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Defense
How Military Electronics Are Shaping the Future of Defense Operations
Photo by Ries Bosch on Unsplash Modern defense operations run on military electronics long before a single shot is ever fired. Sensors, processors, Continue Reading
Europe Can’t Keep Calling Dad
Europe has spent years pretending that dependency is a sophisticated moral posture. It isn’t. It’s dependency. Put a silk scarf on it, seat it on a Continue Reading
Drones, Strategy, and the Modern Airpower Revolution
By Darin Gaub The advent and trajectory of drone warfare reflect the evolution of manned aircraft in warfare since World War I. In the early Continue Reading
When Strategy Becomes Power
In a previous article, I broke down the National Security Strategy (NSS), which serves as the document that sets the President’s vision for America’s Continue Reading
Southern Spear and the War on Narco-Terror
For years, Americans have watched the southern border crisis unfold like a slow-motion national security failure. Drugs poured in. Cartels grew Continue Reading
Logistics Lead the Fight, Tactics Finish It
For most of American military history, tactical excellence has commanded the most attention, and battles are remembered by their maneuvers, Continue Reading
Operation Epic Fury: Know the Enemy
The author of this article prefers to remain anonymous. This list was compiled manually from publicly available government reports, court findings, Continue Reading
Just Shave or Just Breathe
“Just Shave!” (A compilation from first-person accounts) “I’ve never had the luxury of thinking shaving was no big deal. For me, it starts Continue Reading
Hell in Helmand
The following is an excerpt from: Visual Friendlies, Tally Target Volume II: Surges (Chapter 16 – Few Among “The Few”)”; Casemate Publishers (April Continue Reading
The U.S. Coast Guard Needs a Lifeboat
Convert Offshore Support Vessels into Cutters Editor’s note: Citation superscripts have been removed to align with The Havok Journal’s formatting. Continue Reading
Suddenly, Lots of People are OK With Land Mines Again
Recent decisions by several European nations to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention—a treaty banning the use of anti-personnel landmines—mark a Continue Reading