North European and North Atlantic Defense: The Challenges Return
12/01/2017The Nordics are responding to what they see as a new situation in their region. The Arctic opening expands the range significantly of the challenge in what might be called… Download PDF Now »The Chief of the Royal Australian Navy Looks at the Future
04/21/2018By Robbin Laird During my recent visit to Australia, with a clear focus on supporting the Williams Foundation effort to look at strategic transition facing the allied militaries, I had… Read more »
The US Army, Innovation and Shaping a Way Ahead for Missile Defense
04/20/2018By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake We had a chance recently to visit Fort Sill and to experience first hand the efforts and thinking of Army innovators shaping a way… Read more »
Training for the Integrated Battlespace: The Perspective from Fort Sill
04/18/2018By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake When journalists and many policy makers discuss an area like missile defense they often do so from the perspective of catalogue shopping. What items… Read more »
The Next Chapter in the Evolution of the KC-30A: An Interview with Air Commodore Bill Kourelakos, Commander Air Mobility Group
04/16/2018By Robbin Laird During my visit with Murielle Delaporte to RAAF Base Richmond we had a chance to discuss with the new Air Mobility Group (AMG) Commander his perspectives on… Read more »
Providing Support to An Expeditionary Air Force: The Key Role and Challenges for the RAAF’s Combat Support Group
04/15/2018By Robbin Laird During our latest visit to Australia, we had a chance to talk with the Commander of the RAAF’s Combat Support Group, Air Commodore Ken Robinson at his… Read more »
Macron, De Gaulle and Working with the Americans and the Russians
04/15/2018The Syrian crisis and a visit to Washington and a forthcoming visit to Moscow provides the President of the Republic with a chance to channel his inner de Gaulle. And… Read more »
3D Printing and the USMC: Replacing a Part for the F-35B
04/20/2018Marines with Combat Logistic Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are now capable of “‘‘additive manufacturing,’“ also known as 3-D printing. This innovative process uses 3-D printing software to break…
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Mission Ready F-35s Delivered to RAAF
04/10/2018Recently, Australia more than doubled its F-35A fleet when Lockheed Martin delivered three F-35As (AU3, AU4 and AU5) to the Royal Australian Air Force team stationed at Luke Air Force… Read more »
