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ISSUES & TRENDS

Preparing for the Operation of the Lightning Force: Infrastructure, Operations and the Way Ahead at RAF Marham

Posted on April 20, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
04/20/2017
The rebuild at Marham is at the heart of the modernization or indeed transformation of UK forces.
Posted in Con Ops, Logs & Sustainment, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Asian Security at a Strategic Turning Point: Dr. Babbage’s Perspective on the Impact of the Current North Korean Crisis

Posted on April 20, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
04/20/2017
Very little work has yet been done to prepare allied publics for the serious security crises that we may face in the Western Pacific in coming years.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Shaping a 21st Century Australian Defense: Major General (Retired) Jim Molan Looks at the Challenges

Posted on April 19, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
04/19/2017
Challenges in the Australian neighborhood put new demands on Australian defense.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Building Tanker 2.0: The Aussie Perspective

Posted on April 19, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
04/19/2017
The senior RAAF officers responsible for the Air Mobility Group discuss the way ahead for the KC-30A.
Posted in Con Ops, Logs & Sustainment, What's New

US to Approve Super Tucano Sale to Nigeria

Posted on April 16, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
04/16/2017
After the Obama Administration blocked the sale, the new Administration appears to be going ahead with the sale.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New

Shaping Cultural and Generational Change in the RAAF: The Perspective of Air Combat Group Commander Roberton

Posted on April 16, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
04/16/2017
The RAAF is focused on shaping a force able to implement a kill web approach.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Group Captain Braz and the Coming of the Growler to the Australian Defence Force

Posted on April 14, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
04/14/2017
Group Captain Braz discussed the coming of the Growle within the broader Tron warfare enterprise.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

President Trump and President Xi Jinping Meet For Dinner: Syrian Strikes as the Main Course

Posted on April 8, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
04/08/2017
Danny Lam looks at summit dynamics between Trump and Xi.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New
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