New capabilities are seldom new. Most have the benefit of experience, defining the overall shape and expectations of a system (e.g., increased range, payload or precision; manned to unmanned operation ...

The cluster concept has emerged as an innovative approach to base defense operations, particularly for support organizations operating in hostile or austere environments. By consolidating resources, ...

Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) is the operating concept of the Department of the Navy (or DON, which includes the Navy and Marine Corps) for using U.S. naval (i.e., Navy and Marine Corps) ...

U.S. Army air and missile defense soldiers with the 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade take a knee prior to observe a live fire from an avenger air defense system during RIMPAC 2018 at Pacific Missile ...

All recent U.S. military operations have been joint, and nearly all future operations will likely be so as well. Hence, naval concept development and experimentation should be done in a joint context, ...

Soldiers from the Army’s Multi-Domain Task Force launch a Stinger missile during a live-fire training exercise as part of the Rim of the Pacific exercise 2018. (Capt. Rachael Jeffcoat/Army) WASHINGTON ...

After two decades of counter-insurgency campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military is re-learning how to fight large, conventional conflicts against nuclear-armed powers — namely, China and ...

Discover crucial aspects of operational risk, from its causes and management strategies to examples and assessment techniques ...