Tiltrotor and the Tyranny of Distance
Australia occupies a unique and demanding strategic position. Its continental landmass, combined with the island chains…
Read More »Autonomy or Alignment? Canada’s Canberra Vision Tested Against Australia and Brazil
On March 5, 2026, Canada’s Prime Minister chose Canberra to deliver a confident defence of “middle…
Read More »Two Models of Military Power: Iran and the United Kingdom
Few comparisons in contemporary strategic analysis are as instructive or as uncomfortable for Western audiences as…
Read More »Running Toward the Problem: Fairbanks Morse Defense and the Digital Transformation of Naval Sustainment
The U.S. Navy faces a sustainment crisis that is, by most honest accounts, far worse than…
Read More »Transforming Marine Aviation Sustainment: The AI/ML Revolution in the 2026 Marine Aviation Plan
The 2026 Marine Aviation Plan represents a watershed moment in how the Marine Corps approaches aviation…
Read More »Robotics and Ship Repairs: A Way Ahead for the U.S. Navy Fleet and their Maintenance
The Navy has tapped Gecko Robotics for a five-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to…
Read More »Understanding the Trump Method
Janet Albrechtsen’s recent essay in The Australian, publishedunder the title “Don’t get mad, get used to…
Read More »Manufacturing for Sustainability: An Enabler for Military Transformation
Military transformation is usually narrated from the top down. Strategic concepts are unveiled in Washington, new…
Read More »From Platform to Ecosystem: Training Transformation and the Time Factor
In my new forthcoming book, Lessons in Military Transformation: From the RMA to the Drone Wars,…
Read More »The Iranian War Can Come Home: The F-35 as America’s Monitor
Preamble The operation in Iran is not simply an external action. It raises directly concerns about…
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