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COVID-19 and Accelerated Digital Military Transformation

01/26/2021
By Graham Grose

While 2020 was a turbulent and uncertain year across many industries, for the defense sector, it…

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04/25/2026
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Implications for Industry as the U.S. Navy Determines Which Fleet It Will Field

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From Exquisite Scarcity to Intelligent Mass: How Drone Wars Are Rewriting the Grammar of Warfare

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Always Ready, Persistently Under-Resourced: The U.S. Coast Guard in the 21st Century

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04/29/2026
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From Boutique Concern to Existential Question: Logistics, Sustainment and Combat Power

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Robotics and Ship Repairs: A Way Ahead for the U.S. Navy Fleet and their Maintenance

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