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Leonardo’s Block 20 for the M-346

11/14/2025
By Robbin Laird

In the competitive world of military aviation training, standing still means falling behind. Leonardo understands this…

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MISR and the Shift from Crisis Management to Chaos Management

11/13/2025
By Robbin Laird

The challenge of shifting from traditional crisis response to what might be called “chaos management” represents…

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The U.S. Navy and the New “Hybrid Fleet”

11/12/2025
By George Galdorisi

The U. S. Navy stands at the precipice of a new era of technology advancement. In…

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IFTS and the Evolution of Airpower

11/12/2025
By Robbin Laird

The evolution of military aviation has entered a transformative phase, one where the distinction between fourth…

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Secretary of War Hegseth’s Maritime Domain Awareness Proposal for the South China Sea

11/11/2025
By Robbin Laird

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth concluded his Indo-Pacific tour in early November 2025 with a key emphasis:…

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The Impact of the Italian M-346 on Fighter Pilot Training

11/10/2025
By Robbin Laird

When Lt Col Gianpaolo Pantaloni climbed into the cockpit of an M-346 in 2014 as one…

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Making Manned Maritime Assets More Lethal, Survivable and Capable: The Impact of Maritime Autonomous System Mesh Fleets

11/10/2025
By Robbin Laird

The modern naval battlespace has evolved into a domain of unprecedented complexity, where capital ships face…

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The LVC Enterprise Foundation for the International Fighter Training School

11/09/2025
By Robbin Laird

IFTS has pioneered an integrated Live-Virtual-Constructive (LVC) training ecosystem that transcends traditional distinctions between simulation and…

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The LVC Enterprise Foundation for IFTS

11/08/2025
By Robbin Laird

The report on the LVC enterprise foundation for IFTS provides a detailed overview of the IFTS…

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AI’s Energy Appetite and the Challenge of Crafting an Energy Transition

11/08/2025
By The Defense.info Defense Analysis Team

The explosive growth of artificial intelligence and the urgent shift toward renewable energy are colliding in…

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06/11/2026
By Giovanni Castellaneta and Pasquale Preziosa

The FCAS Dynamic: An Italian Perspective

The end of the FCAS (Future Combat Air System) program (in terms of no joint fighter)  signifies much more than the failure of an ambitious aeronautical project. It represents a…

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05/12/2026
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Britain After the Local Elections: Reform’s Surge, Nationalist Strength, and a Transitional Party System

The recent local and devolved elections point less to a settled new order than to a transitional phase in British politics, marked by fragmentation, territorial divergence, and growing strain on…

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05/26/2026
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Mastering Chaos: Shaping a Way Ahead for Chaos Management

“Mastering Chaos: Shaping a Way Ahead for Chaos Management” argues that modern leaders must stop treating disruption as a temporary deviation from normality and instead build organizations designed to operate…

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05/12/2026
By Robbin Laird

Contested Ground: New Questions for Australia and the West – Defence Connect Podcast with Robbin Laird

In this week’s interview, I join the team at Defence Connect to discuss how Australia and its partners in the West must rethink deterrence, mobilisation, and the use of national…

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

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The Age of Chaos: Kill Web Warfare, Authoritarian Coercion, and the Democratic Advantage

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Kenneth Maxwell: “This is always my recommendation: never underestimate the Portuguese.”

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

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Perspectives on the BRICS Meeting: July 2025

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05/03/2026
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Microsoft’s Investment Positions Australia as Regional Digital Node: If Policy Keeps Pace

Microsoft’s A$25 billion investment in Australian AI and cloud infrastructure positions the country as a significant node in the Indo-Pacific’s trusted digital architecture. That creates a strategic opportunity – one…

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Australia’s Strategic Advantages and How to Exploit Them: Rounding Up the Williams Foundation Seminar Insights

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The “Fight Tonight: Exploiting Australia’s Strategic Advantage” seminar produced a remarkably coherent and candid body of analysis across all its presentations. Rather than a checklist of capabilities, what emerged was a serious examination of genuine advantages — geographic, human, technical, alliance-based, and industrial —

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