CSBA "Third Offset" paper

[jsport]

Towards a Concept of Good Civilian Guidance - War on the Rocks

In 2015, the Director of the Joint Staff described for a room of defense fellows the basic conundrum of defense policymaking: “We want objectives, they

warontherocks.com

 

[jsport]

It’s Time for the Defense Production Act’s Digital Transformation - War on the Rocks

President Donald Trump’s invocation of the Defense Production Act (DPA) marked an important step in the fight against COVID-19. Doing so allowed the

warontherocks.com

 

[jsport]

Shake Off the Pentagon's Industrial-Age Bureaucracy

Five disciplines and five initiatives can help the U.S. military better adapt to 21st-century threats.

www.defenseone.com

 

[jsport]

Exactly How Helpless Is Europe?

If the United States stops protecting its closest allies, it won’t be a catastrophe. It’ll be exactly what they needed.

foreignpolicy.com

 

[jsport]

A warning to DoD: Russia advances quicker than expected on AI, battlefield tech

A new report written for the Pentagon warns of more technologically advanced Russian force that's focused on winning information advantage over the United States.

www.c4isrnet.com

 

[jsport]

Army Generals Are Not Prepared for the Future

Service leaders love to tout innovation, but can they make the changes necessary to succeed?

www.defenseone.com

 

[jsport]

Racing the Sun to Protect America

Lessons from the solar storm of May 1921.

www.defenseone.com

 

[bobbymike]

For Air Force Chief of Staff, 2035 Looms Large

For Air Force Chief of Staff, 2035 Looms Large

www.nationaldefensemagazine.org

 

[bobbymike]

Pentagon Pushes Testing For Electronic Warfare Vulnerabilities - Breaking Defense

Despite a 2018 mandate for “electronic protection” against jamming, there’s little data available showing how vulnerable systems are, said EW director David Tremper.

breakingdefense.com

 

[bobbymike]

Chief of Naval Research Talks about Quantum Tech, Lasers, Basic Research, and STEM Education

Proceedings interviewed the Chief of Naval Research as part of a partnership with the Naval Postgraduate School and its Secretary of the Navy Guest Lecture Program.

www.usni.org

 

[jsport]

AI and Synthetic Biology Are Critical to Future U.S. Competitiveness - War on the Rocks

On Jan. 11, 2020, Chinese authorities shared the genetic sequence of the virus that causes COVID-19 for the first time. By Jan. 13, the biotechnology firm

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[jsport]

Paralysis in Peer Conflict? The Material Versus the Mental in 100 Years of Military Thinking - War on the Rocks

Military history rarely offers simple, straightforward lessons, much to the frustration of those seeking to apply takeaways to today. The lesson that

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[jsport]

GAO urges DOD to update weapon programs cost oversight - UPI.com

The U.S . Government Accountability Office said Tuesday the Pentagon should update its program oversight approach to improve weapon system acquisition.

www.upi.com

 

[bobbymike]

Building a Force That Wins: Recommendations for the 2022 National Defense Strategy - Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

ARLINGTON, VA (June 15, 2021) | The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce the release of a new research study, Building a Force That Wins: Recommendations for the 2022 National Defense Strategy, by Mark Gunzinger, Director of Future Concepts and Capability Assessments...

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[Bhurki]

Building a Force That Wins: Recommendations for the 2022 National Defense Strategy - Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

ARLINGTON, VA (June 15, 2021) | The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce the release of a new research study, Building a Force That Wins: Recommendations for the 2022 National Defense Strategy, by Mark Gunzinger, Director of Future Concepts and Capability Assessments...

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Report doesn't capture quite a bit from the video on the same topic. At a point, the retired colonel who also hosts the debates even suggested use of tactical nukes instead of conventional munitions in a show of how desperate the gap is between the numbers required and capabilities available.

 

[bobbymike]

Hicks Seeks To Unify Service Experiments With New ‘Raider’ Fund - Breaking Defense

A new Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve (RDER) will help fund the services’ experiments, as long as they work together on joint concepts.

breakingdefense.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

I suspect that this will be yet another dead end.

 

[jsport]

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

 

[DrRansom]

Building a Force That Wins: Recommendations for the 2022 National Defense Strategy - Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

ARLINGTON, VA (June 15, 2021) | The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce the release of a new research study, Building a Force That Wins: Recommendations for the 2022 National Defense Strategy, by Mark Gunzinger, Director of Future Concepts and Capability Assessments...

mitchellaerospacepower.org

The report contains the hopeless requirement of winning a two-front war. That would be equivalent to asking the US to defeat the Soviet Union in Europe and stop China + North Korea from invading South Korea. The only way that would have been possible is canned sunshine.

However, it does raise the double issues of:
1. The US is utterly unprepared for a war that lasts longer that (I guess) 20 days. Note the Bloomberg article also raises the question of longer wars.
2. We've reached a point where the defense requirements are so overwhelming relative to the resources that some civilian leadership has to override the services and dictate investments and emphasis.

