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Thales Highlights FCAS Project in Annual Earnings Report

02/27/2020
By Pierre Tran

Paris Thales welcomed the French and German launch of a technology demonstrator for a Future Combat…

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Fifth Generation Maneuver: Re-visiting Boyd’s Brain Gym

02/25/2020
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As the political structure of the world changes, we confront an unknown military future. This fact…

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An Update on the Sikorsky-Boeing Defiant Compound Helicopter

02/25/2020
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JUPITER, FLA.: This morning (February 20, 2020), in the 80-degree heat of a Florida February, Army Secretary…

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The Evolving Role of Northern Australia in Australian and Pacific Defense

02/25/2020
By John Coyne

ASPI’s ‘The north and Australia’s security’ program has just turned one. Over the past year, more…

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The Collins Submarine Life of Type Extension Program: Bridging to the New Attack Submarine

02/25/2020
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Two questions are frequently raised about the process that selected Australia’s preferred partner for the design…

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Standing up the Second Fleet: President Trump Focuses on the Russian Challenge

02/24/2020
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There is the continuing media preoccupation with the notion that somehow the Russians are aiding President…

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The Economic Engine for Putin’s Russia: The Kleptocracy Downside

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As Putin reshaped Russia in the early 20th Century, the key focus was upon restoring state…

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02/22/2020
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This special report highlights Naval Group activities in the past year as well as challenges facing…

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During the past several months, NATO has been flexing its mine-countermeasures and engaging commercial companies to…

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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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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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