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06/14/2025
We have a growing experience with drone warfare and its impacts. The best way to understand their impact is how they have already re-shaped combined arms operations. Notably when combined with payload revolution and fifth generation warfare operations, as seen in the recent Israeli operation in Iran, drones are becoming a key part of the evolution of combined arms. Analysis of the Ukraine-Russia war, Houthi drone campaigns, and Israeli precision operations provides insights with regard…
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The Convergence of Strategic Vision and Operational Reality: From GBU-57 Development to Modern Air Supremacy

06/28/2025By Robbin Laird The recent operations Midnight Hammer and Rising Lion represent the culmination of decades of strategic airpower investment, demonstrating how prescient weapons development from the early… Read more »

Shaping a Way Ahead for Autonomous Defence Capabilities for the ADF

06/17/2025By Robbin Laird On June 5, 2025, I had a chance to talk with Air Vice-Marshal Nick Hogan, the Head of Air Force Capability within the RAAF about… Read more »

Australia and the Way Ahead with Autonomous Systems

06/15/2025During my visit to Australia in May-June 2025, I have focused significantly on the coming of autonomous systems and how to incorporate them effectively into the Australian Defence… Read more »

Reshaping Combined Arms Operations: Lessons Learned from Drone Warfare Operations

06/14/2025We have a growing experience with drone warfare and its impacts. The best way to understand their impact is how they have already re-shaped combined arms operations. Notably… Read more »

The Autonomous Revolution: How Australia Could Transform Defense Through Maritime Robotics

06/13/2025By Robbin Laird On May 28, 2025, Michael Shoebridge, Director of Strategic Analysis Australia, and I travelled to Melbourne, Australia to visit C2 Robotics which is described on… Read more »

Training for Modern Airpower Operations: How to Address the Challenges

06/09/2025By Robbin Laird On June 3, 2025, I had a chance to meet with Air Vice-Marshal Glen Braz, Air Commander Australia, to follow up on his participation in… Read more »

Australian Army’s Strategic Pivot: Adapting for the Indo-Pacific Century

06/03/2025By Robbin Laird I had the opportunity to meet with Lt. General Simon Stuart, Chief of the Australian Army in. his office on 19 May 2025. We discussed… Read more »

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

05/26/2025By 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:… Read more »

The KC-130J: A Key Enabler of Marine Corps Aviation Operations

05/21/2025By Robbin Laird On 30 April 2025, I had the chance to talk with Major White, the Operations Officer at VMGR-252. This is a KC-130J squadron based at… Read more »