The LVC Dynamic: A Key Force for Change in Combat Pilot Training
09/29/2025 The landscape of military aviation training stands at a critical juncture. As combat aircraft have evolved into increasingly sophisticated platforms bristling with advanced sensors, networked communications, and complex mission systems, the challenge of preparing pilots to operate these systems effectively has grown exponentially. The emergence of fifth-generation fighters has fundamentally altered the calculus of pilot… Download PDF Now »Enabling Arctic Sentry: The Key Role for Maritime Autonomous Systems
02/25/2026
By Robbin Laird On February 11, 2026, Allied Command Operations (ACO), which is responsible for the planning and execution of all NATO exercises, activities and operations, noted that they began… Read more »
The Fight Tonight Paradigm: Adapting to Compressed Timelines in Modern Warfare
02/19/2026
By Robbin Laird The fundamental assumptions underpinning Western defense planning are collapsing. For generations, democratic nations operated under the comfortable presumption that major conflicts would arrive with ample warning, years,… Read more »
After Rafale? France Bets Big on India as Its Fighter Lifeline
02/18/2026
By Pierre Tran Paris – President Emmanuel Macron started Feb. 17 an official visit to India, a few days after the defense ministry in New Delhi said it had given… Read more »
From Crisis Management to Chaos Management: AI and the Collapse of Strategic Predictability
02/17/2026
By Robbin Laird For decades, national security establishments have organized around crisis management or the structured response to disruptions within fundamentally stable systems. The Cuban Missile Crisis, though terrifying, operated… Read more »
AI and International Security: Beyond Weapons to the Foundations of Power
02/16/2026
By Robbin Laird In February 2026, a team from OpenAI published what may become a landmark document in the emerging field of AI geopolitics. “AI and International Security: Pathways of… Read more »
The Dynamics of Change for Europe in the Evolving Global System
02/13/2026
Recently, Lt General (Retired) Preziosa published two essays in European Affairs in Italian which we are including in translation after this overview of his analysis of Europe’s position in the… Read more »
Atlantic Lightning 26-1
02/17/2026
U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542 and VMFA-251, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct maritime strike training during Atlantic Lightning 26-1 at Marine Corps…
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