Key Developments

Shaping a Way Ahead for Australian Maritime Strategy

04/20/2024
By Robbin Laird

The Williams Foundation Seminar held on April 11, 2024 focused on how multi-domain operations could enable…

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Multi-Domain Operations in the Maritime Domain: The Significance of Digital Interoperability

04/16/2024
By Robbin Laird

The April 11, 2024 Williams Foundation Seminar focused on multi-domain operations in support of maritime security…

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Managing Trade-Offs in Force Structure Development

04/13/2024
By Robbin Laird

When a nation is facing a deteriorating threat environment, one key challenge in ramping up defence…

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A 21st Century Defence Strategy for Australia: Shaping a Way Ahead

04/11/2024
By Robbin Laird

I am back in Australia for the latest Williams Foundation Seminar. Given the title of this…

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A Perspective on the Global Missile Market: 2024

04/06/2024
By Debalina Ghoshal

The burgeoning global missile market is one of the most lucrative markets existing around the world.…

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Shaping the Tiltrotor Sustainment Enterprise: Phases of Development

03/21/2024
By Robbin Laird

Much like the evolution of the tiltrotor concepts of operations, the tiltrotor sustainment enterprise has gone…

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Special Reports
03/03/2024
Maritime autonomous systems can be used a variety of ways to support the combat force. My book to...
Book Review
04/07/2024
In a new book by George Galdorisi and Sam Tangredi, they focus on the coming impact of artificial intelligence on warfare. The book is entitled Algorithms of Armageddon which recognizes how a general scientific fiction quality to AI has come...
Featured Defense System
04/22/2024
By Christopher Misner

As squadron and air station commander for the U.S. Navy, I remember my days flying in the Sikorsky H-60 and Boeing T-45. Back then, I took for granted the work of the original equipment manufacturers (OEM), and the role they played in building and maintaining the aircraft. I never understood the full scale of the materials and manpower that went into the making the aircraft. I simply viewed the OEM as the “fixer” for any issues. Now, as a strategic pursuits senior manager with Bell, I add five years of aviation industry experience to my perspective as a veteran and former naval aviator. As a result, I have a comprehensive view of how to help the warfighter fight and win. The V-22 Osprey is an example of industry...

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