Armement

Russia and China are rising in importance among the state powers that occupy the attention of Defense Department officials these days, and deterring those nations is the entire focus of the Pentagon’s third offset strategy.

The Department of Defense's Strategic Capabilities Office — where scientists and engineers take military systems that do one thing and make them do something completely different — is a near-term asset.

A range of advanced technologies combined with new operational and organizational constructs make up the DoD’s Third Offset Strategy, an initiative that seeks to ensure the U.S. military stays well ahead of its most aggressive competitors.