Articles by: Bradley Peniston

TO THE ARMY for getting its plan for a new Ground Combat Vehicle stuck in a rut. The Army’s request for proposals for the GCV was due out in mid-February, but reports …

A new Arctic age is emerging. New forces are transforming the very fabric of the entire region. Some of these changes will positively benefit those people who call the region home, while …

Caracas’ nuclear ambitions and terrorist ties must not be ignored

In the media, President Hugo Chavez seems to be portrayed more commonly these days as a threat to golf, which he considers …

The point of the GCV, like all armored vehicles, is the soldier inside

When rifles arrived on the battlefield in the mid-19th century, the killing range of the infantryman’s rifle jumped to …

Competing visions of the Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle

I read with interest Maj. Gen. Robert Scales’ admirable effort (“A vehicle for modern times,” December/January) to help the Army work through its apparent …

TO THE WHITE HOUSE for failing to ratify the international maritime treaty that defines the rights and responsibilities of nations’ use of the world’s oceans and its resources.

The U.S. has thus …

The Air Force should reactivate Air Force Systems Command

On July 1, 1992, the Air Force inactivated Air Force Systems Command (AFSC), and its functions were subsumed into Air Force Logistics Command, …

While the science community debates whether global warming is fact or fraud, this much is certain: The Navy will soon sail uncharted waters — and it won’t be a pleasure cruise.

Arctic …

The U.S. faces a number of difficult challenges in civil-military relations that carry with them profound effects on our national security. Among these issues are declining popular support for the wars in …

Manufacturers argue over what constitutes a next-gen fighter jet

What defines a fighter jet as fifth-generation is the focus of much political wrangling, tussles over jobs and disputes between Europe and America. …