Bryan Clark in The Wall Street Journal: Because Russia dominates the Arctic, the West can use the region to deter Russian aggression by implicitly threatening its interests, such as shipping lanes and infrastructure, said Bryan Clark, director of the Center for Defense Concepts and Technology at

"The US is the away team in that fight and ends up having to rely a lot on naval forces to be able to counter Chinese aggression against allies." Bryan Clark in The Washington Post on the importance of the US-South Korea shipbuilding deal:

"The idea is [to] expand the uncrewed and bomber/F-47 forces and cut the traditional fighter force and its support to pay the bills in a flat budget environment. That all means eventually they can shrink the mobility fleet down to K-46, newer C-17s and C-130s." My comments in

America needs to change how it finds the airpower advantage. Facing new threats, the Air Force cannot regain dominance by scaling up today's force or chasing a single breakthrough. Bryan Clark and Dan Patt propose a three-part force design to enable the USAF to deceive under

Read Bryan Clark and Dan Patt's full assessment of the new design's effectiveness compared to a traditional Air Force design and operational approach. hudson.org/missile-defens…

My new report, "Airpower for the Post-Dominance World," is live. In it, Dan Patt and I argue that the Air Force cannot return to dominance by scaling up today's force or chasing a single breakthrough. The USAF should orchestrate combined‑arms warfare at force-wide scale. This

Today's evolving threat environment changes the way the USAF should shape its force design, Bryan Clark and Dan Patt argue in a new report. A redesigned Air Force should treat major contingencies like a Taiwan invasion not as the only priority but as a core stressor that

I have read this report, and it is entirely sensible. 🎯

Understand the top priority of the military we need. Read Bryan Clark of Hudson Institute - breakingdefense.com/2025/09/mobili…

We need a new defense model. The good news is that it is in the American wheelhouse--rapid innovation. Read Bryan Clark of Hudson Institute - firstbreakfast.com/p/the-age-of-a…

"The age of the exquisite alone is over. The age of adaptability has begun." Palantir's Greg Little and Hudson Institute's Bryan Clark share thoughts on "America's gold-plated arrows," and how to create a more adaptable defense industrial base. Link in reply. 🔗

"Mahoney should mobilize the department's and industry's existing resources to establish a federated environment for developing and testing new EW and cyber effects. "This virtual sandbox could become the digital arsenal the Pentagon needs to fill its non-kinetic magazine and

The US Air Force cannot solve its problems by expanding today's force or chasing game-changing technologies. It needs to return to the core of military advantage — operational innovation. My latest with Dan Patt: defensescoop.com/2025/09/29/new…

This week, the US announced that it will provide Ukraine with intelligence for long-range strikes on Russia's energy infrastructure. The The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board cited Dr. Can Kasapoglu's open-source reporting on damage to Russian facilities. Read Kasapoğlu's full battlefield update ⬇️

The Age of Adaptability - Bryan Clark and Greg Little, First Breakfast - Guest Bryan Clark details the need for a flexible defense industrial base in the age of great power competition: firstbreakfast.com/p/the-age-of-a…

Trump might send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. In November 2024, Luke Coffey argued that the US should "think boldly and creatively about weapons" and consider arming Ukraine with longer-range missiles like the Tomahawk. These missiles would give Ukraine a boost in its

China's industrial dominance gives it enormous leverage in peace and a decisive advantage in war. America needs to expand and diversify its industrial base and become self-sufficient in shipbuilding. If the US government commits to building a steady number of commercial ships