Visiting NAWDC: A Discussion with TOPGUN

09/01/2017
2017-09-01  During our recent visit to NAWDC we had a chance to talk with the N7 Department, otherwise known as TOPGUN. The lead for the discussion was the Department Head, Commander Mariner. According to the US Navy, the role of N7 within NAWDC is as follows: In the early stages…

Reshaping DoD Business Rules: Leverage Allied Investments in Building Out US Capabilities

08/31/2017
2017-08-29 By Robbin Laird The title of this piece might seem obvious -- why would not the US do everything possible to put the best equipment into the field? The answer is simply that the foreign investment equation is largely absent in the US political calculus. There would be no…

Group Captain Braz on the RAAF and the Way Ahead on Electronic Warfare: Shaping a Core Distributed Capability for the Integrated Force

08/31/2017
2017-08-28 By Robbin Laird On August 23, 2017, the Williams Foundation held a seminar on the future of electronic warfare. At the heart of the Seminar and the discussion were the presentations by Group Captain Braz of the RAAF, a key figure in the introduction of the Growler into the…