In this op-ed, Lt. Col. Jeffery M. Fritz proposes the US buy the Commander Islands from Russia in order to better monitor Chinese subs.

"As the Army continues to integrate advanced technologies ... traditional airspace management methods are being challenged by the growing scale, speed, and complexity of operations," the RFI says.

With American shipbuilding and maintenance under an increasingly glaring spotlight, one submarine recently got even more attention: the beleaguered USS Boise. On this episode of The Break Out ...

Agnes Helou is Breaking Defense's Middle East Bureau Chief, with close to a decade of experience in covering regional defense and strategic topics. She was the managing Editor of Security and ...