By Pierre Tran Paris - The U.S. navy is seeking to forge closer operational ties with the French navy, with the French service invited to plug sensors and data into the U.S. Overmatch project for an extended information network, a French navy officer said July 11. The offer of greater…
Amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) conducts flight operations with F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, May 23, 2022. 05.23.2022 Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Peter Burghart USS Tripoli (LHA 7)
By Robbin Laird The coming of Sweden and Finland into NATO is not simply an additive event. But the prospect of Nordic defense integratability provides for an opportunity for disruptive change to reset and recast how North Atlantic defense can be done. When combined with the significant fleet redesign for…
U.S. Air Force aircrew members from the 16th Airlift Squadron and U.S. Marines from Marine Test and Evaluation Squadron-1, airlift a CH-53K King Stallion via a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from U.S. Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., to Berlin, June 14, 2022. JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, SC…
With the strategic opportunity for rebuilding Nordic defense, the project begun in 2018 in Norfolk in reshaping the U.S. and allied navy’s command structures and force design can find its real impact and meaning. The Nordic defense renaissance provides an opportunity for disruptive change and strategic redesign to deal with…
We have just published our book A Maritime Kill Web Force in the Making which highlights how mobile and sea basing provide key components for an integrated distributed force. As we noted in the chapter in the book entitled “the expeditionary sea basing force in maneuver warfare”: “The U.S. Navy…
F-35B Lighting II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 launch from the flight deck of amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 25, 2022 05.25.2022 Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Peter Burghart USS Tripoli (LHA 7)
By Robbin Laird As the U.S. Navy shifts to a priority emphasis on distributed maritime operations, the opportunity for maritime autonomous systems to play a growing role is opened up. That is for the simple reality that as distributed modular task forces deploy, autonomous capabilities can contribute to the lethality…
