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Russia Fires Dozens of Ballistic Missiles at Ukrainian Cities

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Dec 19, 2022

In the Media

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US Poised to Send First Patriot Missile Systems to Ukraine

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Dec 15, 2022

In the Media

A General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger unmanned vehicle prepares to start up at El Mirage Airfield, Calif. June 24, 2021. The Skyborg team conducted a multiple-hour flight test of the Skyborg Autonomy Core System aboard the General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger unmanned vehicle during Edwards Air Force Base’s Orange Flag 21-2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tabatha Arellano)

A General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger unmanned aircraft flight tests the Skyborg Autonomy Core System in El Mirage, California, on June 24, 2021. (US Air Force photo by Tabatha Arellano)

Exploit Commercial Electronics to Deter Beijing Before It's Too Late

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark & Dan Patt

Dec 15, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

The unique design of the new F-35A Lightning II helmet at Hill Air Force Base, Utah July 18, 2017. (US Air Force photo by Michael McCool)

Software Defines Tactics: Structuring Military Software Acquisitions for Adaptability and Advantage in a Competitive Era

Jason Weiss

Chief Software Officer, Conquest Cyber

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Jason Weiss & Dan Patt

Dec 14, 2022

Reports

5 Min Read

A US Marine launches an RQ-20 PUMA unmanned aircraft system in San Clemente, California, on May 1, 2020. (US Marine Corps photo by Manuel Serrano)

How 5G Can Help Defend Taiwan

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark & Dan Patt

Dec 9, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

151020-N-JC374-240 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 20, 2015) Eric Sharp, an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) operator assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, recovers a MK 18 MOD 2 UUV after an operational test. The MK 18 MOD 2 UUV uses side scan sonar to search and discover objects of interest. CTG 56.1 conducts mine countermeasures, explosive ordnance disposal, salvage-diving, and force protection operations throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd

An unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) operator recovers a MK 18 MOD 2 UUV after an operational test off the coast of Bahrain on October 20, 2015. (US Navy Photo by Jonah Stepanik)

Submarines Will Not Solve America’s Eroding Undersea Advantage

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Dec 5, 2022

Commentary

5 Min Read

Ukrainian Army soldier Ihor Gutsenko gets ready to fly an Airlogix unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveillance drone in a field outside Kyiv on November 9, 2022. (Paula Bronstein via Getty Images)

Arm Ukraine to Fight Drones from the Air

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Timothy A. Walton

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark & Timothy A. Walton

Nov 28, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

An UH-60 Blackhawk flies over the runway during a series of 5G avionics tests on March 2,
2022, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (US Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)

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