Noah Benton, Titan Dynamics chief technology officer, prepare a 3-D-printed unmanned aerial system for flight during a demonstration April 25, 2024 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

Fabrication at the Tactical Edge

In 1945, General Henry “Hap” Arnold observed that in the future, “science and research will have the same relative importance as pilot training.

Air Force B-1B Lancer aircraft flies in formation alongside NATO Allied fighter jets over Monument of Freedom in Riga, Latvia, during Bomber Task Force Europe exercise.

Influence by Design: A Network Strategy for Integrated Deterrence

The 2022 U.S. National Defense Strategy (NDS) and National Security Strategy place integrated deterrence as the centerpiece of U.S. strategy.

Senior Airman Chase Anderson, 168th Cyberspace Operations Squadron cyber warfare operator, Iowa Air National Guard, works on network defense during International Cyber Defense Competition, February 22, 2025, at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa (U.S. Air National Guard/Michael J. Kelly)

The Cyber Deterrence Dilemma: Parallels Between Cyber and Intelligence Special Operations

In December 2020, the United States experienced one of the most sophisticated cyber espionage attacks in its history: the SolarWinds supply chain breach.

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