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Munitions put into focus as stockpiles dwindle
“The defence industry is so consolidated that it can’t very quickly expand to support a greater demand,” warns Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the defence programme at the Cente...
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Hannah Dennis
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The West Again Learns That War Needs Industry
Agility is increasingly vital in manufacturing, too. The F-35, America’s newest jet fighter, is a marvel of networked computers that can hover and fly supersonic. But much of ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Marines want to use Tomahawks to sink enemy ships from 1,000 miles away
If the Marines had Maritime Strike Tomahawks, they would be able to sink Chinese ships from bases much further away from Taiwan, said Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the defense...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Lawmakers will (literally) game out a Chinese attack on Taiwan
Under the watchful eye of “game-master” Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the CNAS defense program, the lawmakers will play advisers to the president, a.k.a. the Blue Team.Becca W...
By Becca Wasser, Stacie Pettyjohn & Andrew Metrick
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The Existential Threat to Aukus: Choking on US Red Tape
“It’s bureaucracy and different bureaucracies and multiple ones,” said Stacie Pettyjohn, a senior fellow and defence programme director at the Centre for a New American Securi...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Lockheed Martin Looks to Boost LRASM Production as US Rushes to Buy Anti-Ship Weapons
“I think one of the most glaring gaps in our portfolio is anti-ship weapons, especially air-launched ones, and LRASMs are particularly important since it gives you the ability...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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NATO is Racing to Arm its Russian Borders. Can it Find the Weapons?
With countries already worried about their own munitions stockpiles and Ukraine in acute need of more shells and weapons from allies, there is a risk that not all NATO allies ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Jim Townsend
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At a Steam-Age Arsenal, U.S. Army Forges Cannons for a Digital Era, War in Ukraine
Watervliet holds special status as a rare Army-operated industrial manufacturing facility, but that hasn’t always translated to funding. For years after the Cold War, the indu...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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China’s Neighbors Seek Expanded Partnerships With U.S. to Deter, Defend
Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the defense program at the Center for a New American Security think tank, said that because the existing sites have languished, it’s unlikely tha...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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U.S. Unveils Sweeping New Sanctions on Russia
The anniversary comes after Mr Biden made a historic visit to Europe's eastern flank, including a surprise stop in Kyiv and a rousing speech in the Polish capital Warsaw, wher...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Wargame Report: China’s Nuclear Arsenal More Survivable in Taiwan Conflict
China’s diverse nuclear arsenal makes it more survivable and would provide China with more coercive options in a conflict with the United States over Taiwan. The findings were...
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Hannah Dennis
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Russia’s War on Ukraine, China’s Rise Expose US Military Failings
At the nub of the problem is the Pentagon’s planning, programming, budgeting and execution process, known as PPBE. It controls the resources that make weapons programs happen,...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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How arming Ukraine is stretching the US defense industry
“The Ukraine conflict has been an important wake-up call for decision makers at the Pentagon,” says Martijn Rasser, director of technology and national security at the Center ...
By Martijn Rasser & Stacie Pettyjohn
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Biden’s Midterm Report Card
"The Biden and Trump administrations both identified allies and partners as a pillar of U.S. strategy. But unlike its predecessor, the Biden team is delivering. In Europe, it ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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The Marines Have a New Ship-Killing Weapons System to Counter China
The 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment was activated in March 2021 and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced on Wednesday that the 12th Artillery Regiment on Okinawa will be ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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‘Can We Actually Build It?’ Defense Industry Leaders Look Ahead to Uncertain 2023
Producing weapons in multiple locations or multiple continents also creates a backup if another factory experiences problems. “Having allies produce some of these weapons in ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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After Moscow Blamed for Explosions in Poland, All Eyes on NATO
More likely is the potential that Poland could invoke Article 4 — a lesser-known, but more frequently invoked, part of the NATO bylaws. That would lead to a meeting of NATO me...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Plan to Pull F-15 Fighters from Okinawa Sparks Alarm in Congress
Some defense analysts said culling the F-15s from Kadena is the right call. “Removing the F-15s does not significantly reduce American combat power in the Indo-Pacific,” Staci...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Ukrainian Suicide Drone Boats Packed with Bombs Are Threatening Russia’s Once Feared Black Sea Fleet, and It May Not Be Able to Stop Them
Stacie Pettyjohn, a senior fellow and director of the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security, said Ukraine has already shown with its Sevastopol attack that...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Unpiloted Military Helicopter Flies 134 km in Simulated Mission
This was the latest milestone in a US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program called ALIAS that is testing Sikorsky’s MATRIX technology – a drop-in kit that can conv...
By Stacie Pettyjohn