Surveillance
Why the U.S. Navy Needs the P-8 Poseidon Now More than Ever
The P-8 contract was awarded at a time when Boeing’s reputation was still sterling—when Boeing was regarded as a paragon of American industry, in sharp contrast to the company’s current...
When America Successfully Flew a U-2 Spy Plane from an Aircraft Carrier
The carrier-based U-2 concept was workable, but it never gained much momentum.
The U-2 Spy Plane Is Patrolling the Southern Border
The U-2, although not typically conceived as a tool relevant to such domestic policies, has been a part of the effort to stem illegal migration.
A U-2 Spy Plane On an Aircraft Carrier? The CIA Tried It Once
The Navy made significant modifications to the U-2 to enhance the high-flying aircraft’s ability to land aboard a carrier.
The U.S. Air Force is Spying on the Cartels
Trump’s shift of Air Force resources from international issues to domestic issues is consistent with promises the president made along the campaign trail.
High Alert: Russia Targets French Planes Over Kaliningrad
Targeting French patrol craft that were in international waters seems like an aggressive action. But Moscow would likely claim this was self-defense.
The Cessna O-2 Skymaster: America’s Eye in the Sky Over Vietnam
Like so many general aviation pilots, I trained on a variety of Cessnas – the 152, 162, 172, and 182. The Cessna is synonymous with general aviation, enjoying vast swathes...
The CCP’s Two-Track Approach to AI Training
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has made clear its intention to become a world leader in developing and deploying artificial intelligence (AI) models. For now, the United States and American...
Smokeless War: Europe is Getting “Boursicoted” by Beijing
In 1964, Shi Pei Pu, a Beijing opera singer and spy, started a perplexing liaison with French diplomat Bernard Boursicot. Their trysts always took place in the dark, which Boursicot...
It’s Harder to do Business in China Now—and That’s a Good Thing
Among the multiplicity of risks facing the Chinese economy, such as a tumbling stock market, a failing real estate sector, high local indebtedness, and skyrocketing youth unemployment, the greatest danger...
Let Unconstitutional Federal Government Surveillance of Americans Lapse
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is up for renewal. The section authorizes the government to collect the communications of foreigners abroad, even if those foreigners are...
How Biden’s State of the Union Got China Right
Delivered just three days after a U.S. fighter jet shot down a high-altitude reconnaissance balloon from the People’s Republic of China (PRC), President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address...