
The role of U.S. allies and partners lies at the center of the U.S. defense strategy, as their military cooperation provides the United States with an edge that near-peer competitors like China and Russia cannot match. Yet, despite years of efforts by senior Department of Defense officials to make the defense acquisition system more agile and flexible, the system retains a culture inherently resistant to foreign cooperation because it was built for a prior era of U.
S. technological dominance. We have both served or currently serve as executives for defense and aerospace firms with interests in this issue. OurThe post Getting Serious About Enhancing U.S. Defense Partnerships appeared first on War on the Rocks.