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An Update on 2nd Marine Air Wing, December 2020

01/11/2021
By Robbin Laird

I first visited 2nd MAW in 2007, at the beginning of the Osprey era. There I saw…

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UAE Arms Company as Top 25 Global Arms Exporter

01/11/2021
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Sales of arms and military services by the sector’s largest 25 companies totalled $361 billion in…

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Blackwater Pardons were the Right Call

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On September 16, 2007, seventeen Iraqi civilians died in a botched security operation by the private…

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Royal Australian Air Force Strategy 2020: Applying Airpower for Strategic Effect

01/07/2021
By Dr Heather Venable

Western air power ‘strategy’ – if one can even call it that – stresses above all…

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The UK, France and Sovereignty in the 21st Century

01/07/2021
By Pierre Tran

Paris – The Brexit campaign flew the flag of national sovereignty in leaving the European Union,…

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Europe and the Mediterranean: The Challenges in 2021

01/06/2021
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As 2021 begins the European and Mediterranean region is in the throes of fundamental change. How…

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Kenya Receives its Three C-27Js

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The Kenya Air Force is now operating all three of its C-27J Spartan transport aircraft it…

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Basing, Infrastructure and Defense

01/05/2021
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The force that Australia’s defence organisation is building will be the most powerful and capable that…

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Overview on the USS Gerald R. Ford

01/04/2021
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This video released by the US Navy on November 20, 2020 provides an overview on the…

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John le Carré’s World View

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Paris – John le Carré, who died Dec. 12, may well have said he had been…

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11/18/2025
By Christopher Misner

Team Osprey Delivers for the Warfighter

The V-22 Osprey program serves as a prime example of industry members partnering to serve the evolving and emergent needs of the military. Introduced over 30 years ago, the incredible…

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Highlight of the Week
11/09/2025
By Robbin Laird

The LVC Enterprise Foundation for the International Fighter Training School

IFTS has pioneered an integrated Live-Virtual-Constructive (LVC) training ecosystem that transcends traditional distinctions between simulation and actual flight operations. This approach doesn’t simply use simulators to prepare pilots for flying.…

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11/08/2025
By Robbin Laird

The LVC Enterprise Foundation for IFTS

The report on the LVC enterprise foundation for IFTS provides a detailed overview of the IFTS (International Flight Training School), highlighting its Live-Virtual-Constructive (LVC) training ecosystem as a paradigm shift…

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Interview of the Week
11/07/2025
By Robbin Laird

Insights from Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth

A recent article published by the Royal Air Force provided some interesting insights from Air Chef Marshal Harv Smyth. In an article published November 3, 2025 entitled “Legacy to Lightning”.…

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The Paradigm Shift for Combat Pilot Training

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Addestramento per il Combattimento Avanzato: Il Nuovo Paradigma della Formazione dei Piloti

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Training for the High End Fight

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Perspectives on the BRICS Meeting: July 2025

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The High Cost of Appeasement: How Two Decades of Failed Deterrence Led to Ukraine and What It Means for Future Conflicts

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11/08/2025
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Australian Security Intelligence Organisation on Warning Time in the Current Strategic Era

The frequency with which Australia’s director-general of security now addresses the public should give us pause. Before Director-General Mike Burgess, leaders of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) rarely spoke…

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Australia’s Air Power: Ready for Tonight, Preparing for Tomorrow

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The strategic landscape facing Australia has fundamentally shifted. For the first time since World War II, the Australian Defence Force is genuinely preparing to defend the homeland rather than simply contributing to distant coalitions. This stark reality was laid bare in a recent presentation

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