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Exquisite defense tech will always have a place in satellites and intercontinental missiles, but it cannot scale to the pace of modern conflict. What does scale is commercial technology.
U.S production for key UAV electronic components, airframes and propulsion systems remains fragmented, with limited capacity for rapid surge.
Justin Sanchez • JANUARY 5, 2026
Elevating AI and chips to national priorities is essential, but it’s also time to give biotechnology and biosecurity the same strategic focus. The U.S. should stop treating biosecurity as a low-visibility, high-impact endeavor and recommit to biotechnology as a launchpad for economic prosperity, with biosecurity as the guardrails that keep us accelerating in the right direction into the future.
AFRICOM is uniquely positioned to forge and strengthen the partnerships essential for building long-term stability and prosperity.
The military’s zero trust approach redefines security principles with a focus on drastically reducing attack surfaces.
Warfighters may be unknowingly revealing sensitive patterns of strategic thought through their interactions with commercial AI systems.
The Trump administration argues the strikes are necessary to stem the flow of drugs to the U.S., but the law is not simply whatever the president deems it to be.
Seoul is planning to deploy four electronic warfare aircraft by 2034. Such a decision is a landmark that indicates a doctrinal shift.
Successful defense across land, sea, air, space and cyberspace depends on technology that can perform reliably across multiple domains and with limited connection.
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