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Regional Presence Deployment: An Australian Perspective

09/28/2020By Lieutenant Commander Todd Fitzgerald HMA Ships Stuart and Arunta sailed in company with ships from Japan, South Korea and the United States in the Pacific Ocean this week. Commanding Officer Arunta Commander Troy Duggan said he welcomed this opportunity to continue close and effective cooperation with key partners in the region. “RAN remains committed to strengthening longstanding security partnerships across the region,” Commander Duggan said. “Our… Read more »

Shaping Combat Architecture for Blue Water Expeditionary Operations

09/27/2020By Robbin Laird As the USMC focuses on how it can best help the US Navy in the maritime fight, two key questions can be posed: "How is the Marine Corps going to contribute most effectively to the Pacific mission in terms of Sea Control and Sea Denial? “And how to best contribute to the defensive and offensive operations affecting… Read more »

The Abraham Accords: What They Mean and Shaping a Way Ahead

09/26/2020By Robbin Laird Recently, I discussed the Abraham accords and their impact with Professor Amatzia Baram. We last met in person at a conference in Bahrain which discussed a number of Middle East issues, and now with Bahrain as one of the signatories to the agreements, we had a chance to get caught up and discussion the importance of this… Read more »

Working Mobile Basing for Australian Defense: The Case of the the 3CRU Detachment

09/25/2020By Betina Mears Joining units across the country to build the air surveillance picture, Air Force personnel from No. 3 Control and Reporting Unit (3CRU) deployed from RAAF Base Williamtown to the Corindi regional area in support of Exercise Lightning Storm. A small of contingent of specialist technical and logistics personnel made the journey to northern NSW in convoy from… Read more »

The Ground Combat Element in the Pacific Reset

09/24/2020By Robbin Laird As the USMC works its relationship with the US Navy, a core focus is upon how the Marine Corps can provide for enhanced sea control and sea denial. A means to this end is an ability to move combat pieces on the chessboard of the extended battlespace. But where does the ground combat element fight into this… Read more »

UAE-Based Al Tariq Enhancing PGM Range

09/23/2020By Guy Martin AL TARIQ (formerly Barij Dynamics) continues to enhance its ‘Al Tariq’ range of precision-guided munitions (PGMs) and is about to start production on the improved Block II version. Theunis Botha, Chief Executive Officer of AL TARIQ, told defenceWeb that the upgraded Block II version includes a variety of new operational features for the Mk 81 and Mk… Read more »

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Platforms, Concepts of Operations and Defense Decisions: The German Case

08/30/2020With the launch of our defense information website (defense.info) , we introduced a micro-site on defense decisions. We wrote: “In this new section of the defense.info website, we will address U.S. and allied upcoming procurement choices and decisions. “We are focused on how platform and system choices affect the evolution of the capabilities, concepts of… Download PDF Now »