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Bradley Bowman

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Past articles by Bradley:

Give Ukraine the tanks it needs, not a ‘petting zoo’

The West plans to send small quantities of four different types of tanks to Ukraine, placing an onerous logistical burden on the country. → Read More

Stocking Ukraine could generate foreign military sales boom

Backfilling the weapons allies have sent to Ukraine with U.S. equipment could improve their capabilities and build a more effective military deterrent. → Read More

World leaders should press Switzerland on arms deliveries to Ukraine

American and European leaders should make clear to their Swiss hosts that Bern’s position on the transfer of Gepard ammunition will incur consequences. → Read More

Add Israel to the Combined Maritime Forces and its Red Sea task force

Expanding CTF 153 and its parent organization can help secure crucial sea lines of communication. → Read More

Washington is waking up on weapons for Taiwan

The legislation includes much-needed guidance to the U.S. Defense and State Departments to prioritize the delivery of arms to Taiwan. → Read More

How ‘MacGyver’ magic can get Taiwan its Harpoon defenses faster

The horrible events in Ukraine since February offer a painful reminder regarding the costs of procrastination. → Read More

What's Behind Israel's Reluctance to Share Iron Dome With Ukraine?

Citing Russia's increasing use of Iranian-made drones to conduct attacks in Ukraine, Kyiv asked Israel last week to provide its highly-effective Iron Dome missile defense system (among other systems), which could help protect against rockets, drones, and some types of missiles. Jerusalem's → Read More

America’s arsenal is in need of life support

The key problem is Washington's failure to procure munitions in sufficient quantities in the form of signed contracts with industry. → Read More

Lifting the arms embargo on Cyprus is a major opportunity to aid Ukraine

With savvy geopolitical maneuvering, the Biden administration could get Ukraine weapons it already knows and gain a friend in the Mediterranean, a trio of FDD researchers and officials say. → Read More

How France aims to streamline, simplify arms and ammo acquisition

“n times of war,” French defense minister Sébastien Lecornu said, “when we need to go fast and take risks, we need a different approach.” → Read More

Why Washington should provide ATACMS weapons to Ukraine

The ATACMS can help Ukraine defeat the invasion while avoiding direct conflict between Russia and NATO. → Read More

Avoiding empty cockpits: Addressing the Air Force’s pilot shortage problem

Fielding the best aircraft in the world won’t matter if the Air Force can’t retain enough well-trained pilots to fly them, argue FDD’s Bradley Bowman and Maj. Brian Leitzke. → Read More

Army's ultra-endurance Zephyr drone comes down after 'unexpected termination' over Arizona desert

After setting endurance flight records, the slender UAV will now be grounded until 2023. → Read More

Upgraded UH-60 'V' Black Hawk model completes initial operational test

The testing took place under "realistic battlefield conditions" and five UH-60V's completed a total of 200 flight hours, the Army says. → Read More

RAAF head won't be deterred by 'unsafe' PLAAF; US ponders Aussies' Loyal Wingman

“We think that China has a formidable aerospace capability, and they have concentrated that aerospace capability in the South China Sea region to deter others from going into that airspace,” the head of the Royal Australian Air Force said. “It doesn’t make it impenetrable, and it doesn’t mean you can’t deliver military effects to achieve your interests when you are operating against China." → Read More

AeroVironment wins first increment of Army's future tactical drone competition

The Army will ship AeroVironment's JUMP 20 to a brigade to meet an immediate operational need to replace RQ-7 Shadow. The service is holding a separate competitive rapid prototyping effort for increment two. → Read More

With KC-Y tanker competition in doubt, next-gen KC-Z study to start ahead of schedule in 2024

Currently, the Air Force envisions its next-generation KC-Z tanker as a family of systems, which could include a tanker aircraft as well as “other technologies, whether it's survivability, or connectivity, or maybe efficiencies that we want to pull into that,” said program officer Paul Waugh. → Read More

Did Israel send a message to Russia about Iranian ties with latest strike in Syria?

An Aug. 14 Israeli strike came within three kilometers of a Russian base, closer than normal strikes would come to Russian assets in Syria. → Read More

As Pelosi visits Taiwan, don’t miss the action on China in Congress

Those interested in supporting the free people of Taiwan and pushing back on increasingly aggressive behavior from Beijing should not miss an important legislative development unfolding on Capitol Hill. → Read More

Navy has completed F-35 ejection seat inspections; Marines at 90 percent

Earlier on Friday the Air Force announced that the majority of its F-35A jets were grounded to check on the ejection seat issue. → Read More