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Decommissioning these ships early amounts to a loss of almost $7 billion based on analysis by Defense News.

Decommissioning these ships early amounts to a loss of almost $7 billion based on analysis by Defense News.

In comments given to the National Interest, former Trump National Security Advisor Robert C. O'Brien explained that the U.S. Air Force needs 300-400 B-21 Raider stealth bombers considering the growing threat from China's rising military might. 

A combined Russian and Chinese naval group practiced anti-submarine warfare near Alaska last week. It should serve as a wake-up call that hostile actors are developing their naval capabilities, but most in D.C. seem to keep hitting the snooze button.

The Department of Defense faces two distinct, equally pressing acquisition challenges. As the U.S. provides ongoing security assistance to Ukraine, DoD continues to draw down from its weapons stocks faster than it can replenish munitions, exposing the lethargy of the defense industrial base and threatening to leave the U.S. military unprepared for a future conflict. Meanwhile, the Pentagon’s bureaucratic procurement process is slow to keep pace with the speed of technological innovation in areas like AI, biotech, cyber, and space.