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Chinese president Xi Jinping “has told his military to be ready by 2027 to take Taiwan and defeat the United States if we intervene,” Kendall said. “They’re working very hard to meet that goal. I have no idea what Xi Jinping will do in 2027, but I am pretty sure that his military will tell him they’re ready, and we’ll be in a period of much greater risk.” https://lnkd.in/exujgudT

“I think the appearance of drones and the appearance of rapidly replicable, low-cost, mass airborne platforms offers both a threat and an opportunity,” Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin said Oct. 25 at the Military Reporters and Editors Conference in Washington, D.C. https://lnkd.in/eGJASXw7

STRATCOM is “exploring all possible technologies, techniques, and methods to assist with the modernization of our NC3 capabilities,” said Air Force Gen. Anthony J. Cotton, who has led the command since December 2022. https://lnkd.in/egZ8iYB5

Now available on the #CASI website, “Charting the Course: How the #PLA's Expected Regional and Global Strategies Should Influence the U.S. Air Force's Lines of Efforts” a paper by CASI Fellow Maj Joshua Campbell “Soup” https://lnkd.in/ezyd9rb9

DJI said on Friday it filed the lawsuit after the Defense Department did not engage with the company over the designation for more than 16 months, saying it "had no alternative other than to seek relief in federal court." https://lnkd.in/etDVAW_V

On Friday, Jennifer Swanson, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for data, engineering and software, announced the launch of #CalibrateAI, which will “explore innovative applications” of the tech for Army acquisition activities. https://lnkd.in/e94VWcha

The F/A-XX is likely to be big and fast, with a large weapons payload and enough internal fuel to range 500 miles or more across the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean. It should be stealthy, with a small radar and infrared signature, and would be equipped to operate as a team with nearby drones. If the Air Force does decide against such a jet, the F/A-XX is likely to be the world’s first sixth-generation fighter. https://lnkd.in/eZXrX8Y5

The U.S. should fund Air Mobility Command’s long-term plan to make every tanker a communications node. The logistics experts at U.S. Transportation Command must also begin completing their unfunded requirements list, fulfilling a statutory obligation to tell lawmakers what resources the command needs but hasn’t financed. The command has failed for years to provide this list to Congress. https://lnkd.in/eTJdMe9a

Forged in the furnace of battle, the drone innovations are focused on attaining an edge over Russia cheaply, quickly and for as long as possible. Ukrainian drone hacks are often rapidly copied and mass produced by the Russians, eroding any tactical advantage. https://lnkd.in/eNrmjRrj

Arnaud Chevallier, Frederic Dalsace, and Jean-Jouis Barsoux recently published a thought-provoking article on their research in Harvard Business review titled “The Art of Asking Smarter Questions.” It provides a practical framework to inspire and facilitate effective question-asking to inform strategic decision making. They argue that we have now entered a world where asking smart questions is more crucial than having answers. In their framework they offer five domains of strategic questioning that can unlock different aspects of decision making: 1. Investigative Questioning (What is Known): What needs to be achieved and what is needed to learn to do so. 2. Speculative Questioning (What If?): Reframe the problem or explore more-creative solutions. 3. Productive Questioning (Now What?): Assess the availability of talent, capabilities, time, and other resources. 4. Interpretive Questioning (So, What...?): Redefine the core issue— “What is this problem really about? 5. Subjective Questioning (What’s Unsaid?): Personal reservations, frustrations, tensions, and hidden agendas that can push decision-making off course. Through my operations and intelligence briefs, I “walk” around the world every day. I think deeply about how events happening in one-part of the world impact others. The five Domains of strategic questioning can be an effective tool to elevate the thinking of the Joint Force as we seek to advise our senior leaders on approached to our most complex strategic challenges. We must ensure we don’t get surprised because our focus is only on one area. Leaders have the responsibility to step back, look at challenges broadly and globally, and ask smarter questions so we don’t solve one problem and create or miss a problem someplace else. https://lnkd.in/dZK8AKbx