Key Developments

A 2025 Update on the Indian Submarine Modernization Program

02/16/2025
By India Strategic

New Delhi, January 24. The joint venture between India’s state-owned Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders and Germany’s ThyssenKrupp…

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Shaping Distributed Maritime Effects the Marine Corps Way: A Discussion with LtGen (Retired) Heckl

02/03/2025
By Robbin Laird

As the United States faces the challenge of the strategic shift in maritime operations in a…

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Chinese Assistance in Pakistan’s Missile Technology: Repercussion in Indo Pacific Region

01/29/2025
By Debalina Ghoshal

Pakistan’s missile arsenal comprises short range and medium range ballistic missiles and cruise missiles capable of…

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Optimizing for the Contested Logistics Mission: The Role of Maritime Autonomous Systems

01/28/2025
By George Galdorisi

The U.S. Marine Corps has spent more than 75 years honing the ability to assault a…

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Defense Industrial Outlook in 2025

01/26/2025
By Rob Mather

2025 is all about human machine collaboration. In this article, Rob Mather, VP Aerospace & Defense…

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U.S. Navy Logistical Support and Contested Logistics

01/20/2025
By Robbin Laird

With the U.S. Navy focused on distributed maritime operations for its capital ships, the challenge of…

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Special Reports
10/07/2024
On September 26, 2024, the most recent seminar of The Sir Richard Williams Foundation was held. It was...
Book Review
02/17/2025
Editor's Note: With the death last week of our friend and colleague Dr. Harald Malmgren. we have an opportunity to honor him and to familiarize a broader audience with his work and his contribution to the United States and the...
Featured Defense System
01/09/2025
By UK Ministry of Defence

The Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) has activated an advanced UK-led reaction system to track potential threats to undersea infrastructure and monitor the Russian shadow fleet, following reported damage to a major undersea cable in the Baltic Sea. The 10-nation strong Joint Expeditionary Force, of which the UK is the framework nation, has also released a statement expressing concern at the damage caused to Estlink2 and highlighting the Alliance’s commitment to working together to safeguard shared interests. The operation, activated last week and named Nordic Warden, harnesses AI to assess data from a range of sources, including the Automatic Identification System (AIS) ships use to broadcast their position, to calculate the risk posed by each vessel entering areas of interest. The JEF action reinforces existing and planned NATO responses....

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