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U.S. military's modernization bets assume three things: Break any one of those, and you get friction. Break all three, and you get something closer to confusion. An attack that denies space creates a significant degradation of the U.S.'s military capabili

Part three of our four-part series looking at how losing space would affect the U.S. You can read part two here: A Day Without Space Part 2: The Invisible Threat - Effects on the Battlefield and Beyond How a Day Without Space Unfolds Take away a large chu

The U.S. military is drunk on GPS. GPS has been so good, so cheap, and so reliable for so long that we treat it like gravity. It's always there. It's too boring to think about. That reliance adds to its fragility.

The first in a four-part series looking at the U.S. Military's reliance on Space and what we can do to take away our enemies' asymmetrical advantage. Space Powers Modern Warfare The war started on a Monday. INDOPACOM didn't get a warning. There was no new

In modern combat, maneuver warfare is a core strategy that emphasizes speed, agility, and precision in operations. Maneuver warfare is about tempo, surprise, and systemic disruption, not just rapid movement. The ability to outpace and outmaneuver an adver

Photo courtesy of Department of Defense Addressing the Limitations of the Aging DAGR Military GPS In today's rapidly changing battlefield, precise and reliable navigation is necessary. But many units and warfighters are still using the Defense Advanced GP

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is a constellation of satellites, held at specific orbits, that provide accurate location and timing to users. The creation of a GNSS has been the purview of nation states, with the most prominent being Global Pos

The Joint Modernized Handheld Modern warfare is evolving at an unprecedented pace. Gone are the days when single-purpose devices, like GPS receivers, were sufficient for mission success. Today's warfighters operate in complex, multi-domain environments wh

There is a joke in the military that if you want to take a break, you give the lieutenant the map. The reason is simple: they are young, inexperienced, and struggle to read them. In today's military, that issue is compounded by technology. Your device can

You may not realize it, but you use Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) data almost every second of every day. It's not just when using your preferred maps and navigation app to find that new restaurant or your friend's house. When you open your phone