ADF and Allied Perspectives on the Way Ahead for Force Modernization

05/15/2022
On March 24, 2022, the Williams Foundation held its first of two seminars to be held this year. The seminar was the latest in a series of seminars which started in 2014, and have been focused on the evolution of the ADF to deal with the evolving threats and challenges…

Training for Enhanced Lethality and Survivability

05/10/2022
By Robbin Laird I recently finished my latest report for The Williams Foundation on their March 24, 2022, seminar which focused on shaping a way ahead for the integrated networked force. The moderator for the seminar was John Conway, a noted Australian defense analyst and former RAF officer. In his…

FARPs, Fuel and Expeditionary Basing

05/09/2022
By Robbin Laird During my recent visit to MAWTS-1 in April 2022, I had a chance to talk with SSgt Kyle Coutts, a specialist on fuels and providing fuel to an expeditionary force. As the Marines focus on expanding and extending their capabilities to distribute their forces to operate from…

CH-53K Achieves IOC: First Deployments for 2024

05/02/2022
According to a story published by the USMC written by Maj. Jorge Hernandez and published on April 25, 2022: Deputy Commandant for Aviation Lt. Gen. Mark Wise announced the Marine Corps has achieved initial operational capability in the CH-53K King Stallion on April 22, 2022. This plan supports Gen. Berger’s…

Shaping a Way Ahead for French Defense Industry: The Perspective of the Chairman of GIFAS

05/01/2022
By Pierre Tran Paris - There are difficulties in reaching an industrial agreement to build a technology demonstrator for a future European fighter jet, Guillaume Faury, chairman of the Gifas aerospace trade association, said April 28. The phase 1B for the Future Combat Air System was “difficult,” he said at…

Accelerating the Transition to a Networked, Integrated Force: A Defense Industrial Perspective

04/26/2022
By Robbin Laird Three representatives of the defense industry provided their perspectives on the way ahead for the networked integrated force at the Williams Foundation seminar on March 24, 2022. Those three representatives were: Tom Rowden, Vice President International Strategy and Business Development for Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS) at…