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Here’s where defense companies are funneling newfound tax dollars
If you listened to the annual earnings calls of the major, public defense companies (wait, does everyone not do that?), then you might have noticed a common theme. They’re all going to have more cash. And a lot of them have similar plans for how to spend it.
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Reality check: ‘Shithole’ comments make US global security efforts that much more difficult
When the most vulnerable are alienated, or feel a sense of neglect, they just might look elsewhere for a sense of stability.
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It was a tense 2017. Here’s how it prepared us for 2018.
Will 2018 be little more than iterative movements forward? One can only hope. After a tough 2017, it’s hard to imagine any major event that could enhance global security, versus jeopardizing it.
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Former Navy official Sean Stackley joins L3 Technologies
Sean Stackley, the former assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, is heading to industry — though not with one of the mainstay naval primes as some might have predicted.
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Interview: Raul Jungmann, Brazil’s defense minister on the state of US cooperation
‘Brazil and the United States are going through a very positive moment in their relationship in defense, and that’s what we want to continue to pursue —this positive relationship.’
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Brazil defense minister: Space partnership with US not dead yet
For years, the U.S. and Brazil have attempted to nail down a partnership that would enable satellites to launch from the latter’s Alcantara site. Despite years of obstacles, Brazil’s defense minister is optimistic that progress is happening.
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Interview: L3 CEO Michael Strianese reflects on two decades of leadership
L3 Technologies touts more than $10 billion in revenue, 84 percent of which supports defense. But about two decades ago, L3 was an amalgamation of businesses divested by Lockheed at a time when defense spending nosedived.
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Signs of the familiar: Same adversaries, evolving threat
There’s a sense that some of the defense leaders that contributed Outlook essays this year feel allies aren’t as prepared as they should be to deal with the threats as they currently stand. That’s particularly true among those from the international community — of which there are many.
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The next Sputnik: Here’s why US stands to lose technological edge to China
As defense companies struggle to balance the interests of the military customers with those of shareholders, the Pentagon needs to rethink how it buys or else risk sacrificing its technological edge.
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![What we should learn from the #metoonatsec open letter [Editorial]](https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DFN-Jill-Aitoro04.jpg.jpg?w=300)
What we should learn from the #metoonatsec open letter [Editorial]
Word circulated fast about the more than 200 women from the national security community, describing themselves as survivors of sexual harassment, assault or abuse, or as women who know others who are. Like so many others, I cheer for these women loudly.
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Here’s where defense companies are funneling newfound tax dollars
If you listened to the annual earnings calls of the major, public defense companies (wait, does everyone not do that?), then you might have noticed a common theme. They’re all going to have more cash. And a lot of them have similar plans for how to spend it.
-
Reality check: ‘Shithole’ comments make US global security efforts that much more difficult
When the most vulnerable are alienated, or feel a sense of neglect, they just might look elsewhere for a sense of stability.
-
It was a tense 2017. Here’s how it prepared us for 2018.
Will 2018 be little more than iterative movements forward? One can only hope. After a tough 2017, it’s hard to imagine any major event that could enhance global security, versus jeopardizing it.
-
Former Navy official Sean Stackley joins L3 Technologies
Sean Stackley, the former assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, is heading to industry — though not with one of the mainstay naval primes as some might have predicted.
-
Interview: Raul Jungmann, Brazil’s defense minister on the state of US cooperation
‘Brazil and the United States are going through a very positive moment in their relationship in defense, and that’s what we want to continue to pursue —this positive relationship.’
-
Brazil defense minister: Space partnership with US not dead yet
For years, the U.S. and Brazil have attempted to nail down a partnership that would enable satellites to launch from the latter’s Alcantara site. Despite years of obstacles, Brazil’s defense minister is optimistic that progress is happening.
-
Interview: L3 CEO Michael Strianese reflects on two decades of leadership
L3 Technologies touts more than $10 billion in revenue, 84 percent of which supports defense. But about two decades ago, L3 was an amalgamation of businesses divested by Lockheed at a time when defense spending nosedived.
-
Signs of the familiar: Same adversaries, evolving threat
There’s a sense that some of the defense leaders that contributed Outlook essays this year feel allies aren’t as prepared as they should be to deal with the threats as they currently stand. That’s particularly true among those from the international community — of which there are many.
-
The next Sputnik: Here’s why US stands to lose technological edge to China
As defense companies struggle to balance the interests of the military customers with those of shareholders, the Pentagon needs to rethink how it buys or else risk sacrificing its technological edge.
-
What we should learn from the #metoonatsec open letter [Editorial]
Word circulated fast about the more than 200 women from the national security community, describing themselves as survivors of sexual harassment, assault or abuse, or as women who know others who are. Like so many others, I cheer for these women loudly.
-
Here’s where defense companies are funneling newfound tax dollars
If you listened to the annual earnings calls of the major, public defense companies (wait, does everyone not do that?), then you might have noticed a common theme. They’re all going to have more cash. And a lot of them have similar plans for how to spend it.
-
Reality check: ‘Shithole’ comments make US global security efforts that much more difficult
When the most vulnerable are alienated, or feel a sense of neglect, they just might look elsewhere for a sense of stability.
-
It was a tense 2017. Here’s how it prepared us for 2018.
Will 2018 be little more than iterative movements forward? One can only hope. After a tough 2017, it’s hard to imagine any major event that could enhance global security, versus jeopardizing it.
-
Former Navy official Sean Stackley joins L3 Technologies
Sean Stackley, the former assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, is heading to industry — though not with one of the mainstay naval primes as some might have predicted.
-
Interview: Raul Jungmann, Brazil’s defense minister on the state of US cooperation
‘Brazil and the United States are going through a very positive moment in their relationship in defense, and that’s what we want to continue to pursue —this positive relationship.’
-
Brazil defense minister: Space partnership with US not dead yet
For years, the U.S. and Brazil have attempted to nail down a partnership that would enable satellites to launch from the latter’s Alcantara site. Despite years of obstacles, Brazil’s defense minister is optimistic that progress is happening.
-
Interview: L3 CEO Michael Strianese reflects on two decades of leadership
L3 Technologies touts more than $10 billion in revenue, 84 percent of which supports defense. But about two decades ago, L3 was an amalgamation of businesses divested by Lockheed at a time when defense spending nosedived.
-
Signs of the familiar: Same adversaries, evolving threat
There’s a sense that some of the defense leaders that contributed Outlook essays this year feel allies aren’t as prepared as they should be to deal with the threats as they currently stand. That’s particularly true among those from the international community — of which there are many.
-
The next Sputnik: Here’s why US stands to lose technological edge to China
As defense companies struggle to balance the interests of the military customers with those of shareholders, the Pentagon needs to rethink how it buys or else risk sacrificing its technological edge.
-
![What we should learn from the #metoonatsec open letter [Editorial]](https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DFN-Jill-Aitoro04.jpg.jpg?w=1024)
What we should learn from the #metoonatsec open letter [Editorial]
Word circulated fast about the more than 200 women from the national security community, describing themselves as survivors of sexual harassment, assault or abuse, or as women who know others who are. Like so many others, I cheer for these women loudly.
