The secretary’s speech made the case for speed and reform. The system will only deliver it if budget law, training, and congressional trust evolve with it. warontherocks.com/2025/11/acqu...

The U.S. military has more autonomy programs than it can count — and fewer standards than it takes to make them work. warontherocks.com/2025/11/with...

Modern intelligence lives in the open, but it takes mastery to stay unseen. This conversation explores the new hidden tradecraft of the open web. Listen here: pod.link/1818133762/e...

The U.S. Navy’s production bottleneck isn’t theoretical. It’s now, and onshoring commercial shipping won’t fix it. warontherocks.com/2025/11/amer...

Engineers measure trust in data integrity. Lawyers measure it in liability. Operators measure it in survival. The Pentagon needs an arbiter who can make those tradeoffs real. warontherocks.com/2025/11/warf...

The defense enterprise keeps choosing the easy wrong: another patch, another pilot, another promise. The harder right is to rebuild. warontherocks.com/2025/11/a-cl...

The United States has built momentum in quantum. Smart policy will decide if it becomes an American jobs story. warontherocks.com/2025/10/igni...

These companies are building fast, cheap, and upgradable missiles. Will Washington catch up? Listen here: pod.link/1818133762/e...

A policy meant to streamline software procurement could instead grind innovation to a halt. warontherocks.com/2025/10/the-...

The quantum race isn’t just about qubits. It’s about what keeps them cold, powered, and pure. The second piece in our series examines the supply chains that decide who will build the future. warontherocks.com/2025/10/the-...

Quantum technology is moving from labs to markets. America’s strategy needs to keep pace. warontherocks.com/2025/10/amer...

Most AI debates fixate on budgets or “killer robots.” The deeper questions are harder. This article is the first in a series confronting them. warontherocks.com/2025/10/four...

The U.S. government can build fabs. The real test is whether “chip-for-chip” can make them run. warontherocks.com/2025/10/can-...

Dual-use tech is booming, but inflated valuations and shaky defense budgets could spell trouble. What does it take to succeed? Listen here: pod.link/1818133762/e...

The future of war isn’t just cyber and space. Biology is moving to the front lines. warontherocks.com/2025/10/when...

Politics, profit, and propulsion collide in the story of this American space launch company. Listen here: pod.link/1818133762

Golden Dome is not one design but many. Each architecture carries its own price and its own risks. warontherocks.com/2025/09/gold...

These authors reflect on their war techno-thriller that imagined the future fight — and then watched much of it come true. warontherocks.com/2025/09/ghos...

House and Senate appropriators shape the future of U.S. defense. This year, their bills reveal clear strategic contrasts. warontherocks.com/2025/09/exam...

Data centers are no longer back-end utilities. They are strategic assets — and prime targets. warontherocks.com/2025/09/data...

Testing doesn’t have to slow innovation. With the right tools, it can accelerate it. warontherocks.com/2025/09/the-...

The Pentagon’s rare earth deal showed chokepoints can be fixed with the right tools. The same playbook must be extended across the materials supply chain before it is too late. warontherocks.com/2025/08/thes...

Silicon Valley promises to reinvent defense. But behind the hype, Jonathan Panter argues, the business model looks familiar. warontherocks.com/2025/08/a-sk...

This CEO made America home — and he knows pushing defense innovation faster is the only way forward. Listen here: pod.link/1818133762/e...

Some interceptors must push physics. Others must roll off the line. Golden Dome needs both. warontherocks.com/2025/08/gold...

Kicking off our written interview series, Perry Boyle takes us inside Ukraine’s growing defense industry and his mission to scale its wartime tech. warontherocks.com/2025/08/inve...

A career-ending injury could have ended Joe Musselman's commitment to serve. Instead, it fueled a new mission. Listen here: pod.link/1818133762/e...

A military equipped with AI is not the same as a military prepared to use it well. warontherocks.com/2025/08/buil...

Not all AI innovation should fly under the regulatory radar. warontherocks.com/2025/08/high...

Fear culture still rules Pentagon acquisitions. What can leaders do to fix it? Listen here: warontherocks.com/2025/07/solv...

Despite recent top-down orders and reforms, fear of getting it wrong keeps the Pentagon locked in old acquisition habits. What would it take to break free? Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5sIx...

As NATO works to restore the alliance’s technological edge, Europe’s tech entrepreneurs are experiencing a new innovation renaissance. warontherocks.com/2025/07/time...

America’s defense edge comes from tapping all strengths, not narrowing the field. warontherocks.com/2025/07/tita...

America’s drone arsenal could scale overnight, but manufacturers still lack a clear reason to pivot. warontherocks.com/2025/07/fact...

The promise of military dominance through networks and code means little if those systems can’t perform when warfare becomes unpredictable and chaotic. warontherocks.com/2025/07/fric...

For the unmanned maritime startups lucky enough to survive the first valley of death, a second valley — the struggle to make startups creditworthy to support long-term leases — proves equally daunting, writes Mark Wooters. warontherocks.com/2025/07/unma...

How does a small country build a defense advantage? Latvia’s ambitious approach combines local industry, expansive training ranges, and lessons from the front lines. Listen here: warontherocks.com/2025/07/less...

The jobs are there, the pay is strong, but America’s next generation isn’t flocking to shipbuilding. What should come next? warontherocks.com/2025/07/a-wo...

Want a faster, more agile Pentagon? These two bills could be the key. See what Congress is proposing in its latest defense overhaul. warontherocks.com/2025/07/the-...

What’s the secret to aerospace innovation that’s practical, powerful, and priced right? Listen here: warontherocks.com/2025/06/insi...

Warfighters want tech now, but the government worries about vendor lock, data rights, and architecture. Can we have both speed and control? Listen here: warontherocks.com/2025/06/the-...

When the defense industry joins the fight in wargames, better policies and smarter strategies follow. warontherocks.com/2025/06/putt...

Leaders keep calling for America to rebuild its arsenal of democracy, but that era is gone. How can it be done?

Austin Gray offers some real talk on what software oriented nontraditionals can offer to American shipbuilding for @cogs0fwar.bsky.social warontherocks.com/2025/06/stee...

Shipyards are skeptical, tech firms are ambitious — can they find common ground and deliver the ships America needs?

The Defense Department struggles to adopt high-tech solutions. These experts reveal how to change that. Listen here: warontherocks.com/2025/06/the-...

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