By Lieutenant Geoff Long and Lieutenant Commander Kristen Russo Sydney residents had a first glimpse of their city’s namesake ship with the arrival of NUSHIP Sydney at Garden Island today. The last of the three Hobart-class destroyers joining Navy’s fleet entered Sydney Heads and made her way through the harbour, with contractors…
By Robbin Laird We have raised for some time the question of whether the liberal democracies can effectively crisis manage. And our colleague John Blackburn set up a new Institute in Australia a couple of years ago to focus attention on how Australia could become a more resilient society in…
TSgt Kyle Lawrence, 4th Security Forces Squadron flight sergeant, conducts the first test flight for the Blue small unmanned aerial system, also known as sUAS, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. SJAFB is the first installation in Air Combat Command to receive and test this technology that assists defenders in…
By Pierre Tran Paris - French arms companies have taken major steps following a national lock down ordered last week against the coronavirus, with some factories closed or cutting back, staff working from home, and shipyards working at a slower pace. The government has declared a state of emergency in…
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 79th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron aboard a U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II conduct aerial refueling and combat search and rescue training with U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawks over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Feb. 6, 2020. The HC-130J Combat…
Historical change is generated through crises. And clearly we are facing one now. But as General Stonewall Jackson put it: "Never take counsel of your fears." Clearly, it is not being governed by our fears that we will do the kind of resiliency reset we need to address and to set…
By Kenneth Maxwell I am quarantined on my hill in Devon. The British Media had been celebrating the “Dunkirk” spirit. The British Prime Minister, the old Etonian, Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, better know as as “Boris” or “BoJo” is the author of a book on Winston Churchill. He likes…
By Robbin Laird The first time I met Vice Admiral (Retired) Tim Barrett was at the 2016 Williams Foundation Seminar in which he addressed the evolving role of the Australian Navy in the transformation of the Australian Defence Force. He provided a keynote presentation to the August 2016 Seminar on…
