How Much CUAS is Enough? A Swarm Equation Approach to Kinetic Tactical Defense

Kinetic CUAS

Aug 18 • 

Aaron Barlow

22

3

July 2025

One Big Beautiful Bill and the Future of Defense Appropriations

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA) became law on July 4, 2025.

Jul 24 • 

Aaron Barlow

12

1

June 2025

Testing GenAI on Marine Corps Doctrine

Is My AI a Warfighting Scholar?

Jun 23 • 

Colton Byers

9

3

Marine Corps Loitering Munitions: Ten Tenets for Future Employment Modeling Infantry Organic Precision Fires

A CxFile - War Quants Collaboration

Published on The Connecting File • Jun 11

Do We Still See the Same Game Board? Schelling Points and Strategic Salience in an Age of Upheaval

The Logic of Stability

Jun 8 • 

Aaron Barlow

17

1

May 2025

From Hours to Seconds: Automating Naval Flight Schedules with Data Science

Repetitive, manual tasks quietly drain time across the military. Since these automation efforts are not “flashy,” they rarely get the attention or…

May 25 • 

Ryan Martinez

23

4

The War Quants Counter UAS Primer: Introduction

Breaking the UAS Kill Chain

May 14 • 

Sean Harper

35

1

April 2025

The Sounds of Silence: Why Undersea Acoustic Networks are Foundational for Naval Warfare

Bottom Line Up Front:

Apr 21 • 

Colton Byers

16

1

Precision Mass at Sea: A Preliminary Analysis

Loitering munitions have transformed the character of land warfare in Nagorno-Karabakh, Ukraine, Gaza, and Syria, allowing military forces to carry out…

Apr 12 • 

Luke Widenhouse

24

3

Rearmament Along the Rhine

Part 1 of a Series on Rebuilding the German Military

Apr 7 • 

Sean Harper

18

3

March 2025

Gone MAD: How Golden Dome Threatens the Logic of Nuclear Deterrence

For the first time in decades, America is attempting to vastly improve its defenses against nuclear attack—and this might be the most dangerous thing it…

Mar 30 • 

Aaron Barlow

12

3

Striking Back: Analyzing the US-led Response to Houthi Red Sea Attacks

In mid-March 2025, the United States dragged Yemen’s Houthi rebels back into the global spotlight with a series of preemptive strikes on Houthi missile…

Mar 23 • 

Patrick Reilly

15

2