Rebecca Grant

Opinion 2 days ago

Hidden in hangars, the Navy’s FA-XX could decide the China fight — if Trump moves now

Pentagon delays decision on Navy's F/A-XX stealth fighter despite Congress adding $1 billion to the budget, leaving carriers vulnerable as China advances its own program.

Opinion November 24

Five reasons Trump's Ukraine plan is deal Putin can't afford to refuse

Trump Special Envoy Witkoff's 28-point Ukraine peace plan emerges from Geneva talks, offering prosperity and military strength but territorial losses remain painful.

Opinion October 30

Trump scores four big wins with Xi, but has one big miss

Donald Trump secured $18 trillion in investment commitments and new trade deals during his Asia trip, including rare earth mineral agreements with Australia and Japan.

Ukraine October 18

REBECCA GRANT: How Tomahawks work and how they could change everything for Ukraine

Trump weighs sending 1,000-mile range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine, which could target Russian airbases and energy infrastructure across Russia.

Opinion October 9

Trump’s aircraft carrier visit sends China a message: US sea power still rules the waves

President Donald Trump visits USS George H. W Bush aircraft carrier for Navy's 250th Anniversary celebrations, highlighting U.S. naval power against China.

Opinion September 23

Uncle Sam to the rescue. Trump helps out the UK with a $350 billion tech deal

The US is pouring massive tech investments into Britain to prevent China from dominating the UK's AI stack and cloud computing infrastructure.

Opinion September 17

Speed up B-21 Raider stealth bombers to counter China

The Air Force's B-21 Raider fleet expands as Spartan joins flight testing, addressing America's critical need for more stealth bombers amid global security challenges.

Opinion September 6

America First: Rubio and Trump just drew a red line for narco-terrorists

The Trump administration this week launched a military strike against a Tren de Aragua drug boat, marking a new chapter in cartel warfare and Western Hemisphere defense policy.

Opinion September 4

China shows missiles, Trump shows muscle: Xi's strategy can't match US

The China-Russia military alliance is the single biggest danger the U.S. military has ever faced. However, Xi’s plan for world domination is showing some fault lines.

Opinion September 3

Help Wanted: US must fill lots of ships-and-chips jobs to beat China

The U.S. faces a crisis as ships and chips industries struggle to fill jobs, with 250,000 naval workers needed and 146,000 semiconductor positions unfilled by 2030.

Opinion August 14

Trump could end the Ukraine war, but a larger threat still looms

The China-Russia alliance has grown since 2019 with joint military exercises, weapons technology sharing and coordinated strategy that could potentially create a two-front crisis risk for America.

Opinion August 8

Trump's nuclear submarine chess move should send chills down Putin's spine – and yours

Trump's nuclear submarine positioning represents significant escalation in deterrence strategy amid rising tensions with Russia and China's expanding nuclear arsenal.

Opinion July 18

Trump gives Putin strict ultimatum to make a deal on Ukraine or face consequences

Trump's Ukraine plan combines tariffs on Russia-China trade with enhanced air defenses, showing how economic pressure can be leveraged to end wars and secure peace

Opinion July 2

Trump lit a fire under NATO, but more needs to be done to contain the Russia-China axis

Trump's NATO success pushes allies to pledge 5% GDP on defense, marking the biggest jump since 1949, but requires faster U.S. arms production to counter Russia and China.

Opinion June 23

Midnight Hammer is 'mission accomplished' but there's one big red flag

Trump's action against Iran's nuclear program shows the importance of stealth bombers. But there are real concerns about America's limited B-2 fleet for potential conflicts with China.

Opinion June 19

Containing Iran means crushing their nuclear ambitions before it's too late

America's containment strategy against Iran includes missile defense, space detection, and naval forces, highlighting why preventing a nuclear Iran is crucial to U.S. strategy.

Opinion June 5

Ukraine crushes Putin’s bombers, but can China and Russia do the same to the US?

Ukraine's drone strike in Operation Spider's Web devastates Russian bombers, raising concerns about drone threats and highlighting the strategic impact on airpower.

Opinion May 19

Trump reshapes US foreign policy with wildly successful, business-first Middle East trip

Trump takes the art of the deal on tour. His Middle East trip secures major business deals, boosts AI leadership and challenges China, shifting U.S. foreign policy.

Opinion May 11

Army ditches helicopters for new radical air assault planes

A strong military needs the best equipment. That's why the Army is speeding up delivery of the new tiltrotor for Future Long-Range Air Assault. Its far more advanced than its predecessor.

Opinion May 3

No horse, no USA: Why the naughty horses at the 151st Kentucky Derby continue to thrill us

The Kentucky Derby is a time to appreciate the horse, one of the most indispensable animals in civilization.

Opinion April 25

Trump warns Putin 'STOP!' but history says that's not enough – just ask Reagan

President Donald Trump should look towards former President Ronald Reagan for an example of how to deal with Russia.

Opinion April 21

This is what de-nuking Iran could look like if Trump orders military strikes

The U.S. military could use this battle plan to de-nuke Iran if the Trump administration decides military strikes are necessary.

Opinion March 23

F-47's mission is to take on China: 'You have to have it'

President Trump likes American fighter planes, and awarding the F-47 contract to Boeing for the Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance fighter puts U.S. back in the lead for dominant airpower.

Opinion March 7

7 combat systems Ukraine could lose without a Trump deal on aid

Ukraine relies on US military technology to maintain its F-16s, HIMARS and Patriot air defense systems. Unless Trump and Zelenskyy work out a deal, all of them could be at risk.

Opinion February 22

REBECCA GRANT: Here's how the Pentagon purge can succeed

Rebecca Grant, vice president of the Lexington Institute and a military expert, writes that the sacking of key Pentagon officials could set the U.S. up to better counter the growing threat from China.

Opinion February 12

If Iran goes nuclear, B-2 bomber will get the call

Inspectors say Iran is dangerously close to making a nuclear weapon. If it goes that route, the B-2 bomber has the stealth and payload needed to knock out buried nuclear sites.

Opinion January 29

China's two new stealth fighters should send shockwaves through Pentagon

The competition to win the next war is heating up fast. China just released videos of two different sixth-generation planes, putting it substantially ahead of US military development.

Opinion December 14

REBECCA GRANT: America has a drone problem, and no one is in charge

Opinion December 8

REBECCA GRANT: Assad's ouster makes Syria the key to elusive Middle East peace

Rebecca Grant, vice president of the Lexington Institute, a think tank specializing in defense and national security, breaks down the overtrhrow of Syria's Bashar al-Assad and what it means for the Middle East.

Opinion December 2, 2024

America’s nuclear submarine crisis on a collision course with China

Our nuclear submarine fleet is in big trouble. Production and repairs are backlogged. We can't even manufacture two per year and China is catching up. Trump team has to move fast.