DefenceTalk“Our adversaries have begun to catch us in technology and in some cases, we believe, may overmatch some of our systems,” said a senior intelligence advisor. That’s why “we’re particularly interested in the pursuit of the third offset,” he said. Gary Phillips, senior intelligence advisor for the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command’s G-2, Intelligence […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-seeking-3rd-offset-strategy-to-dominate-enemy-66838/

DefenceTalkU.S. military forces are facing demands that were not anticipated in the development of current strategy and budgets, according to a new RAND Corporation report. As a result, the posture and capability of U.S. forces are not keeping pace with the challenges posed by America’s most-capable adversaries, researchers say. If policymakers wish to maintain the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-boost-defense-funding-or-limit-military-commitments-65666/

DefenceTalkOn Tuesday, Beijing issued its first white paper on military strategy, ushering in greater military transparency by giving details of the direction of its military buildup to other nations. The document of about 9,000 Chinese characters revealed a list of new expressions that have never before appeared in Chinese white papers. In the preface it […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-issues-first-white-paper-on-military-strategy-64302/

DefenceTalkDefense Secretary Ash Carter today unveiled the Defense Department’s second cyber strategy to guide the development of DoD’s cyber forces and to strengthen its cyber defenses and its posture on cyber deterrence. Carter discussed the new strategy — an update to the original strategy released in 2011 — before an audience at Stanford University on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/carter-unveils-new-dod-cyber-strategy-in-silicon-valley-63989/

DefenceTalkThe sea services released a new maritime strategy, March 13, a plan that describes how the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard will design, organize, and employ naval forces in support of national security interests and homeland security objectives. The new strategy titled, A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower: Forward, Engaged, Ready, accounts for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-releases-revised-maritime-strategy-63533/

DefenceTalk“Five, 10, 15, 20 years from now, you’ll be executing our future strategy to meet complex problems we have around the world,” said Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno. The general spoke Feb. 26, to an audience of 84 captains from around the Army, as part of the three-day Solarium 2015 conference at the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/solarium-2015-developing-agile-adaptive-leaders-63340/

DefenceTalkThe United States and South Korea today agreed to establish “a bilateral strategy for tailored deterrence against … North Korean nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction,” Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said during a press conference here today. Hagel and his counterpart, South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin, spoke to reporters after the 45th […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-south-korea-announce-tailored-deterrence-strategy-49264/

DefenceTalkBy Jody Ray Bennett In January 2013, US military officials finalized a Status of Forces (SOFA) agreement with the government of Niger to increase military involvement throughout the country. While the move clearly reflected developments in neighboring Mali, it had long been an operational goal of the Pentagon to establish a drone base in the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/niger-new-drone-base-highlights-a-shift-in-us-west-african-relations-47985/

DefenceTalkThe Defense Department worked closely with other federal agencies in support of the National Security Staff effort that generated the National Strategy for the Arctic Region released today, a senior Pentagon official said. Daniel Y. Chiu, deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy, said the strategy establishes a framework for future U.S. Arctic activities based […]https://www.defencetalk.com/official-explains-dods-role-in-national-arctic-strategy-47752/

DefenceTalkSoaring tensions on the Korean peninsula have seen dire North Korean threats met with an unusually assertive US response that analysts warn could take a familiar game into dangerous territory. By publicly highlighting its recent deployment of nuclear-capable B-52 and stealth bombers over South Korea, Washington has, at times, almost appeared to be purposefully goading […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-strategy-takes-korean-crisis-into-new-territory-47323/