By Robbin Laird In 2020, Murielle Delaporte and I published a book examining what we termed "the return of direct defense" in Europe. Our central argument challenged conventional thinking about European security: defending Europe in the 2020s requires moving beyond traditional military deterrence to embrace a broader strategic concept that…
Michael W. Wynne’s wide-ranging career has influenced American defense innovation from every angle, military service, executive leadership in industry, transformative public service, and a continuing role as an advisor and champion of technological advancement. His legacy extends well beyond his time as Secretary of the Air Force, shaping the very…
CAMP PENDLETON, California By Robbin Laird On Friday December 5, 2205, I was at Camp Pendleton and watched the air insertion element of the Embassy Reinforcement Exerice which is part of Steel Knight 2025. In the sprawling urban training complex at Camp Pendleton, I witnessed the aviation insertion component of…
By Robbin Laird The V-22 Osprey continues to generate controversy in defense media, but a recent opinion piece in Stars and Stripes argues that the aircraft has become a victim of lazy journalism rather than a genuine safety crisis. Retired Marine Colonel Anthony Krockel, who commanded a V-22 squadron during…
By Pierre Tran Paris - The chief executives of Airbus Defence and Space and Dassault Aviation are seen to be holding the future of European military cooperation in corporate hands, with a Dec. 18 deadline reported to be looming for a new fighter jet project. That mid-December deadline refers to…
By Robbin Laird This week I am visiting Third Marine Air Wing and observing their Steel Knight exercise. And what I will learn will complement what I have observed over the years when visiting the Second Marine Air Wing (2nd MAW) since 2009 The USMC aviation force at a critical…
Dr. Alain Dupas, born on October 11, 1945, in Paris, and passing on June 12, 2022, in Meudon, France, stood as one of Europe’s most influential voices in space policy, technology, and scientific communication. Earning his doctorate from Paris-Sud University in 1997, Dr. Dupas combined rigorous academic training with an…
Military aviation stands at a decisive inflection point. For the past two decades, air power development was largely defined by the demands of counterinsurgency and crisis management in the "land wars" of Iraq and Afghanistan. This era has decisively ended, supplanted by a new strategic reality of peer competitors, proliferating…
