U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army service members conduct joint High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) drills in preparation of exercise Arctic Edge 2024 in Fort Greely, Alaska, Feb. 18, 2024. The HIMARS weapon system is a highly mobile artillery rocket system that fires six guided missiles in quick succession.…
By Robbin Laird The U.S. faces a vastly different world than when it primarily focused on land wars post-9/11. Today it faces a multi-polar authoritarian world, with adversaries and competitors with both shared and competing interests, capabilities, and approaches to the use of military force to achieve objectives. With that…
U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet aircraft, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, arrive in preparation for Exercise Nordic Response 24 in Andenes, Norway, Feb. 21, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response, formerly known as Cold Response, is a NATO training event conducted every two years to…
By Robbin Laird Professor Maxwell is returning to Brazil for a notable conference to be held there soon. This is his latest trip to Brazil with his first one coming nearly 60 years ago. Recently, we published a book of essays by him entitled, Brazil in a Changing World Order…
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 86th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, set up a radar system with Australian Defense Force at Camp Pendleton, California and the National Training Center throughout the months of February and March 2024. Project Convergence - Capstone 4 provides a critical venue to transform the Army. CAMP PENDLETON,…
By land, by sea and by air, NATO Allies have deployed to take part in exercise Steadfast Defender involving 90,000 personnel from 31 Allies and partner nation Sweden. 02.23.2024 Courtesy Video Natochannel
TORVICE trial run on the battlefield to identify and resolve vulnerabilities that affect autonomous systems. TORVICE stands for Trusted Operation of Robotic Vehicles in a Contested Environment, and is part of the AUKUS activities between AUS, US, UK. Credit: Australian Department of Defense February 5, 2024
By Pierre Tran Paris - MBDA seeks to build missiles faster and in larger numbers, while keeping costs under control, with client nations rebuilding weapon stocks in response to major world conflicts, Eric Béranger, chief executive of the European missile maker, said March 13. “We see 2023 was an extraordinary…
