Kris Osborn is the President of Warrior Maven - Center for Military Modernization. Osborn previously served at the Pentagon as a Highly Qualified Expert with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army—Acquisition, Logistics & Technology. Osborn has also worked as an anchor and on-air military specialist at national TV networks. He has appeared as a guest military expert on Fox News, MSNBC, The Military Channel, and The History Channel. He also has a Masters Degree in Comparative Literature from Columbia University
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy faces a “worsening attack submarine deficit” because its aging Los Angeles-class submarines are retiring faster than...
Key Points and Summary – Europe’s Eurofighter Typhoon remains a high-performance classic with serious punch—Storm Shadow for deep strike, Brimstone II for precision armor...
Key Points and Summary – The USS Gerald R. Ford’s presence off Venezuela projects pressure without promising a large air war. -If Washington ordered...
Key Points and Summary – The Air Force will retain select “Platinum” F-15C/Ds for homeland defense even as it fields more F-15E/EXs—because the Eagle...
Key Points and Summary – Nuclear attack subs like the U.S. Virginia-class bring speed, range, and deep-water agility—key in the vast Western Pacific. But...
Key Points and Summary – China’s navy is rapidly expanding its carrier fleet—with three carriers now operational and a fourth Ford-class-like supercarrier on the...
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Army, having “fallen massively behind” in the low-cost, high-volume drone warfare perfected in Ukraine, is now launching...
Key Points and Summary – The X-51 Waverider’s 2013 flight—air-launched from a B-52 and accelerating to Mach 5.1—remains the longest air-breathing hypersonic run on...