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![Pentagon Metrics on Afghan War are Useless Pentagon Metrics on Afghan War are Useless](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-12_13-39-56.jpg)
Pentagon Metrics on Afghan War are Useless
By Shawn Snow
The U.S. strategy focused on population centers ignores historical realities of Afghan’s counterrevolutionary history.
![Pentagon's ‘Third Offset’ in the US ‘Rebalance to Asia’ Pentagon's ‘Third Offset’ in the US ‘Rebalance to Asia’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-17_20-22-35.jpg)
Pentagon's ‘Third Offset’ in the US ‘Rebalance to Asia’
By Steven Stashwick
Why it is important to understand the role of emerging “third offset” capabilities and operational concepts.
![US Army Places $42 Million Order for New Armored Fighting Vehicle US Army Places $42 Million Order for New Armored Fighting Vehicle](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-24_17-22-20.jpg)
US Army Places $42 Million Order for New Armored Fighting Vehicle
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Meet the Humvee’s replacement.
![Afghan Air Force Now Operates 27 New US Attack Helicopters Afghan Air Force Now Operates 27 New US Attack Helicopters](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-26_15-51-25.jpg)
Afghan Air Force Now Operates 27 New US Attack Helicopters
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Afghan Air Force recently took delivery of the last batch of U.S.-made MD530F light attack helicopters.
![US Air Force to Receive 30 New Reaper Killer Drones US Air Force to Receive 30 New Reaper Killer Drones](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-18_18-49-42.jpg)
US Air Force to Receive 30 New Reaper Killer Drones
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The new unmanned aerial vehicles will join the U.S. Air Force by the middle of 2019.
![Afghanistan Receives 5 New Attack Helicopters Afghanistan Receives 5 New Attack Helicopters](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-18_15-10-41.jpg)
Afghanistan Receives 5 New Attack Helicopters
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The recent delivery increases the Afghan Air Force’s fleet of light attack helicopters from 18 to 23.
![Afghan Air Force Gets 5 New Attack Helicopters Afghan Air Force Gets 5 New Attack Helicopters](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-20_18-56-51.jpg)
Afghan Air Force Gets 5 New Attack Helicopters
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Five new MD-530 Cayuse Warrior helicopters arrived in Kabul last week.
![Chinese Fighter Conducts 'Unsafe' Intercept of US Spy Plane in East China Sea Chinese Fighter Conducts 'Unsafe' Intercept of US Spy Plane in East China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-08-29_14-25-45.jpg)
Chinese Fighter Conducts 'Unsafe' Intercept of US Spy Plane in East China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The “unsafe” intercept occurred on Tuesday in international airspace over the East China Sea.
![South China Sea: 2 Chinese Fighters Conduct 'Unsafe' Intercept of US EP-3 Recon Aircraft South China Sea: 2 Chinese Fighters Conduct 'Unsafe' Intercept of US EP-3 Recon Aircraft](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-08-27_13-23-48.jpg)
South China Sea: 2 Chinese Fighters Conduct 'Unsafe' Intercept of US EP-3 Recon Aircraft
By Ankit Panda
The incident could have violated existing bilateral procedures between the United States and China.
![US Navy Is Speed Testing Sub-Hunting Robot Ship US Navy Is Speed Testing Sub-Hunting Robot Ship](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-04_19-14-25.jpg)
US Navy Is Speed Testing Sub-Hunting Robot Ship
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The new vessel designed to track Chinese and Russian subs is slated to be christened this April.
![The United States Faces a Security Assistance Dilemma in Central Asia The United States Faces a Security Assistance Dilemma in Central Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-24_20-30-45.jpg)
The United States Faces a Security Assistance Dilemma in Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
The U.S. State Department has been ignoring many of its own rules for years; it's no surprise the Defense Department is too
![US Army Orders New Armored Fighting Vehicle US Army Orders New Armored Fighting Vehicle](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-24_17-22-20.jpg)
US Army Orders New Armored Fighting Vehicle
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Army’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicles program is finally moving ahead.