Defense Technology Monitor No. 54
New 3D printing technique changes the game;
Plasma serves as new missile decoy;
Power-beaming test on board space plane;
USAF launches AI to control drones;
Navy demonstrates new laser at sea
New 3D printing technique changes the game;
Plasma serves as new missile decoy;
Power-beaming test on board space plane;
USAF launches AI to control drones;
Navy demonstrates new laser at sea
Congress could ...create a working capital fund for space development. Doing so would ensure that America can incubate the innovation it needs to confront the hypersonic threat — and to look beyond it.
3D printing strengthens U.S. military supply chain;
Space Force invests in jamming;
How AI is evolving;
U.S., Norway team on hypersonics;
Back to the drawing board for a new interceptor
                    
                    The Changing Geopolitics of Central Asia
Understanding Russia and China in Central Asia
The Evolution of Central Asian Energy
How Central Asia has Handled Islamic Extremism
America Inches Toward a Serious Central Asia Strategy
Earlier this Spring, the leadership of the U.S. Space Force, the country’s newest military branch, announced that it plans to roll out a new doctrine in the near future. But what that doctrine will look like remains to be seen — and Congress, which will be the ultimate arbiter of the document and the vision it contains, needs to ensure that the country gets it right.