By Pierre Tran Paris - France and Europe could boost their autonomy by increasing cooperation in the defense technology and industrial base rather than rely on the U.S. military umbrella, with the latter seen as increasingly uncertain, a French parliamentary report said. The authors, parliamentarians Jean-Charles Larsonneur and Jean-Louis Thiériot,…
By Richard Weitz North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs will present major challenges to whoever is elected president this year. Even President Trump would find it difficult to resume his high-level diplomacy with Pyongyang. Not only has the so-called Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) made substantial progress in developing…
By Robbin Laird On May 14, 2024, I visited 2nd Marine Air Wing to have the opportunity to speak with the Commanding General of the Wing, MajGen Scott Benedict. This was two days before the change of command and his subsequent retirement after a distinguished career in the Marine Corps…
By Pierre Tran Paris - Texelis, a builder of mobility packages for armored vehicles, is working on an electric motorized wheel as an alternative to conventional drivelines, chief executive Jean Vandel told the Association des Journalistes de Defense, a press club. The company is developing and investing in new technology, including…
By Robbin Laird I have been coming to Australia since 2014 to participate in and write the seminar reports for the Sir Richard Williams Foundation. What started out as a Foundation focusing primarily on airpower has transitioned over that period to focusing on shaping the ADF as an integrated force,…
When the past government and the current one underscored that the warning time for the defence of Australia has been dramatically reduced because of Chinese behavior and lack of commitment to the “rules-based order”, it seemed like a critical turning point. Only it really is not. The current government has…
By Robbin Laird As the United States faces a global overload of strategic challenges and the concomitant challenge of shaping an effective and capable force to deal with these challenges but having serious budget stringencies, leveraging the unique capabilities which the United States already possesses is crucial. It is nice…
By Robbin Laird Ed Timperlake and I are publishing a book on the MAWTS-1 training center later this year. As we note in our preface: Training for military forces is in the throes of significant change. The threats are dynamic; there is always the reactive enemy; and technology fosters new…
