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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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An Update on the CH-53K: January 2021

01/27/2021By Robbin Laird The CH-53k is moving forward as the US Navy has signed a contract for LRIP Lot 4. Germany punted on its heavy lift solution, but… Read more »

Resolute Hunter: Shaping a New Paradigm

01/25/2021By Robbin Laird During a visit to Naval Air Station, Fallon in November 2020, I had a chance to visit the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC). My… Read more »

The RAAF and the F-35: Declaring IOC

01/24/2021By the Australian Defence Business Review The Royal Australian Air Force has declared an initial operational capability (IOC) of its Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter capability. Just… Read more »

The UK Carrier Strike Group Reaches Initial Operating Capability

01/13/2021According to an article published by the UK MoD on January 4, 2021, the new UK carrier strike group built around its unique strike carrier, the Queen Elizabeth,… Read more »

The UK MoD Contract for Spear 3 Weapons for the F-35B

01/12/2021Paving the way for other F-35B customers globally, the UK has issued a contract for its procurement of the innovative strike missiles for the fifth generation aircraft. According… Read more »

Multiple Basing, Kill Webs and C2: Shaping a Way Ahead

01/07/2021By Robbin Laird As the United States and core allies build out the way ahead for an integrated distributed force, a key challenge is shaping C2 systems which… Read more »

An Update on the CH-53K from VMX-1: The Perspective of Lt. Col. Frank

01/05/2021By Robbin Laird During my visit to 2nd Marine Air Wing during the first week of December 2020, I had a chance to visit New River Marine Corps… Read more »

Visiting MAG-26: The Perspective of Col. Spaid

01/04/2021By Robbin Laird During my visit to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, and to New River Marine Corps Air Station, I had a chance to visit Marine Aircraft Group… Read more »

Exercise Deep Water: Working the Integrated Distributed Insertion Force

12/31/2020By Robbin Laird Last July, North Carolina-based Marines organized an exercise in which they called Deep Water. In a press release from November 5, 2020, this is how… Read more »