EDN News 12 — Security https://ednnews-12.com/security/ Threat assessments, alliance force planning, base protection and airspace control examined through published doctrine, exercises and defense reviews. en-US Thu, 03 Sep 2026 03:19:09 GMT Security THAAD stops warheads with kinetic impact alone, and the Pentagon is now short on interceptors https://ednnews-12.com/security/thaad-stops-warheads-with-kinetic-impact-alone-and-the-pentagon-is-now-short-on-interceptors-cf7cad6d/ https://ednnews-12.com/security/thaad-stops-warheads-with-kinetic-impact-alone-and-the-pentagon-is-now-short-on-interceptors-cf7cad6d/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:42:27 GMT Khalid Okonkwo Security What public threat assessments can and cannot establish, per published methods https://ednnews-12.com/security/what-threat-assessments-can-and-cannot-establish/ https://ednnews-12.com/security/what-threat-assessments-can-and-cannot-establish/ Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT Khalid Okonkwo Security Base protection explained: how perimeter security, point defense and the gaps between them work https://ednnews-12.com/security/base-protection-perimeter-point-defense-and-gaps/ https://ednnews-12.com/security/base-protection-perimeter-point-defense-and-gaps/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT Khalid Okonkwo Security Deterrence by denial: what layered defenses are actually built to signal https://ednnews-12.com/security/deterrence-by-denial-what-layered-defenses-signal/ https://ednnews-12.com/security/deterrence-by-denial-what-layered-defenses-signal/ Sat, 23 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT Khalid Okonkwo Security How military exercises quietly test the assumptions written inside defense plans https://ednnews-12.com/security/how-exercises-test-the-assumptions-inside-defense-plans/ https://ednnews-12.com/security/how-exercises-test-the-assumptions-inside-defense-plans/ Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT Khalid Okonkwo Security What reserve forces actually contribute to a country's air defense posture https://ednnews-12.com/security/what-reserve-forces-contribute-to-air-defense-posture/ https://ednnews-12.com/security/what-reserve-forces-contribute-to-air-defense-posture/ Mon, 04 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT Khalid Okonkwo Security What force posture means and how a foreign base quietly becomes a commitment https://ednnews-12.com/security/what-force-posture-means-and-how-a-base-becomes-a-commitment/ https://ednnews-12.com/security/what-force-posture-means-and-how-a-base-becomes-a-commitment/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT Khalid Okonkwo Security How countries decide what to publish in a defense white paper, and what stays out https://ednnews-12.com/security/how-countries-decide-what-to-publish-in-defense-white-papers/ https://ednnews-12.com/security/how-countries-decide-what-to-publish-in-defense-white-papers/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT Khalid Okonkwo Security What an airspace control order actually coordinates when jets, drones and missiles share one sky https://ednnews-12.com/security/what-an-airspace-control-order-actually-coordinates/ https://ednnews-12.com/security/what-an-airspace-control-order-actually-coordinates/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT Khalid Okonkwo Security How NATO air policing missions keep guarding airspace nobody expects to attack https://ednnews-12.com/security/how-air-policing-missions-guard-quiet-airspace/ https://ednnews-12.com/security/how-air-policing-missions-guard-quiet-airspace/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT Khalid Okonkwo Security What a national defense review actually does, from legal mandate to published doctrine https://ednnews-12.com/security/what-a-national-defense-review-actually-does/ https://ednnews-12.com/security/what-a-national-defense-review-actually-does/ Sat, 03 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT Khalid Okonkwo Security