Author Archives: Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D.
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Navy Makes Shocking Aircraft Carrier Decision While China Threat Rises (From Fox News)
April 1, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. What a shock. According to the newly released budget, the Pentagon wants to slow down America’s aircraft carriers. Delaying aircraft carriers courts disaster at a time when their deterrence value is higher than ever. The Navy has a budget plan [Read More...] -
Epic V-22 Osprey Flies Again: Why It’s So Important To Keep Them In The Fight (From Fox News)
March 13, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. Last Friday, the Marines, Navy and Air Force gave the V-22 Osprey the green light to return to flying status three months after the fatal crash of an Air Force CV-22 in the seas off Japan. It was a bold [Read More...] -
The Osprey, Indispensable For Future War Plans (From RealClearDefense)
March 7, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. Before long, the grounded V-22 Osprey fleet may be back in the air. Air Force Special Operations Command touched off the speculation last week, when they announced that ongoing safety reviews have identified the mechanical part failure that caused the [Read More...] -
Why The Pentagon Needs A Quantum Czar (From Breaking Defense)
February 27, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. Just when you thought drones, artificial intelligence and hypersonic missiles were the must-haves for future warfare, here comes yet another priority: quantum computing. Quantum computing literally changes the basis of information sciences. The Pentagon knows that, and has been fueling [Read More...] -
Putin’s Nuke Threat Endangers Some Of America’s Coolest Technology (From Fox News)
February 21, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. Russian President Vladimir Putin is working on a nasty, new nuclear anti-satellite weapon. Leaders in Congress were briefed last week in a highly secret session, but exactly what is Putin targeting? It is likely that he wants to threaten specific [Read More...] -
America’s B-1 Bomber Teaches Iran A Firepower Lesson (From Fox News)
February 9, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. On Friday, strikes by U.S. Air Force B-1 bombers demolished 85 aimpoints at four Iran proxy militia target areas in Syria and three in Iraq. And they did it launching from Texas. The White House has promised a multi-layered campaign [Read More...] -
Superhornets Strike Back. The World’s Just Watched A Turnaround In Tactics Worthy Of A Hollywood Thriller (From Fox News)
January 15, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. On Thursday night, over 100 weapons struck 60 targets in 16 Houthi rebel areas across Yemen. The scope of the strike on 16 different areas tells me that U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has been watching the Houthis and developing targets [Read More...] -
Coalition Deploys US Navy’s Lethal Swiss Army Knife To Send A Message To Iran And China (From Fox News)
December 20, 2023- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. Biden’s next move in the Red Sea wars is critical. If we “go to war” in the Mideast, it could be over Houthi hits on Red Sea shipping. “Regarding the Houthis, these attacks are reckless, dangerous, and they violate international [Read More...] -
F-35 Reminds China Who’s Top Gun By Shooting Down A Houthi Cruise Missile (From Fox News)
December 11, 2023- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. American technology is scoring big against Iran-backed threats in the Red Sea region, and it’s bad news for China. You know the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Carney was in the news again Sunday, shooting down drones launched from Yemen’s Houthi [Read More...] -
This US Bomber Is Why China Suddenly Wants To Talk About Nukes And AI (From Fox News)
November 27, 2023- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. The Air Force’s super-secret B-21 Raider stealth bomber quietly made its first flight in California on Nov. 10, flying from the factory to Edwards AFB at not much more than tree-top level. Yes, right before China’s President Xi Jinping visited [Read More...]