Military & Defense Content

The Department of Defense (DOD) administers a variety of force health protection (FHP) measures to “promote, protect, improve, conserve, and restore” the health and well-being of servicemembers. These measures include…

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The Department of Defense released its annual report on the ‘Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China (PRC)’ to Congress, referred to as the China Military Power…

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Since the introduction of the two-way radio in the early 1900s, militaries have been interested in the electromagnetic spectrum (“the spectrum”). The proliferation of spectrum dependent systems in all military…

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Since the introduction of the two-way radio in the early 1900s, militaries have been interested in the electromagnetic spectrum (“the spectrum”). The proliferation of spectrum-dependent systems in all military domains—air,…

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A new generation of supersonic (faster than the speed of sound in level flight, also called Mach 1) passenger aircraft is now under development. Using “low-boom” technology developed through NASA…

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In 1975, the Army began funding research into hit-to-kill or kinetic energy interceptors. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is charged with the mission to develop, test, and field an integrated,…

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Members of Congress and Pentagon officials are increasingly focused on developing emerging military technologies to enhance U.S. national security and keep pace with U.S. competitors. The U.S. military has long…

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This project is intended to capture experiences and lessons learned during a remarkable time period, roughly 2004–2020, during which the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) experimented with a broad range…

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Individuals are at the bottom of the cybersecurity pyramid, followed by institutions, businesses, and military organizations in the middle, and finally, the government at the top. All levels of government…

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This report addresses Russian and Ukrainian military and intelligence aspects of the war, which are of interest to many in Congress as Congress considers various legislative measures and conducts oversight…

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This report provides an overview of selected emerging military technologies in the United States, China, and Russia such as artificial intelligence, lethal autonomous weapons, hypersonic weapons, directed energy weapons, biotechnology,…

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This report illustrates how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) increasingly turns to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in support of its global ambitions, and the importance of meeting the pacing…

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In this work,  established methods for testing the fidelity and validity of simulated environments to compare three different methods of training use-of-force decision-making were adopted. Thirty-nine dismounted close combat troops…

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Climate change poses a significant threat to US national security and the survival of the American people. To safeguard the nation’s citizens, the US military will need to prepare for…

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The Department of Defense defines electronic warfare (EW) as acts that employ electromagnetic energy to manipulate the electromagnetic spectrum. EW allows commanders to communicate with troops while keeping potential enemies…

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