DefenceTalkThere has been a lot of talk lately by senior Pentagon officials that the U.S. military is losing its long-held advantages in high-end warfighting capabilities. If one accepted uncritically statements by the Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretary and Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics about how well our prospective adversaries are inventing and deploying […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-aircraft-carriers-the-number-one-asymmetric-military-advantage-67096/

DefenceTalk“The Army must produce units ready today to win decisively … against an aggressive Russia or its surrogates,” said Acting Secretary of the Army Patrick Murphy. Murphy and Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Mark A. Milley testified, March 3, at a House Committee on Appropriations, Defense subcommittee hearing about the proposed fiscal year […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-budget-focuses-on-asymmetric-threats-66949/

DefenceTalkThe Burke Chair is issuing the first Volume in a new series of reports on the Gulf Military Balance. This first volume is called The Gulf Military Balance, Volume One: The Conventional and Asymmetric Dimensions. This volume builds on, updates, and expands previous work. It analyzes the balance of Iranian, US, and Gulf Arab forces […]https://www.defencetalk.com/the-gulf-military-balance-volume-i-the-conventional-and-asymmetric-dimensions-47886/

DefenceTalkThe Asymmetric Warfare Group, the “operational arm” of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, is leveraging Network Integration Evaluation 13.2’s multi-echelon training and live mission sets in which Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, are conducting tactical operations. Referring to the Asymmetric Warfare Group, or AWG, as the Army’s global scouts, Lt. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/asymmetric-warfare-group-targets-nie-13-2-47847/