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08/14/2025
By Robbin Laird In 2021, my book entitled Training for the High-End Fight: The Strategic Shift of the 2020s was published. I am starting a series of article re-engaging on this critical issue in the run up to my visit this Fall to the Italian International Flight Training School where there will be a great opportunity to look at one of the leading Western air forces addressing this challenge. In this article, I want to…
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CMV-22B and Distributed Maritime Operations: A Key Enabler

04/03/2025By CAPT (Ret) Christoper C. Misner, Senior Manager, Bell Strategic Pursuits The U.S. National Defense Strategy prioritizes the Indo-Pacific as a critical theater for national security. Yet, the current… Read more »

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 »