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03/17/2024
By Pierre Tran Paris - MBDA seeks to build missiles faster and in larger numbers, while keeping costs under control, with client nations rebuilding weapon stocks in response to major world conflicts, Eric Béranger, chief executive of the European missile maker, said March 13. “We see 2023 was an extraordinary year,” he told a news conference on the company’s 2023… Read more »
03/11/2024
By Robbin Laird The Triton is a key member of the Navy, joint and allied forces shaping a kill web maritime force. It is so important in my view for the maritime forces that I put a graphic highlighting the Triton coming to the Royal Australian Air Force. Yes RAAF! For a maritime kill web is not just about ships:… Read more »
03/10/2024
By LtGen Steve Rudder (Retired) The Ukraine employment of Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) in attacks on the Russian Black Sea Fleet represents a window into the lethality of swarming and autonomous unmanned surface vessels. Because of their small radar cross-section, high speed, and agile maneuverability, USVs are likely going to change the face of Naval Warfare. Dr. Robbin Laird has… Read more »
03/08/2024
By Robbin Laird Col Kate Fleeger is the head of NAVAIR’s PMA-261 which manages the cradle to grave procurement, development, support, fielding, and disposal of the entire family of H-53 heavy lift helicopters. Col Fleeger has an impressive background in working acquisition issues, and she and her team are providing important leadership in the transition of the CH-53K to the… Read more »
03/06/2024
By Robbin Laird The Marines in focusing on EABOs have two key lift assets which can deliver autonomous systems payloads to an EABO and to do so with the reduced signature goal which has been highlighted by LtGen Heckl. Maritime autonomous systems can be delivered to an EABO via an Osprey/CH-53K combination. The payloads for the maritime autonomous systems could… Read more »
03/04/2024
By Pierre Tran Paris - The French armed forces ministry published March 4 a list with the value of weapons, military kit, and financial support provided in Ukraine’s bloody struggle against Russia, claiming a total of some €3.8 billion ($4.1 billion). The French official list showed military gear shipped to Kyiv worth €2.62 billion, covering kit sent between Feb. 24… Read more »
03/03/2024
Maritime autonomous systems can be used a variety of ways to support the combat force. My book to be published this month, The Coming of Maritime Autonomous Systems: Empowering and Enhancing the Kill Web Force discusses how they can complement, supplement or supplant a manned force in specific combat situations. This report looks at one… Download PDF Now »
03/04/2024
The Marines are building new capabilities for force insertion which complement more traditional ways of operating. How do you insert force in various locations to hit the enemy where he… Read more »
03/03/2024
Recently, the UK Ministry of Defence announced its new strategy to accelerate the development of uncrewed systems for its armed forces and to generate products for export as well. In… Read more »
02/29/2024
By Robbin Laird In my last article, I highlighted a third way one can discuss autonomous systems working with manned air systems. This third way would focus upon crafting combat… Read more »
02/26/2024
By Robbin Laird Generally, when autonomous systems are discussed in relation to manned systems, the focus is upon teaming. Images of the Australian Loyal Wingman come to mind whereby the… Read more »
02/22/2024
By Robbin Laird Improving sustainment has been an ongoing major effort throughout the evolution of the tiltrotor enterprise. The Nacelle Improvement program (NI) is a major milestone in this effort.… Read more »
02/16/2024
By Pierre Tran Paris – Airbus is taking more time to decide on the early stage of design for a European medium-altitude, long-endurance drone, with the industrial partners looking for… Read more »
03/18/2024
By land, by sea and by air, NATO Allies have deployed to take part in exercise Steadfast Defender involving 90,000 personnel from 31 Allies and partner nation Sweden. 02.23.2024 Courtesy…
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03/17/2024
TORVICE trial run on the battlefield to identify and resolve vulnerabilities that affect autonomous systems. TORVICE stands for Trusted Operation of Robotic Vehicles in a Contested Environment, and is part…
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03/15/2024
Project Convergence – Capstone 4 is a Joint and Multinational force experiment taking place at Camp Pendleton, California and the National Training Center throughout the months of February and March…
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03/13/2024
Control Team conduct port operations in support of Cobra Gold 2024 in Sattahip, Thailand. This is the first time a reserve ESC has led the port operations side of the…
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03/11/2024
The 510th Fighter and Fighter Generation Squadrons participated in Red Flag 24-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan 15-26, 2024. Red Flag Nellis provided realistic training that imitates the…
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03/08/2024
U.S. Airmen test Method C combat offload at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 23, 2024. The new combat offload Method C would allow C-17 Globemaster IIIs to deliver cargo…
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03/06/2024
Sailors conduct aircraft maintenance in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet…
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03/09/2024
A first person view of a Green Beret performing a joint military free fall jump with Greek special operations forces. This jump strengthened the partnership between 10th SFG(A) and Greek… Read more »