopefully members of the US Congress read their op-Ed over the Thanksgiving holiday and put some more teeth into the #1 NDS priority. #strategy #nationalsecurity #natsec #nationalguard #deterrence https://lnkd.in/e4xB7JFA

Looking forward to the Association of Defense Communities National Summit next week in DC. I'm using it as an opportunity to publish my latest paper in two parts. The first is about how Complex Adaptive Systems could help us better understand installations, their missions and the evolving relationships between bases and their host communities. The second is a proposed taxonomy for profiling bases to help leaders to understand the constellation of installations in all their uniqueness and complexity and be able to better deploy their limited resources. https://lnkd.in/e27Wcfxv https://lnkd.in/eA8D2a87