Author Archives: Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D.
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First-Ever ‘China Week’ Takes Aim At America’s Dependence On Beijing (From Fox News)
September 18, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. The China fight is on. Read my FOX Opinion piece here. ICYMI, last week the House of Representatives passed stepped up to the Herculean task of passing 25 bills targeting Chinese intrusions into America’s economy and technology. This first-ever “China [Read More...] -
Navy Admiral Pushes Pentagon To Use AI Tools Now
September 16, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. By Rebecca Grant: Up and down the chain of command, the military needs to be using AI today, not waiting for tomorrow. So says retired four-star Admiral Charles Richard, an expert who commanded nuclear submarines and rose to lead [Read More...] -
Fighter Planes Rule, So Why Is The USAF Delaying Its Advanced NGAD Plane? (From RealClearDefense)
September 16, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. Read my full article in RealClearDefense at the link here and below. Take a look at the forces deterring Iran in CENTCOM, and one conclusion jumps out: fighter planes rule. Yet the Air Force has stopped dead on its program for [Read More...] -
Ukraine’s Fatal F-16 Crash Should Scare Russia And China (From Fox News)
September 9, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. The gut-wrenching loss of an Ukraine Air Force F-16 chasing Iranian-made drones at low altitude last week is proof positive that Ukraine’s air force is becoming more aggressive and capable. Read my FOX News piece here. But there’s a sober [Read More...] -
Philippines Risk and China (From CBS Radio Eye on the World)
August 29, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. John Batchelor, Gordon Chang and I talked on Wednesday Aug. 28 about the provocative Chinese “coast guard” harassment in the Philippines, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan’s talks in Beijing, a proposed Zoom meeting with US and Chinese military leaders, the [Read More...] -
With Focus On Red Sea, U.S. Navy Has An Aircraft Carrier Gap In The Pacific (From Defense Opinion)
August 27, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. Sending the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier at high speed to the Middle East has created an aircraft carrier gap in the Pacific. Read my piece for Defense Opinion here, and below. The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has [Read More...] -
Kursk Pocket Shows Ukraine Still in the Fight (From RealClearDefense)
August 17, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. Ukraine’s war against Russia is a stalemate no more. Putin did not see this coming. And NATO is content to let Ukraine take the war to Russia. Read full article here. Ukraine’s combat experience and training by NATO members [Read More...] -
Russia Fights Wave Of Drones As Ukraine Claims Advancements Into Kursk Region (From Bloomberg Radio)
August 15, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. Ukraine’s surprise flank attack into Russia is going on with than tacit approval from the White House and NATO allies. Plus, Ukraine’s F-16s have opened a new chapter. Listen to a clip from my discussion with Joe Mathieu of Bloomberg [Read More...] -
Iran Beware: US Moves These 6 Top Of The Line Strike Options Into Position In The Middle East (From FOX News)
August 12, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is making sure U.S. Central Command is prepared to attack Iran, and/or its proxies, if Tehran strikes in the next few days. Read my 8.12.2024 piece for FOX News here. Air Force F-22 fighter jet [Read More...] -
Middle East war fears ramp up as F-22 Raptors rush to keep the lid on Iran (From FOX News)
August 5, 2024- Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D. Wow, a whole squadron of U.S. Air Force F-22 stealth fighters is deploying to the Middle East to keep a lid on Iran. Read my piece 8.5.24 for FOX News Opinion here. This is the biggest crisis deployment ever for [Read More...]