Anna Macdonald Rachel Zissimos, National Interest: America's Military Is Back! (Well, Sort Of)
The rebuild has begun. But much more needs to be done
In recent years, perhaps no one has felt the pinch of budget cuts more than the U.S. military.
Though Congress must remain responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars, injudicious cuts to defense did unnecessary damage to our armed forces.
Thanks to recent action from Congress, however, the military has cause for optimism. Congress took the first critical steps to rebuild the military by raising the spending caps and providing additional funding for defense in fiscal years 2017 and 2018.
As that rebuilding gets under way, The Heritage Foundation’s Index of U.S. Military Strength will remain a key source for tracking the progress.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 5, 2018
Russia, India seal deal on supply of S-400 air defense systems -- TASS
India, Russia Formally Ink $5.4 billion S-400 Air Defense System Deal - Kremlin -- Sputnik
Russia, India to continue joint military drills -- TASS
Deliveries of Russian Su-35 to Indonesia Might Fall Under US Sanctions - Reports -- Sputnik
MiG-29 jet crashes near Moscow — source -- TASS
Pentagon Calls Delivery of S-300s to Syria 'Knee-Jerk Response' to Il-20 Downing -- Sputnik
Russia Claims US Running Secret Bio Weapons Lab in Georgia -- AP
Russian military has no plans to scrap traditional ushanka hat -- TASS
Adm. Foggo Warns of Russian Submarines Challenging U.S. Defenses -- USNI News
Thailand Takes Advantage of China's Arms Market -- National Interest
Analyst: Taiwan's purchase of $330M U.S. arms package challenges China -- UPI
T-X loss casts shadow over South Korean arms exports -- Defense News
A new Arab military alliance has dim prospects -- The Economist
U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan -- UPI
American general says battlefield losses for Afghan forces are rising -- AP
US Navy Wants Major War Exercise in South China Sea - Report -- Sputnik
Secret US base in Somalia is getting some ‘emergency runway repairs’ -- Air Force times
US Army triggers design competition for future attack reconnaissance helicopter -- Defense News
Sikorky's S-97 Raider helicopter exceeds 200 knots in test -- UPI
Boeing to provide technical services for F/A-18 variants -- UPI
More than 7,000 Marines could get the boot ― and maybe sooner than they expect -- Marine Times
U.S. Army moves closer to commissioning M777ER howitzer after latest test -- Defense Blog
Boeing to provide technical work on JDAM GPS-guided bombs -- UPI
White House warns of ‘domestic extinction’ of suppliers in industrial base report - and DoD is ready to help with cash -- Defense News
White House report points to severe shortcomings in U.S. military supply chain -- Washington Post
Trump Report Warns Military at Risk as Industry Relies on China -- Bloomberg
Trump Considers Firing Air Force Chief Over Space Force Pushback -- Foreign Policy
No Evidence of Widespread SEAL Disciplinary Problems: Navy Official -- Military Times
Military fashion week: Peacoat out, Army camo in -- Colorado Springs Gazette
It Is Time to Update the President's Nuclear Command Authority -- Nikolai Sokov & Miles A. Pomper, National Interest
Strategy and Reality in Afghanistan -- Nathan Jennings, RCD
Why the CENTCOM chief says a long-term presence in Syria is not a war-footing against Iran -- Kyle Rempfer and Tara Copp, Military Times
