Shaping a Fifth Generation Combat Force
“[A]lthough one would clearly want to have superior technology, the most important competition is not in…
Read More »Updates on Finnish Defense
Recent articles on Finland’s Ministry of Defence website provide some updates on Finnish defense efforts. The…
Read More »Transformation and Ongoing Combat Innovation: The Key Role of the 0-5 Year Reshaping of the Combat Force
One of the key features of our approach to military transformation was and continues to be…
Read More »USMC and Unmanned Systems for Sustainment
The Marines are testing unmanned platforms to quickly refuel and rearm F-35Bs it plans to operate…
Read More »The Commandant’s Guidance for the USMC: Lessons to be Learned for Australia
The planning guidance issued by the new US Marine Corps commandant, General David Berger, is unusually…
Read More »Arrival of Chilean Tall Ship in Sydney Harbor
The Royal Australian Navy welcome Chilean Navy tall ship Buque Escuela Esmeralda to Sydney on 1…
Read More »Airpower Updates, August 2019
In this edition, we have drawn together recent pieces on airpower and military transformation. These articles…
Read More »Hong Kong, China and Making the World Safer for Authoritarianism: Remembering the Wisdom of Solomon
As we watch the Chinese Communist leadership working their global agenda to make the world safe…
Read More »Reshaping Perimeter Defense: A New Pacific Island Strategy
Ed Timperlake laid out some years ago how the Marines might spearhead an island leveraging counter…
Read More »The US Withdraws from the INF Treaty: The Day After Challenges
On August 2, 2019, NATO issued a statement with regard to the US decision to withdraw…
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