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The Impact of Air Capable Amphibious Ships

11/24/2020
By Dan Gouré

The Navy and Marine Corps are proposing radical changes to their force structures in line with…

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An Update on French Defense: November 2020

11/20/2020
By Pierre Tran

Paris – France will exclude British companies from almost all competitions for defense and security contracts…

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EMALS Launch USS Gerald R. Ford: November 17, 2020

11/20/2020
By Robbin Laird

On November 17, 2020, a small number of journalists, most from the local Norfolk based media,…

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Developing Strategic Acumen in RAAF Personnel

11/20/2020
By Matt Kelly

How do you convince fourteen thousand technical experts that they should spend less time on the…

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Turkish Arm Sales to Africa

11/17/2020
By defenceWeb

An undisclosed African country has ordered $110 million worth of Arma 8×8 and Cobra II 4×4…

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Total Asset Readiness: A Key Enabler for Operations

11/16/2020
By Matt Medley

Readiness issues are a constant headache for military forces. In early 2020 the German Army faced…

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Azerbaijan Victory In Nagorno-Karabakh: Shaping an Innovative Approach

11/15/2020
By Defense.Info Media Team

A recent article published on November 13, 2020 by Radio Free Europe written by Ron Synotviz…

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Moving Beyond Linear Deterrence

11/13/2020
By Australian Defence Business Review

As the recently-released 2020 Defence Strategic Update (DSU) makes clear, the prevalence of coercive statecraft in…

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The Establishment of an Australian Natural Disaster Research Centre

11/11/2020
By Paul Barnes

Australia’s threat landscape has changed dramatically over the past 12 months—starting with last summer’s cataclysmic bushfires,…

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The Test for American Democracy: Voting Accountability Needs to Be Enforced

11/10/2020
By Ed Timperlake

This is a time of testing for American democracy and accountability. The President’s team is fully…

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10/22/2026

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Defense Decisions
11/07/2026
By Robbin Laird

From the Show Floor to the Fleet: Naval Drones at Euronaval 2026 and Beyond

Army Recognition’s video report from Euronaval 2026 offered a useful snapshot of where unmanned maritime systems now sit in the market. It featured Israel’s Elbit Systems, Croatia’s Shadow Nautics, the…

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11/08/2026
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The Week in Briefs: Hybrid Fleets, Shrinking Ranks and Disappearing Paper Trails

This week’s In Briefs on Second Line of Defense covered thirteen items across Europe, the Indo-Pacific and Russia’s war economy. Euronaval 2026 dominated the news cycle, and we followed it…

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Video of the Week
11/08/2026
By Robbin Laird

Data Precedes Artificial Intelligence

There is a simple proposition at the heart of the debate over artificial intelligence in military sustainment, and it is easy to lose sight of amid the excitement about new…

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Interview of the Week
09/11/2026
By Robbin Laird

The Age of Urgency: Rear Adm. McCoy on Rebuilding the Navy’s Aviator Pipeline

Originally published in Breaking Defense, September 4, 2026 Rear Adm. Max “Pepper” McCoy, the Chief of Naval Air Training, describes the system he runs as a factory conveyor belt: the…

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Book Reviews

Forecasting the Drone Future: Keirin Joyce’s Doctoral Thesis on Technology Readiness

Review by Robbin Laird, Research Fellow, Sir Richard Williams Foudation

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

Review by Robbin Laird

A Bridge Between History and Transformation: Reviewing The United States Marines: A History (Fifth Edition)

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Op Eds: Danny’s Corner
10/17/2026

The Safety Valve: Why Local News Matters in an Age of Super-Intelligence

By Ed Timperlake
10/15/2026

Fight’s On: A Magic Eight Ball Takes On the SI Doomsayers

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04/17/2026

Two Judges Riding Circuit in Rappahannock County Virginia Just Make a Huge Public Mistake

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Partner's Corner
11/08/2026
By Robbin Laird

Sustainment as Strategy: What Comes After the Platform Is Bought

For a generation, allied defense debates have been conducted at the moment of purchase. How many aircraft, which frigate, what sensor, which partner shares the workshare. The platform is the…

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Special Report: The Requirement for Air Combat Mass and Depth in the Indo-Pacific

By Robbin Laird

For three decades, “generation” has been a word we attach to aircraft: fourth, fifth, now sixth. The label implies that the next step forward is a better machine. The Sir Richard Williams Foundation’s 1 October seminar in Canberra, The Requirement for Air Combat Mass

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