Hypersonic Defense and Strike Integration in the Pacific

06/18/2025 — By Robbin Laird
The MQ-4C Triton UAV and F-35 Lightning II aircraft present exceptional potential for integrated hypersonic missile defense and strike operations across the Indo-Pacific theater. Through persistent...
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Strategic Transformation for a New Era: Reworking the Australian’s Army’s Role in Australian Defence

06/16/2025 — By Robbin Laird
The Australian Army is undergoing what its leadership describes as the most significant transformation since World War II, fundamentally reshaping itself for an era of great...
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Born Digital: The CH-53K is a Next-Generation Aircraft

06/15/2025 — By Robbin Laird
The CH-53K is a fully digital aircraft, while its predecessor, the CH-53E, is a mechanical aircraft. It is manufactured via a digital twin process. This fundamental...
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Defense Podcasts

Midnight on the Roof of the American Embassy: April 30, 1975

Ambassador Kenneth Moorefield’s offers a first-person account of his experiences during the Vietnam War as both a soldier and a diplomat, culminating in his evacuation from the Saigon Embassy in 1975.

The article then describes his post-war efforts to aid Vietnamese refugees and American veterans, followed by his return to Vietnam in 1995 to establish diplomatic and economic ties.

This podcast was produced by NotebookLM.

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