The United States has engaged in 17 nation-building efforts since 1900, with only four resulting in established democracies—a 24% success rate if democracy establishment is the metric (Figure 1). How ...

U.S. military reviews and defense audits consistently show that reliability and sustainment play a central role in combat effectiveness. Systems that are easier to maintain, repair, and field at scale ...

This project is broken into two phases. Phase 1 consists of two workshops and a consensus study in the context of U.S. Naval Forces’ broader ‘decision space’ needs. Phase 2 will involve a follow-on ...

As the Nigerian Army confronts insurgency, banditry and other security threats nationwide, operational success increasingly depends on systems beyond the battlefield. Central to this effort is the ...

The battlefield is consistently changing, and the Army must be ready. Continuous Transformation is the Army's constant, coordinated effort to optimize the force, ensuring our Soldiers have the tools ...

Defence experts said AI can help armies take faster decisions, predict equipment failures and boost readiness while keeping ...

At high-profile TED-style events with millions of online viewers, charismatic tech CEOs take the stage to unveil their latest gadgets. In slick, high-energy presentations, they criticize the slow and ...

Advanced aircraft delivered breakthrough performance but maintenance complexity strained readiness and operational budgets. Breakthrough technologies often arrived faster than sustainment systems and ...

This project is broken into two phases. Phase 1 consisted of two workshops and a consensus study in the context of U.S. Naval Forces’ broader ‘decision space’ needs. Phase 2 will involve a follow-on ...