Development, Training and Learning: Shaping the Skill Sets for the 21st Century Fight

02/23/2020
By Robbin Laird The strategic shift from the land wars of the past two decades to preparing for the high-end fight is having a significant effect on the dynamics of change affecting the very nature of the C2 and ISR needed for operations in the contested battlespace. An ability to…

Naval Group Reports on Its Annual Earnings: Hervé Guillou’s Last Appearance at the Annual Event

02/22/2020
By Pierre Tran Paris NG reported a six percent rise in 2019 net attributable profit to €188 million ($204 million) from a year ago, on sales of €3.7 billion, up three percent. Operating profit rose six percent to €282 million, with an operating profit margin of 7.6 percent of sales,…

From the Integrated to the Integratable Air Wing: The Transformation of Naval Aviation

02/19/2020
By Robbin Laird The US Navy over the next decade will reshape its carrier air wing (CVW) with the introduction of a number of new platforms. If one simply lists the initial operating capabilities of each of these new platforms, and looked at their introduction sequentially, the "air wing of…

Australia’s Medicine Supply: A Case Study in Security and Resilience?

02/16/2020
The Institute for Integrated Economic Research - Australia has just released a report looking at Australia’s medical supply chain. The report notes that “Australia imports over 90% of medicines and is at the end of a very long global supply chain making the nation vulnerable to supply chain disruptions. Recently,…

Deterrence in Depth: From Japan to Amarillo, the Case of the Osprey

02/14/2020
We have highlighted in our work both on Pacific and European defense, the importance of shaping a deterrence in depth strategy to deal with the 21st century authoritarian powers. Such a strategy is facilitated by global partnerships, which allow for enhanced interoperability, and in some cases operating core innovative platforms…

12 Years and Counting: Still No Operational New Tanker for the USAF

02/11/2020
In a story published on February 29, 2008. the award of the new tanker contract to Northrop Grumman was highlighted by a USAF article. WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne and Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Duncan J. McNabb announced the selection of Northrop Grumman as…

CMV-22B is on Its Way: Visiting Amarillo

02/10/2020
By Robbin Laird Last Friday, the US Navy and the Bell-Boeing team hosted an event in which the CMV-22B was rolled out. The ceremonial delivery was held on February 7, 2020, but the week before the first aircraft had landed at Pax River for its final round of testing before…