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Shaping a Way Ahead for the Australian Space Enterprise

12/30/2021
By Robbin Laird Recently, the Williams Foundation held its latest bi-annual seminar, this one focused on the way ahead for the Australian space enterprise.  Since 2014, the Williams Foundation has held bi-annual seminars on the transformation of the ADF as it embraced fifth generation warfare and working joint force integration.…

The United States Clears EMALS Sale to France for Their Next Generation Carrier

12/27/2021
By Pierre Tran Paris - The US state department has given the green light for the sale of electromagnetic aircraft catapults and arresting gear, worth an estimated $1.3 billion, for a French next-generation aircraft carrier, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said. “The State Department has made a determination approving a…

Working F-35 Flexible Basing for the North Carolina-Based Marines

12/24/2021
According to a November 18, 2021, story by LCpl Michele Clarke, 2nd MAW recently worked practiced F-35B operations working with a forward arming and refueling point. The Marines are working to enhance their capabilities to operate the force from a variety of remote locations to support its capability to operate…

Working USMC and US Navy Integration: 2nd ESG and 2nd MEB

12/24/2021
During our visit to II MEF last summer, the CG of II MEF, LtGen Beaudreault highlighted the importance of agreements between 2nd ESG and II MEF to work more closely together. Recently, the two commands held a joint war-fighting symposium to do precisely that. According to a USMC press release…

Global Britain? Reconsidering the UK-EU Relationship

12/22/2021
By Pierre Tran Paris - UK prime minister Boris Johnson needs to face up to geopolitical reality and forge strong links with the European Union, and accept Global Britain is little more than a “title in search of a plot,” said a report from the European Council on Foreign Relations,…