Dr. Brent M. Eastwood is the author of Humans, Machines, and Data: Future Trends in Warfare. He is an Emerging Threats expert and former U.S. Army Infantry officer. You can follow him on Twitter @BMEastwood. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and Foreign Policy/ International Relations.
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Ukraine’s drone-saturated battlefield has revived the “are tanks obsolete?” debate, with most of the 31 donated M1 Abrams reportedly...
Key Points and Summary – Anti-ship missiles and cheap drones have revived a once-unthinkable idea: stop building U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. -Citing Moskva’s loss,...
Key Points and Summary – After a bruising decade, the F-35 is poised for a meaningful leap. Block 4—enabled by the TR-3 hardware/software refresh—adds...
Key Points and Summary – A speculative analysis pits China’s 5th-gen J-20 against the U.S. Navy’s conceptual 6th-gen F/A-XX. -On paper, the F/A-XX is...
Key Points and Summary – Europe’s sixth-generation Future Combat Air System (FCAS) fighter jet program is in trouble, plagued by delays and internal friction....