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German Forward Defense, Basing Mobility and How the CH-53K Can Help

09/09/2022
By Robbin Laird

It is fair to say that no ground combat force is working harder on mobile basing…

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Taking a Hard Look at the Challenge of Funding the Australian Defence Strategic Review

09/07/2022
By Rob Bourke

Dominating the debate on Australia’s defence-capability development is a long list of expensive new weapons to…

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Additional CH-53K Operational Capabilities Which Fit Right In with German Forward Defense

09/07/2022
By Robbin Laird

If this was the Cold War, where the primary focus was really upon moving support around…

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Direct Fire Support Weapons (DFSW) Course

09/06/2022
By Australian Department of Defence

A range of heavy weapon and anti-armour capabilities were developed by the 6th and 8th/9th Battalion,…

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Imagined Republics: The United States of America, France, and Brazil (1776–1792)

09/06/2022
By Kenneth Maxwell

Editor’s Note: Professor Kenneth Maxwell recently completed his research on the “global revolution” from the United…

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Putin and Shaping a Way Ahead with Russia

09/06/2022
By Robbin Laird

During my flight from LA to Sydney, I had time to read Philip Short’s more than…

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Remembering Gorbachev: The 1986 Reykjavik Summit

09/04/2022
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Last week, Mihail Gorbachev died. I found much of the press coverage of this event very…

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Adding Rotorcraft Lift to the German Defense Forces: The Case for the CH-53K

09/04/2022
By Robbin Laird

When measured against the key elements for reshaping German defense, the CH-53K entering the USMC today…

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The Danish Defence Minister on the Expansion of NATO in Northern Europe

09/03/2022
By Aaron Mehta

In the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the NATO membership request from Sweden and Finland, the…

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Enhanced Nordic Cooperation: August 2022

09/03/2022
By Defense.info Media Team

Recent meetings and statements by Nordic Ministries of Defence have highlighted the way ahead for enhanced…

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The FCAS Dynamic: An Italian Perspective

The end of the FCAS (Future Combat Air System) program (in terms of no joint fighter)  signifies much more than the failure of an ambitious aeronautical project. It represents a…

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