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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 U.S. Navy and the “Hybrid Fleet”

03/26/2025By George Galdorisi The U. S. Navy stands at the precipice of a new era of technology advancement. In an address at a military-industry conference, then-U.S. Chief of… Read more »

The Next Steps in Working Distributed Aviation Operations: 2nd MAW Works the Challenge

03/16/2025By Robbin Laird When I interviewed the Commanding General of 2nd Marine Air Wing last summer, he underscored the importance for the Marines to craft a way ahead… Read more »

A Tiltrotor Enterprise: From Iraq to the Future

03/10/2025We have published a new book in our airpower and naval modernization series. This book focuses on the Osprey and its evolution since 2007. As the United States… Read more »

Building Blocks for the USMC Force Distribution Approach

03/09/2025By Robbin Laird The Marines like the other services in the U.S. military have been focusing on how to distribute their forces for both their core missions and… Read more »

The Payload Revolution: Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Decision-Making

02/26/2025By Robbin Laird When I visited VADM Miller, then the Navy’s Air Boss, in 2020, I learned of something called MISR. No not a cheap person, but the… Read more »

Integrated Training Exercise 1-25: The CH-53K Contributes

02/23/2025As the Trump Administration considers a way ahead for U.S. forces, support for the USMC should be front and center. Multi-domain warfare delivered by a survivable and lethal… Read more »

The Publication of Defense XXIV: Reworking U.S. and Allied Defenses to Deal with the Multi-Polar Authoritarian Challenge

02/10/2025Beginning with the year 2020, we have published an annual publication to highlight defense dynamics and developments over the past five years. This provides a unique insight into… Read more »

“Baltic Sentry”: An Important Place to Start for Accelerating the Paradigm Shift in Maritime Operations

01/23/2025A recent NATO decision provides a golden opportunity to work an effective approach accelerating the paradigm shift in maritime operations. At a summit of NATO Baltic allies held… Read more »

Driving Innovation for the Maritime Forces: Keeping up with the Criminal Class

01/20/2025By Robbin Laird When I was working with the U.S. Coast Guard, more than a decade ago, the Commandant was considering a new acquisition approach. The acquisition approach… Read more »