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The Canadian F-35 Dilemma

10/28/2021
By Billie Flynn

Canada’s CF-18s are 40 years old, no longer tactically relevant, and not survivable in a modern…

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The Future of Test and Evaluation: Looking Back from the Future

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I didn’t notice the change. I couldn’t point to the time or place when it happened.…

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The India–China Border Dispute: Risks of Escalation

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Holding a Potential Adversary’s Forces and Infrastructure at Risk From a Greater Distance: Shaping a Way Ahead for Australian Defence

10/26/2021
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Australians are rightly concerned about tensions in the Indo-Pacific.  As we confront a more uncertain region…

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