{"id":16749,"date":"2018-01-31T16:07:13","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T16:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/01\/31\/national-security-expert-to-congress-us-not-ready-for-warfares-future\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:32:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:32:44","slug":"national-security-expert-to-congress-us-not-ready-for-warfares-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/budget\/2018\/01\/31\/national-security-expert-to-congress-us-not-ready-for-warfares-future\/","title":{"rendered":"National security expert to Congress: US not ready for warfare\u2019s future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If the United States wants to stay ahead of powers such as Russia and China, the Department of Defense will need greater investment in advanced networks to tie together the military spectrum, experts told a House of Representatives committee Tuesday, Jan. 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe steps necessary to counter these threats are clear. Increase investment in long-range strikes, stealthy uninhabited aircraft to hunt mobile targets, advanced munitions, electronic warfare, and undersea strikes,\u201d said Paul Scharre, a senior fellow and director at the Center for a New American Security\u2019s Technology and National Security Program. He testified at a House Armed Services Committee hearing focused on the future of warfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Witnesses stressed throughout the hearing that the military is currently ill-prepared to compete with rivals on the world stage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI regret to say that the U.S. military is not ready for the threats we face today,\u201d Scharre said. \u201cThe United States\u2019 ability to project power abroad has been steadily declining for years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t