The Army has new operational warfighting guidance. General Christopher LaNeve’s How the Army Fights organizes landpower ...

During my time in Ukraine I saw more than a country at war. I saw a defense innovation ecosystem in which the daily ...

We are not going to get involved militarily in any way on the Island of Formosa,” announced Secretary of State Dean Acheson ...

Today the jury is still out on whether or not drones will usher in the next military revolution. The related question of whether drones will be as lethal against American forces as they have been in ...

The Modern War Institute2027 Call for FellowsDeterrence in the Indo-Pacific The Modern War Institute (MWI) at West Point is pleased to invite applications for our Research Fellows Program. MWI ...

The United States is actively losing a war it barely acknowledges. Recognizing America’s overwhelming conventional military ...

General George S. Patton reminds us that a good plan, violently executed today is better than a perfect plan next week. Doctrine agrees. Field Manual 5-0, Planning and Orders Production clearly states ...

Throughout the sanguine annals of military history, very few truths have endured. However, one comes close: Advances in offensive technology eventually demand corresponding innovations in defense.

Israel’s renewed military presence in southern Lebanon puts an old military problem back in view: Where should a force establish bases? No matter the operational context—years-long counterinsurgency ...

Inside a bunker, a pilot operates a first-person-view drone, unable to see the aircraft directly. A navigator plots a grid and helps search a degraded video feed. Somewhere in the cluttered ...

A specter looms over the US Army: the threat of positional warfare. For four years, we have watched with growing concern as the Ukraine conflict—our clearest lens into future interstate combat—has ...

The US military is set to change how it selects general and flag officers. Going forward, it will incorporate a “Joint Warfighter Evaluation (JWE)” into the selection process. Each service will ...