Key Developments

Conversational AI as a Cognitive Accelerator

04/27/2026
By Murielle Delaporte

Article Summary: AI is already embedded in military systems, but conversational AI built on large language…

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Admiral Paparo’s April 2026 Posture Statement: A Kill Web Practitioner Reads the Record

04/26/2026
By Robbin Laird

Admiral Samuel Paparo’s April 2026 posture statement to Congress is not simply a budget document or…

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MASU and the Mesh Fleet: Three Operational Vignettes for Australia’s Kill Web Future

04/25/2026
By Robbin Laiird

For more than a decade, Ed Timperlake and I have developed and applied the kill web…

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From Saigon to the Pentagon: Hung Cao’s Journey and the Transformation of Pacific Defense

04/23/2026
By Robbin Laird and Edward Timperlake

Editor’s Note: We are re-posting our interview from November 2025 in light of recent events. 14…

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Conversational AI and Intent Based Command: Training at the New Frontier of Command

04/21/2026
By Robbin Laird

This aarticle introduces a three part series by the co-founder of Second Line of Defense and…

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The Dual Guardians: How the U.S. Coast Guard is Navigating the 21st Century

04/21/2026
By Robbin Laird

On the morning of September 11, 2001, the United States Coast Guard was engaged in what…

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Special Reports
01/03/2026
This collection of articles by Lieutenant General (Retired) Pasquale Preziosa presents a comprehensive analysis of the rapidly transforming...
Book Review
04/28/2026
The fifth edition of The United States Marines: A History by Edwin Howard Simmons and Lt. Col. Charles Patrick Neimeyer stands as the definitive single-volume chronicle of America's amphibious force-in-readiness. Spanning from the Continental Marines of 1775 through modern conflicts, this Naval...
Featured Defense System
04/29/2026
By Debalina Ghoshal

Among the most consequential developments within the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) is the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into defence technologies and networking systems, substantially enhancing the operational efficiency of modern weapons platforms. Yet AI-driven systems carry inherent vulnerabilities. One such vulnerability is the deep fake, digitally fabricated content capable of undermining national security. Deep fakes have emerged as a growing concern across the security landscape, and nowhere is that concern more acute than in the domain of air and missile defence, particularly given India’s complex threat environment. What is deep fake? A deep fake is digitally manipulated content, video, audio, or imagery, engineered to spread misinformation. State and non-state actors alike can exploit deep fake technology to fabricate situations or statements with malicious intent. These capabilities...

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