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At this time, the U.S. Supports a proxy war with Russia while simultaneously working to deter a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan across the strait. In modern warfare, decisive victories and deterrent effects are increasingly dependent on a nation’s ability to effectively utilize conventional arms while simultaneously rapidly acquiring, deploying, and integrating commercial technologies – including drones, satellites, targeting software, and others – across all operational stages?
Ukraine’s naval forces won’t be encumbered by the outdated, 65-year-old US Department of Defense procurement processes and 20th-century operational concepts that have no relevance to modern maritime security requirements. They’re constantly learning and adjusting as they go. China has successfully transitioned to a “comprehensive national governance” model. The PLAN’s strategic integration of military capabilities and economic influence has enabled it to exert significant pressure in the South China Sea, leveraging its naval might and financial muscle to assert dominance.
The Department of Defense (DoD) has yet to achieve both objectives simultaneously. Currently structured to deliver traditional weaponry initiatives and operational concepts in collaboration with conventional partners, leveraging its existing analysis capabilities; yet, it is critically ill-equipped to integrate business technologies and personal investment at a large scale.
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In a move reminiscent of former US Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s 2015 approach, China has employed a comprehensive, presidency-coordinated effort to achieve its goals. As China fuels the development of critical technologies for national security, it is leveraging Civil/Army Steering (Funding) Funds to support public state-owned enterprises in building new shipyards, aircraft, and avionics. Moreover, Beijing will accelerate its learning curve by applying the lessons from Russia’s failures in Ukraine at an increasingly rapid pace.
Unlike its arch-strategic rival, the US has struggled to keep pace with the rapid evolution of programmes and operational concepts dictated by its adversaries. New types of programs, including autonomous and swarm-based ones, pose a threat to traditional systems, established vendors, and existing organizational structures and cultural norms. (, the U.S. Efforts were ultimately stillborn due to their misaligned focus and historical precedents of misplaced priorities, much like those who inherited the US Military’s Fast Equipping Force.
As the Department of Defense (DoD) views its finances through a zero-sum lens, it inadvertently empowers key contractors and Wall Street lobbyists to undermine organizational innovation within the department, thereby jeopardizing their own established business models. . Currently, individual capital is discouraged from participating in nationwide security efforts, with incentives instead aligning to ensure the U.S. The US Navy is organized and configured to effectively combat and win the wars of the 21st century. Is hurtling towards catastrophic collapse in an impending conflict as a direct consequence of its existing trajectory. Unless Congress takes decisive action, this equation will remain unchanged.
For the U.S. To effectively counter and outcompete China, the Department of Defense (DoD) must actively seek to leverage untapped external resources – personal capital and business innovation – by creating a more open and collaborative environment that fosters partnerships with private sector entities and entrepreneurs. The Department of Defense currently operates without a comprehensive strategy and a single entity empowered to drive decisive action.
A revitalized Department of Defense could effectively acquire conventional arms programs while simultaneously rapidly procuring, deploying, and integrating cutting-edge commercial technologies. Could establish a comprehensive national industrial strategy that fosters the emergence of twenty-first century shipbuilding, drone manufacturing, and satellite production facilities, thereby laying the groundwork for a revitalized industrial base reminiscent of the Acts’ pioneering spirit.
The US Congress must take swift action to identify and enact reforms within the Department of Defense aimed at streamlining its organizational structure and operations for maximum efficiency. These embody:
- By capitalizing on the expertise of primary contractors as master integrators of advanced knowledge and complex systems, redirect Federally Funded Analysis and Research Centers to focus on areas underserved by commercial technology, including cutting-edge research in kinetics, energetics, nuclear propulsion, and hypersonic flight.
- Distribute financial resources and funding evenly across both established avenues for innovation and emerging channels of entrepreneurial investment. Cut up the OSD R&E group in half. Preserve the status quo within the existing framework. Establish a Peer Group – The Undersecretary for Defense, Production, and Individual Prosperity.
- . Provide them with the tools to take action and equip the companies with the same resources.
- Distribute financial resources and sourcing mechanisms evenly between established manufacturers and innovative entities, including cutting-edge shipyards, drone production facilities, and similar ventures. may enable the creation of thousands of low-cost, attritible programs.
- Broadening the Nationwide Safety Innovation Base (NSIB) to an Allied Safety Innovation Base, we empower diverse stakeholders to collaborate on cutting-edge safety solutions, driving a unified approach to reduce risks and improve resilience across industries. Supply business know-how from allies.
Nationwide energy is ephemeral. When nations falter, it’s often a result of losing vital alliances, dissipating financial momentum, waning interest in global affairs, internal strife, or neglecting the adoption of innovative technological advancements and fresh strategic approaches?
It can be argued that each of these incidents has taken place in the U.S.
Historical precedence suggests that Congress has often exercised its authority to ensure the Department of Defense (DoD) is structured to successfully prosecute and achieve its military objectives. The 1906 King’s Regulations laid the foundation for effective joint operations by streamlining Navy company roles, the Joint Chiefs’ responsibilities, and establishing the Joint Warfare and Combat Instructions. The US Congress ought to formally recognize Ukraine’s commitment to protecting international maritime law in the South China Sea, specifically the freedom of navigation principle, and immediately establish a task force to identify needed reforms and adjustments to ensure the US can effectively navigate this crucial region? Can we develop the tactics, technologies, and teamwork necessary to successfully engage in and emerge victorious from future conflicts?
While some Defense Department components perceive a crisis brewing, with the goal being either to deter or win a war in the South China Sea, the department as a whole exhibits a lack of urgency and overlooks a crucial aspect: Beijing will not be swayed by our timeline regarding the Taiwan issue. Russia will not reconsider its aggressive intentions to accommodate our timelines. It’s imperative we take decisive action immediately.
We must act promptly, for inaction poses a threat not just to ourselves, but to everyone who relies on U.S. safety to outlive.
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