Author Archives: Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D.
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Three Fast And Essential Defense Moves For Trump’s Team (From Defense Opinion)
November 18, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. I have written more on this subject in Defense Opinion here. As his Cabinet nominations show, President-elect Donald J. Trump and his national security team want change in the U.S. military. They can score fast wins by correcting major [Read More...] -
Aircraft Carrier Delayed by Budgeteers (From CBS Radio “Eye on the World”)
November 15, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. Will Congress or the new Trump team fix the Biden administration’s shock decision to halt procurement of aircraft carrier CVN-82? Stopping for two years could be catastrophic. As I told CBS Radio, about 2,000 companies contribute to building an aircraft [Read More...] -
Trump Will Champion AI as Top Economic Priority
November 8, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. By Rebecca Grant: President-elect Donald J. Trump is treating AI first and foremost as a top economic priority. Trump’s official Republican Party Platform placed the AI plank in Chapter Three, “Build the Greatest Economy in History,” subsection five, titled Champion [Read More...] -
Trouble Ahead For Military Radars At S-Band (From RealClearDefense)
November 6, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. The U.S. military is heading for a big, new problem with its radars. Read my full analysis below and in RealClearDefense here. To meet soaring demand for TikTok videos and other apps running on 5G, Congress is under pressure [Read More...] -
The U.S. Navy’s Orca Drone Ship: A Game-Changer For Mine Warfare Against China (From The National Interest)
November 5, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. Lexington Vice President Dr. Rebecca Grant has written more on this subject in The National Interest here. The Navy’s new Orca undersea drone is the size of a Mac truck – and could be a rapid capability for deterring [Read More...] -
Heat Problems Could Stop the F-35 Fighter Cold (From The National Interest)
October 28, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. Bar none the F-35 Lightning II is the hottest fighter jet in the world. Israel’s F-35’s led the October attack on Iran’s air defenses, and last year, their F-35s tracked and shot down an incoming cruise missile. Two U.S. Air [Read More...] -
Trump: “China is Afraid of Google”
October 16, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. By Rebecca Grant: “Right now, China is afraid of Google,” former President Donald Trump said in Chicago on Oct. 15. Media outlets including the New York Times perked up at the acknowledgement that Google, as a tech innovator, is important [Read More...] -
Strike at Boeing Hits USAF KC-46 Tanker, Supply Chain
October 15, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. With the strike at Boeing entering a second month, what about the impact on national security? On Monday, President Joe Biden dispatched Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su to Seattle for the first in-person meeting between a government official and [Read More...] -
Army’s Future Tiltrotor Blazes A Trail In Software, Soldier Feedback (From RealClearDefense)
October 14, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. Drones and unmanned systems are a big part of the Army’s future, but so is a revolutionary manned aircraft: FLRAA, the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft. Read my analysis from Real Clear Defense below and here. In August, acquisition [Read More...] -
One year after 10/7, Iran is losing the war. Now, Israel must secure peace (From FOX News)
October 13, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. 40,000 U.S. forces deployed to the U.S. Central Command region, all to keep a lid on Iran. Iran had it coming. As I wrote for FOX News, one year ago, Iran took a gamble and started a war in [Read More...]