By Pierre Tran Paris - KNDS has been much in the news, with the chief executive of the French unit floating the idea of a public-private partnership to boost arms production, and media reports of a possible stock market flotation of the Franco-German builder of land weapons. The chief executive…
By Robbin Laird When I interviewed the Commanding General of 2nd Marine Air Wing last summer, he underscored the importance for the Marines to craft a way ahead with regard to distributed air operations. This is how we discussed the issue at that time: We then discussed distributed air operations…
By Pierre Tran Saint Cloud, France - Thales and Dassault Aviation reported respectively March 4 and 5 buoyant 2024 financial results, as European political leaders sought to raise €800 billion ($869 billion) to rearm in response to what they saw as the U.S. turning away from Europe, with Washington leaning…
We have published a new book in our airpower and naval modernization series. This book focuses on the Osprey and its evolution since 2007. As the United States faces a global overload of strategic challenges and the concomitant challenge of shaping an effective and capable force to deal with these…
By Robbin Laird The Marines like the other services in the U.S. military have been focusing on how to distribute their forces for both their core missions and in support of joint and coalition operations. Force distribution has been necessitated by the growth of precision strike available to both peer…
By Murielle Delaporte President Macron's address to the French on March 5, 2025[1] echoes the speeches of his predecessors, who tirelessly fought for an autonomous and sovereign defense, or at least the most sovereign defense possible in view of global economic constraints and realities. General de Gaulle's vision of a…
Our latest book in our airpower and maritime force modernization series has just been published. The book highlights Italy's significant role in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. The book details Italy's contributions to F-35 manufacturing and maintenance at the Cameri facility, highlighting its status as a key production and…
By Pierre Tran Paris - The armed forces minister, Sébastien Lecornu, visited Feb. 27 Turgis Gaillard, a private company developing and building a low-cost medium-altitude, long-endurance combat drone, dubbed Aarok, at Blois, central France. “Turgis Gaillard had the honor to welcome the armed forces minister, Sébastien Lecornu, on its…
