By Robbin Laird During my March-April 2023 visit to Australia. I had a chance to meet with Air Vice-Marshal Michael Kitcher, Deputy Chief Joint Operations (DCJOPS) and to talk with him about the Joint Operations Focus on regional defence after a long period in the Middle East. AVM Kitcher is…
U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), improve their skills on the newly updated unmanned aerial vehicle, RQ-11B or “The Raven”, in Smardan, Romania, 16 Jan. 2023. The Raven’s purpose is to be used for reconnaissance missions, call-for-fire missions…
By Robbin Laird If you are looking at the potential role of maritime autonomous systems from the standpoint of traditional acquisition approaches, the legacy concept of platforms, and are not focused on the priority for software transient advantage in modern warfighting, then you will totally miss what the coming of…
U.S. Air Force 27th Fighter Generation Squadron prepares F-22s for a night operations flight during the Red Flag 22-3 exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 13, 2022. Crew chiefs and maintainers worked diligently overnight to prepare F-22 Raptors for the pilots to safely fly during a routine night…
By Robbin Laird In an earlier discussion with David Beaumont, I focused on the challenge facing the ADF of managing what I called the strategic triangle for force enablement. That triangle is conceptualized in the featured graphic for this article. At the core of the triangle is the challenge of…
By Robbin Laird The most recent seminar of The Sir Richard Williams Foundation focused on shaping a way ahead for Australia in the new strategic situation. At the heart of consideration was Australia facing the core challenges of deterrence. But as a non-nuclear power and as a junior partner in…
During and after take off during the Red Flag 22-3 exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 12, 2022. Maintainers play a vital role in Red Flag by ensuring the aircraft are safe and repaired in a timely manner. 07.12.2022 Video by Senior Airman Chloe Shanes Joint Base Langley-Eustis
The Marine Force Protection Unit Kings Bay is tasked with the protection of U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarines while surfaced and transiting U.S. territorial waters to and from their patrol stations in Kings Bay, Georgia, Feb. 22, 2022. There are approximately 150 U.S. Coast Guard members stationed at the MFPU…
