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Poland Looks to Ramp Up the Direct Defense of Europe

06/17/2019
By Sydney J. Freedberg, Jr.

WASHINGTON The new defense pact with Poland does more than add 1,000 US troops to the 4,500 already in the…

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The A400M and the C-130J

06/17/2019
By defense.info

In this video published by Topfelya on September 26, 2018, highlights from the 2018 Farnbourgh Air…

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The Next Phase of Airpower Transformation for the UK: Putting Team Tempest in Perspective

06/17/2019
By Robbin Laird, Research Fellow, The Williams Foundation, Canberra, Australia

At the Farnbourgh Air Show last year, then Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson, highlighted the new UK…

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French Investments in Laser Weapons: ONERA at the Paris Air Show 2019

06/14/2019
By Pierre Tran

Paris – France is poised to invest 10s of millions of euros into research and development…

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French Air Force’s Renaissance

06/14/2019
By Mureille Delaporte

As the Paris Air Show gets ready to open its doors next week, one can only…

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Australia, the UK and Shaping a Way Ahead for Military Transformation

06/13/2019
By Robbin Laird, Research Fellow, The Williams Foundation, Canberra, Australia

Australia and the UK are located in very different parts of the world. But both face…

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Directed Energy Solutions for Counter UAS

06/13/2019
By USAF

Air Force experimentation on White Sands Missile Range with the use of high-powered microwave and laser…

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US-Turkish Relations at Turning Point

06/11/2019
By Colin Clark

PENTAGON After years of increasingly erratic behavior, paranoia and conflict over the Kurds, a sharp break…

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Zero to Five Combat Preparations: The Future Is Now.

06/11/2019
By Ed Timperlake

In forging the American Military, our nation recognizes that the basic building block of success in…

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Confronting the Challenge Posed by China in the South China Sea

06/11/2019
By Michael Shoebridge

Canberra, we have a problem. It’s the public diplomacy around Australia’s relationship with the Chinese state—in…

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Is Australia Missing the Autonomous Systems Revolution in Naval Design?

When considering naval fleet design today and into the future, it is crucial to factor in how autonomous systems are fundamentally transforming naval warfare and how smaller nations are already…

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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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The Global War in Ukraine: 2021-2025

As Lt. General (Retired) Preziosa, the former Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force underscored about the book: “The Global War in Ukraine 2021–2025 is a book about foresight, structure,…

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On January 20, 2026, Alexandre Gilbert disccused Robbin Laird’s new book, Listen to Lead: How Empathy and Better Conversations Transform Your Work and Life.  Gilbert is an analyst who works…

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

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The strategic landscape facing Australia has fundamentally shifted. For the first time since World War II, the Australian Defence Force is genuinely preparing to defend the homeland rather than simply contributing to distant coalitions. This stark reality was laid bare in a recent presentation

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