“I certainly hope the Pentagon is not going to come back after studying this again, saying there’s no need,” for more Arctic infrastructure, said Sen. Dan Sullivan. “The infrastructure is not fine. It doesn’t exist. And we need it to exist.”
By Paul McLearyModernizing military simulation with open systems architecture
Best-of-breed common models and architecture enable virtual training and testing with the same data in a cyber-resilient posture.
WASHINGTON: Northern Command head Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy says the key to winning tomorrow’s all-domain wars is predicting an adversary’s actions — as well as the impacts of US military responses — hours and even days in advance. The capability to perform such “predictive analysis” will be enabled by the US military’s Joint All-Domain Command and…
By Theresa Hitchens
US official: “We can expect the rapidly changing Arctic system to create greater incentives for the Kremlin and the PRC to pursue agendas that clash with the interests of the United States.”
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Lt. Gen. David Thompson, vice commander of the Space Force, said “someday” the Space Force mission will “extend to the Moon, to Mars, and beyond” — likely “within the 30-year plan.”
By Theresa Hitchens
The 2nd Fleet says it’s ready to hunt Russian subs and start pushing into the Arctic. But it can only do that if the Navy can spare the ships.
By Paul McLeary Oslo has come to the conclusion “we cannot rely on our allies to do everything” and is boosting its own efforts to protect its High North border with Russia.
By Paul McLeary
Norway took a major step toward replacing its F-16s when Norwegian air chief Brig. Gen. Tonje Skinnarland declared Norway’s F-35As operational after completing a deployment at Orland Main Air Station.
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Modernizing our supply chain is a national security imperative
Closing supply chain gaps in innovating technology will reposition the industrial base to be a strategic source of value.
The 2nd Fleet wants to “decentralize decision making and allow the on-scene commander to take the initiative,” Vice Adm. Andrew Lewis says.
By Paul McLeary
An old Cold War base in Iceland has seen over $80 million in US investments in recent years as the Pentagon flies more surveillance missions in the high north — and plans to do more.
By Paul McLeary
The Navy has created a new fleet, and is sending it straight into the Baltic Sea to test new ways of doing business.
By Paul McLeary
The Coast Guard wants to operate more consistently in the Arctic, but has a fraction of the icebreakers that Moscow can deploy.
By Paul McLeary
WASHINGTON: The Navy may begin deploying submarine-hunting P-8 Poseidon aircraft to a small airstrip hundreds of miles off the Alaskan coast, signaling a new emphasis on keeping watch over Russian and Chinese moves in the Arctic. The remote runway sits on the island of Adak in the Aleutian island chain, and it’s the westernmost airfield…
By Paul McLeary
CAPITOL HILL: Navy readiness is “heading in the wrong direction,” the Government Accountability Office told the Senate this morning, with only 15 percent of Navy F-35Cs rated “fully mission capable.” At the same hearing, a four-star admiral acknowledged three nuclear-powered attack submarines were still stuck awaiting overhaul, with the USS Boise expected to be out of action…
By Paul McLeary
The Arctic will become increasingly crowded in the coming years, and the US Navy’s Second Fleet is making it a priority to get up there more often.
By Paul McLeary
