Author Archive
Brent D. Sadler
Senior Fellow, Heritage Foundation
Brent D. Sadler is the senior fellow for naval warfare and advanced technology at The Heritage Foundation’s Center for National Defense.
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This Ugly Dispute Over Amphibious Warships Didn’t Have to Happen
The Pentagon’s civilian leaders must spell out what they need to deter China.
- Brent D. Sadler
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The US Navy's Fleet Plan Has Two Strikes Against It
A recent report about the plan is classified, which will hinder leaders’ efforts to talk about it, and the service lacks a confirmed acquisition chief.
- Brent D. Sadler
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The Navy Remains Stuck At the Pier Without a Leadership Team
Three of the service’s top jobs are filled by temps, nearly 11 months into the Biden administration.
- Brent D. Sadler
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Lessons from a Failed Stealth Jet Can Guide Naval Aviation’s Future
The Navy’s next jet must avoid the errors that doomed the Avenger II.
- Brent D. Sadler
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US Navy Punts on Building a Fleet to Compete with China
The 2022 budget proposal aims to increase future capability but misses the reality facing it today.
- Brent D. Sadler
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Toward a New Naval Statecraft
If the U.S. and its allies do nothing to complicate or slow China’s grey zone strategy, they risk ceding the global commons of maritime Asia.
- Brent D. Sadler
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Urgent Job Opening: US Navy Secretary
The chaos and uncertainty atop the sea service is undermining national security.
- Brent D. Sadler
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The Navy Needs More Ships — and Vision, Too
From shipyards to sea, the Navy needs to show more passionate leadership articulating what its future must be, and why.
- Brent D. Sadler