That civilian leadership has to be supported by Congress and the President and have enough authority to command the services and the Joint Chiefs. This, incidentally, is why the 'Raider' fund will fail. The services aren't being forced to play nice.

 

[bobbymike]

Third offset mosaic algorithmic omni domain warfare, have I missed any?

SOCOM Preparing for ‘Omni-Domain’ Battle

SOCOM Preparing for ‘Omni-Domain’ Battle

www.nationaldefensemagazine.org

 

[jsport]

The Taiwan Temptation

It is time to take seriously the possibility that China could soon use force to end its almost century-long civil war with Taiwan.

www.foreignaffairs.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

US advanced computing has ‘shrunk to alarming state’ compared to China’s

Head of Northrop Grumman Kathy Warden says Chinese progress in the sector is ‘particularly problematic’ for America.

www.scmp.com

 

[bobbymike]

Faster Weapon Buys: Try Evolutionary Innovation - Breaking Defense

At a time when political consensus on anything can be hard to reach, there is general agreement that the United States military must modernize to fend off a rising China and meet other national security needs. Bringing defense capability into the future usually generates thoughts of new weapons...

breakingdefense.com

 

[jsport]

The Five Surprises In Pentagon's 2022 Budget - Breaking Defense

Most observers had expected an increase in the Navy's shipbuilding accounts with this budget, especially after the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, said that, even as an Army general, he would support budget increases for the Navy and Air Force in light of the Chinese...

breakingdefense.com

 

[jsport]

A Better Way to Measure Returns on U.S. Security Cooperation Investments

Though return-on-investment analysis seems like the obvious approach, it simply does not work for measuring security cooperation activities.

www.defenseone.com

 

[bobbymike]

Chess vs Go - Strategic Strength Gamecraft and China

Chess vs Go - Strategic Strength Gamecraft and China

www.nationaldefensemagazine.org

 

[bobbymike]

DOD Demonstrates Mobile Microgrid Technology

The Defense Department demonstrated a mobile, fast-forming, secure and intelligent vehicle-centric microgrid prototype that will power next-generation warfighting capabilities and joint warfighting

www.defense.gov

 

[jsport]

All soldiers must now serve as corporals before promotion to sergeant

In a new change to promotions, junior enlisted soldiers will now need corporal time before they can become sergeants.

www.armytimes.com

 

[jsport]

Why can’t the Navy keep its surface warfare officers?

The Navy commissions nearly twice as many SWOs each year as it needs to fill positions on ships, leaving these newbies to compete for ship driving time and other hands-on experience needed to become a good surface warfare officer.

www.navytimes.com

A professional Navy anyone?

 

[jsport]

Intel agencies, armed services push for more data and capability sharing to win future fights

The military and intelligence services are working closer together to share data and capabilities in order to stay ahead of pacing threats, but work remains.

www.c4isrnet.com

More evidence of why there should be consolidation around JADc2 of the Natl's back to the services. halt the beltway back licking belt.

 

[jsport]

Ending Forever Wars But Not Interventionism: Rethinking U.S. Civil Society Assistance Policy - War on the Rocks

What does it mean to exercise “restraint” in foreign policy? Increasingly, the term is associated with the use of military force. With campaign promises

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[jsport]

Air Force grapples with enduring pilot shortage as airlines begin to rehire

More pilots are opting to stay in the Air Force amid pandemic-era uncertainty, but the service is still struggling to fill jobs in its marquee profession as commercial airlines resume hiring.

www.airforcetimes.com

 

[jsport]

Kristi Noem’s National Guard Deployment Is America’s Future

The private sector has long been absorbing duties that belong to the government—and that pattern is intensifying.

www.defenseone.com

 

[jsport]

Reduce the Pentagon’s Dependence on China by Recharging US Battery, Electronics Industry

Congress can take several steps in the 2022 authorization bill.

www.defenseone.com

 

[jsport]

The Anti-American Century

The old U.S.-led order has crumbled. What will replace it may be just what the world—and the United States—needs.

foreignpolicy.com

 

[jsport]

What’s in a Name? Reimagining Irregular Warfare Activities for Competition - War on the Rocks

“Irregular warfare” has an image problem. Artistic liberties in Hollywood and misadventures by former special operators cause “irregular warfare” to be

warontherocks.com

 

[jsport]

US Air Force tests embedding software coders with industry

The 67th Cyberspace Wing is sending its personnel to commercial software factories to develop code and software for operational missions.

www.defensenews.com

 

[jsport]

China’s Aggressive Data Push Worries Military Intel Officials

The AI future runs on data and the Chinese government is out for all it can get.

www.defenseone.com

 

[jsport]

Information Warfare Looms Larger in Russia’s New Security Strategy

Kremlin’s first update in six years decries foreign influence, calls for more Russian info ops.

www.defenseone.com

 

[jsport]

Treat AI As Intelligence - Not Technology - Breaking Defense

The US military is rolling out AI-enabled projects like the Air Force’s Airborne Battle Management System or the Army’s Project Convergence. But the novelty of these demonstrations and the effort required to pull them off suggest that—unlike Silicon Valley—DoD is struggling to incorporate AI...

breakingdefense.com