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MARTAC at Euronaval 2022: Presenting Exercise-Proven MANTAS and DEVIL RAY USVs

10/09/2022
By Murielle Delaporte

With the return of Euronaval in its 2022 Edition, we are publishing this year a new…

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Mission Rehearsal and the Integrated Distributed Force: The Perspective of General Kenneth Wilsbach, Commander, Pacific Air Forces

10/08/2022
By Robbin Laird

The September 28, 2022 Williams Foundation Seminar held on September 28, 2022 focused on “enhancing the…

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HMH-461 Trains with CH-53K

10/07/2022
By USMC

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 fire GAU-21 .50-caliber machine guns from a…

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The Norwegian Defence Minister: The Impact of Nordic NATO Expansion

10/07/2022
By Aaron Mehta

With Sweden and Finland nearing NATO membership, the question of how they will reshape the military…

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The Australian Defence Strategic Review: Lessons from the Past

10/07/2022
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The independent leads of Australia’s defence strategic review, Stephen Smith and Angus Houston, have a tough…

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Shaping a Way Ahead for the Australian Army: The Perspective of Lt. General Simon Stuart

10/06/2022
By Robbin Laird

At the Williams Foundation Seminar on September 28, 2022, the new chief of Army, Lt. General…

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Shaping a Way Ahead for the RAAF: The Perspective of Air Marshal Robert Chipman

10/03/2022
By Robbin Laird

At the Williams Foundation seminar held on September 28, 2022, the newly appointed head of the…

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Peace Talks with Russia? A Polish Perspective

09/30/2022
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Recent successes of the Ukrainian army are undoubtedly a very good news – at least from…

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NASA Bidding Must Become More Competitive

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With Hurricane Ian poised to take the southern United States by storm, industry observers report the…

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The Arsenal of 21st Century Authoritarians: The Chinese-Russian Partnership

09/27/2022
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Moscow’s deepening reliance on Beijing is of long-term concern to Australia and its Indo-Pacific partners. In…

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10/12/2026
By Robbin Laird

Taiwan’s Coast Guard Puts Its Unmanned Mesh on Parade

National Day parades are usually about display. This year, Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration used the October 10 parade in Taipei to show something more consequential: the early shape of an…

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Before the Pivot: John Blaxland’s The Australian Army from Whitlam to Howard and the Long Road to Today’s Force

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