Al Carns: “There comes a point when honesty requires action. And for me, that point came last week.”

we need to get on board

a really honest conversation with the population about the threats we face

Spending 2.68% of GDP by 2030 is not a serious answer to a world where the character of warfare has changed fundamentally.

I want to see a higher percentage for uncrewed systems, AI, data – data is the new gunpowder – and we’ve got to move that forward if we are going to win the next war.