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(February 10, 2024) — The Zumwalt Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) breaks away from the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) shortly before sunset after taking on fuel. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark D. Faram)

The Zumwalt Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS Michael Monsoor is seen on February 10, 2024. (DVIDS)

How America Can Rebuild Its Fleet to Counter China’s Maritime Dominance

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Michael Roberts

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark & Michael Roberts

Jan 14, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

Newport News Shipbuilding contractors lift the starboard anchor of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in Newport News, Virginia, on July 14, 2023. (US Navy photo)

Affordable Approaches to Improve US and Allied Shipbuilding and Ship Repair

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Michael Roberts

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark & Michael Roberts

Jan 13, 2025

Podcast

Donald Trump speaks during a press conference on January 7, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (Scott Olson via Getty Images)

Trump Must Master Risk Management

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Jan 9, 2025

Commentary

3 Min Read

US Air Force Airman 1st Class Austin House, 388th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals an F-35A Lightning II from underneath a hardened facility on January 24, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (US Air Force)

Concrete Sky: Air Base Hardening in the Western Pacific

Timothy A. Walton

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Thomas H. Shugart

Adjunct Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security

Timothy A. Walton & Thomas H. Shugart

Jan 7, 2025

Reports

7 Min Read

Uncrewed aerial systems from Skyways and PteroDynamics sit on the flight deck of the guidedmissile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) on June 25, 2024. (US Navy)

Winning the Fight for Sensing and Sensemaking: Fielding Cyber and Electronic Warfare Capabilities at Scale

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Dec 23, 2024

Reports

4 Min Read

The final piece of the underwater hull of the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) is lowered into place at Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia on September 28, 2018. (US Navy photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries by John Whalen)

Shoring Up the Foundation: Affordable Approaches to Improve US and Allied Shipbuilding and Ship Repair

Michael Roberts

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Michael Roberts & Bryan Clark

Dec 23, 2024

Reports

5 Min Read

U.S. Army Paratroopers and other Paratroopers from partner nations descends to drop zone using their MC-6 Parachute during Leapfest 2024 at Glenrock Drop Zone , Exeter, Rhode Island, August 3, 2024. (DVIDS)

US Army Paratroopers descend to drop zone in Rhode Island on August 3, 2024. (DVIDS)

After Primacy: US Military Options in Contemporary East Asia

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Dan Patt

Dec 20, 2024

Commentary

2 Min Read

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Building and Sustaining the Naval Force Structure the Nation Needs

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Dec 12, 2024

In the Media

An F-35 Lightning II test pilot conducts flight test Sept. 10 to certify the carrier variant of the fighter aircraft for carrying the AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM).

An F-35 Lightning II test pilot conducts flight test on September 10. (DVIDS)

The Pentagon Must Build Weapons Differently to Mobilize for the Information Age

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Dan Patt & Bryan Clark

Dec 11, 2024

Commentary

5 Min Read

Vanilla, an ultra long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle, awaits deployment in support of Valiant Shield 2024 on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 13, 2024. (DVIDS)

Vanilla, an ultra long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle, awaits deployment in Guam on June 13, 2024. (DVIDS)

The Value of Experimentation, Not Demonstration

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

Nov 30, 2024

Reports

1 Min Read

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Hunter Heinsohn, left, a signals intelligence operator and analyst, Cpl. Adam Domagalaski, right, an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems engineer, both with 3rd Radio Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, coordinate an electronic attack 6-line with Lance Cpl. Jackie Wu, center, a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, during the field training exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 23 at Japan Ground Self-Defense For

Sgt. Hunter Heinsohn and Cpl. Adam Domagalaski coordinate an electronic attack 6-line during a field training exercise in Oita Prefecture, Japan, on October 22, 2023. (DVIDS)

What Overhauls Are Needed to Improve Electronic Warfare Innovation?