By Robbin Laird I have recently arrived back in Australia after my last visit in March 2020. The pandemic gap years are now over and I have come to Australia as the new Labour government has launched a comprehensive defence review. Shortly after my arrival in Canberra, I had a…
By Robbin Laird On February 27, 2022, the German Chancellor announced a major re-set of German defense and security policy. On that date, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged a €100 billion increase for defense procurement spending. This commitment was certainly welcomed by Germany’s allies, but the challenge of turning enhanced…
Key Leaders with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, discuss the infantry battalion experiment. 1/2 is tasked as the division's experimental infantry battalion to test new gear, operating concepts and force structures. CAMP LEJUNE, NC 08.15.2022 Video by Cpl. Sarah Taggett 2nd Marine Division
Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 conducts flight operations with USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) in the Atlantic Ocean in prior to its maiden deployment. Ford is in port at Naval Station Norfolk in preparation for its next underway period. 07.01.2022 Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Adonica Munoz USS…
By Robbin Laird Recently, the U.S. navy's CNO Gilday underscored that fleet numbers are limited by the relatively limited defense industrial capacity in the United States. A clear challenge is to rebuild and enhance the "arsenal of democracy." “We have an industrial capacity that’s limited. In other words, we can…
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 practice an external lift with a CH-53K King Stallion at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Aug. 11, 2022. T This was the first time the Marine Corps deployed the King Stallion in an exercise. HMH-461 is a subordinate unit of…
By Debalina Ghoshal A number of developments call for Australia not only to reply on defensive means to defend itself, but also rely on offensive capabilities like cruise missiles as part of its defense arsenal. Some of these developments are: North Korea’s ongoing missile development program, coupled with its nuclear…
A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper with the 163rd Attack Wing, California Air National Guard, refuels during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 4-22 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 21th, 2022. The MQ-9 Reaper received fuel via aviation delivered ground refueling from an MV-22 Osprey with Marine…
