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An Update on the Indian-French Relationship: A May 2025 Indian Visit to Paris

06/02/2025
By Pierre Tran Paris - An Indian all-party parliamentary delegation led by Ravi Shankar Prasad, a former law and justice minister, met the French and foreign press May 27, as part of New Delhi’s bid  to rally political and media support in a long standing conflict with Pakistan. Those nine members…

10th Mountain Division Employs New Technology during Combined Resolve 25-1

06/02/2025
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 317th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, prepare and launch the Anduril Ghost X and Performance Drone Works C100D systems during exercise Combined Resolve 25-1 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 14, 2025. Approximately 4,000…

The Role of Training Support Vessel Squadron (TSVRON) 4

05/31/2025
By Petty Officer 2nd Class Chelsea Palmer When you combine mission focus, teamwork, technical expertise, and creativity, the results are remarkable if not predictable. Training Support Vessel Squadron (TSVRON) 4 is no exception. The 70-person team comprised of four training support vessels operating under the umbrella of Carrier Strike Group…

I Marine Expeditionary Force

05/30/2025
U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force have conducted a multitude of exercises and operations across the Indo-Pacific throughout 2024. I MEF provides the Marine Corps a globally responsive, expeditionary, and fully scalable Marine Air-Ground Task Force, capable of generating, deploying, and employing ready forces and formations across the Pacific.…

Rethinking Australian Defence: The Perspective of Ross Babbage

05/27/2025
Stephen Kuper of Defence Connect  in an interview with Dr. Ross Babbage held before the recent Federal elections discussed the changing global order. The pair discussed a range of subjects following Babbage’s recent trip to the United States, including: Australia’s need to prepare for a more direct involvement in kinetic…

The Osprey Down Under: The MV-22 Operating in Australia

05/27/2025
By Robbin Laird In this article, we are highlighting photos of the MV-22 recently operating in Australia in the Northern Territory. The aircraft comes along wtih the Marines in their regular rotation to work with the ADF each year. The first photos show the Osprey participating in Pitch Black 24.…

A Blueprint for Action for the USAF: How to Enhance Combat Readiness to Meet the Strategic Challenges Facing the U.S. and Its Allies

05/26/2025
By Robbin Laird The United States Air Force stands at a critical crossroads. After decades of counterinsurgency operations and peacetime bureaucracy, America's air arm faces an uncomfortable reality: it may not be adequately prepared for the high-intensity conflicts that could define the next decade. This sobering assessment comes from one…