Sep 26, 2022

The latest research from Heritage's Center for National Defense

Assessment: How the U.S. and Europe Have Aided Ukraine and What Must Be Done

Daniel Kochis and Thomas Spoehr

There is much at stake for the U.S. and Europe in Ukraine. A fair assessment of the aid provided underscores how Europe can and should do more – however, their contributions have likely been underestimated on this side of the Atlantic. A free, prosperous, and secure Ukraine will only come about if Europe, Ukraine, and the U.S. each do their part. 

Navy Secretary’s One-Year Status Report Talks About Everything… Except Sea Power

Dakota Wood

Carlos del Toro marked his first anniversary at the helm of the Navy Department with a 1,141-word message to the Navy and Marine Corps extoling his accomplishments to date. But there was one glaring omission in his list of achievements: any indication that the Navy is better able to fight and win wars than it was one year ago.

Chinese F-35 Part Shows the Pentagon Needs to Fix Its Supply Chain Visibility Problem

Maiya Clark 

A key component in the F-35 fighter jet is made in China, and the Defense Department just found out about it. It’s illustrative of a much bigger problem with defense supply chains—one that policymakers have a responsibility to solve.

Congress Should Stop the Air Force from Retiring F-22s

JV Venable

As the Air Force tries to balance long-term strategy with short-term budgets, it plans to slice some F-22s from the already slender fleet to help pay for next generation platforms. That’s a mistake the Air Force can’t afford to make in today’s perilous geopolitical environment.

Russia, China and the Power of Nuclear Coercion

Patty-Jane Geller

In the last several months both Russia and China have been rattling their nuclear sabers. To avoid being subject to nuclear coercion efforts in the future, the U.S. must demonstrate strength of its own.