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USS Gerald R. Ford: Ready Room 2

03/06/2021
By USS Gerald R. Ford

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) The House of Wolverine virtual tour series. 12.10.2020 Video by…

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The Biden Security Agenda: An Initial Assessment

03/05/2021
By Richard Weitz

The past few weeks have made clearer the Biden administration’s initial national security priorities—engage in extensive…

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The U.S. Navy and USMC Work a Way Ahead with Unmanned Surface Vessels: A Case Study of the MANTAS and DEVIL RAY USV

03/04/2021
By Jack Rowley

Years ago, I was the lead Naval Architect/Naval Engineer on the design team for an unmanned…

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The Role of Nano Satellites

03/03/2021
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With the help of nano satellites, Israel will be in a better position to keep watch…

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Royal Australian Air Force Strategy 2020: The Challenge of Disruptive Innovation

03/03/2021
By Chris Kourloufas

The Air Force Strategy (AFSTRAT) 2020 directs command teams to be novel, creative and think critically…

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Decision Survivability: Finding Ways around the Impossible

03/03/2021
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What can Star Trek teach the military about survivability? Some might argue quite a lot: defensive…

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Flaws in China’s Strategic Thinking

03/01/2021
By John Coyne

Recently, an editorial in the Chinese state-run newspaper the Global Times alleged that the almost 80-year-old Five…

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Considering the ADF’s Long-Strike Options Going Forward

02/28/2021
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The Department of Defence appears to be in the early stages of identifying a ship-launched land-attack…

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Israel Selects CH-53K for Its New Heavy Lift Helicopter: Why?

02/27/2021
By Robbin Laird

Israel has chosen the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion over Boeing’s CH-47F Chinook as a replacement for…

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Rethinking How to Manage a Global Pandemic

02/26/2021
By Diego Otegui

At the outbreak of this current pandemic, many countries rapidly responded by requiring their populations maintain…

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04/25/2026
By George Galdorisi

Implications for Industry as the U.S. Navy Determines Which Fleet It Will Field

As the U.S. Navy examines options for what mix of crewed and uncrewed systems will populate the Navy-After-Next, industry would be well-served to watch these developments carefully as companies work…

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04/29/2026
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From Exquisite Scarcity to Intelligent Mass: How Drone Wars Are Rewriting the Grammar of Warfare

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04/29/2026
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