The 2022 Naval Academy Michelson Lecture: Delivered in a Time of Strategic Warning

03/31/2022
By Edward Timperlake, US Naval Academy, Class of 1969 “Trustworthy AI” was the research topic which was the focus of the presentation by Dr. Jeannette Wing, at the 2022 Michelson Lecture. She is Executive Vice President for Research at Columbia University. Formerly, she was Corporate Vice President of Research at…

The Launch of the Australian Space Command

03/24/2022
By Australian Defence Business Review Defence Minister Peter Dutton has formally launched the Australian Defence Force’s Defence Space Command. Speaking at the 2022 Air and Space Conference in Canberra on 22 March, Minister Dutton signalled the commencement of operations for the new Defence Space Command after it was announced in…

Manned-Unmanned Teaming: USMC and Naval Aviation Work the Challenge

03/23/2022
By Maj. Jorge Hernandez Marines from Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1) and sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 (HSC-23) teamed up to conduct tactics development in integrating manned and unmanned rotary-wing aircraft at Naval Air Facility El Centro, California on March 10, 2022. During the exercise,…

The Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon: A March 2022 Update

03/22/2022
By Pierre Tran Paris - France is keen to work with the U.K. on a project for next generation cruise and naval missiles, while Britain looked determined to field a hypersonic weapon, a French navy officer said. There are 18 months of talks under an Anglo-French agreement signed Feb. 18…

The Meshing of Beijing’s Goals With Putin’s War

03/21/2022
By Michael Shoebridge Beijing’s goals, set out in numerous speeches by Xi Jinping and in decisions and actions, are clear now. Number one remains Xi and the Chinese Communist Party staying in power indefinitely as rulers of China’s 1.4 billion people—Xi’s real ‘China dream’. Xi and his acolytes want three…

The Timeline for the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: A Look Back at 2021

03/18/2022
By Robbin Laird In this report, I highlight developments from June 2021 to the Fall of 2021 which made it abundantly clear that action by Putin against Ukraine was in the cards, but what he would actual do was a future question. When perhaps; what perhaps; but not that something…