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Indian Ocean Airpower: Triton and the Changing Operational Context for Australia

04/06/2020
By Peter Layton

For the RAAF, the Indian Ocean has traditionally been second in importance to the Pacific. This…

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The UK Adds Wedgetail: The Future of Wedgetail as an Allied Capability

04/06/2020
By Max Blenkin

When the UK announced in March 2019 that it would buy five Boeing E-7A AEW&C aircraft, the Australian government promptly issued a media statement citing this as…

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Pandemic and Its Impact on Australian Defence

04/05/2020
By Ben Peckham

In an April 2, 2020 article by Ben Peckham published in the Australian, the work of…

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A Look at Strategic Geography for Pacific Defense: Putting the Chinese Military Challenge Into Strategic Context

04/05/2020
By Robbin Laird

The Chinese Communist Regime led by “lifetime” leader Xi Jinping has enhanced its military capabilities as…

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Shaping a Way Ahead for Defense Preparedness

04/04/2020
By David Beaumont

Logistics readiness refers to the ability to undertake, to build up and thereafter to sustain, combat…

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Information War: China’s Misplaced Pandemic Propaganda

04/03/2020
By Minxin Pei

Barely a month ago, China was in the grip of the coronavirus. Thousands of new infections…

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Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Dave Goldfein

04/03/2020
By The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

In this interview with General David Goldfein, Lt. General (Retired) Deptula discusses the way ahead for…

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Autocracy, Europe and Dealing with the Coronavirus Crisis

04/02/2020
By Defense.Info

In a side comment included in his assessment of the implications of the Coronavirus crisis for…

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The Army’s Future Vertical Lift Decision

04/02/2020
By Sydney J. Freedberg, Jr.

Every week, the seven senior officers of the Army’s aviation community get together – in person…

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Force Design 2030: USMC Innovation or Dissolution?

04/02/2020
By Dan Gouré

The Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, General David Berger, has just released his long-anticipated Force Design…

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01/29/2026
By Robbin Laird

Imperatives for Australian Combat Readiness and National Resilience in a Contested Indo-Pacific

The comfortable certainties of the post-Cold War era have dissolved. They have been replaced by a period of “perpetual competition” and “unprecedented uncertainty”, a reactive scramble that defines our era…

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01/19/2026
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The Evolving Character of Warfare and Its Implications for Australia

The comfortable certainties of the post-Cold War era are dissolving, giving way to a new and urgent strategic reality. As articulated by ACM (Retd) Mark Binskin, the global rules-based order…

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01/19/2026
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FIGHT TONIGHT FORCE: Combat Readiness at the Speed of Relevance

Robbin F. Laird’s Fight Tonight Force explores the urgent necessity for democratic nations, particularly Australia, to transition from long-term planning to immediate combat readiness. The book emphasizes that modern conflicts are won through rapid…

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01/19/2026
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Ukraine is a Global War: The Strategic Transformation of Power and Order

An Interview with Dr. Robbin F. Laird Defence24.pl Published January 13, 2026 The war in Ukraine represents a defining global conflict that is fundamentally transforming the balance of power in…

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Perspectives on the BRICS Meeting: July 2025

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

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