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The Australian New Submarine Program: Clearly A Work in Progress

08/19/2018
By Robbin Laird

Canberra, Australia During my current visit to Australia, I have been able to follow up the…

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RAAF Poseidon at Exercise RIMPAC 2018

08/19/2018
By Defense.Info Media Team

Royal Australian Air Force’s P-8A Poseidon has fired its first Harpoon during Exercise RIMPAC 2018.  This…

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Establishing and Re-establishing Modern Deterrence

08/19/2018
By Chris Buckley

Deterrence exists in the mind, not necessarily the battlefield. Nations posture against each other attempting to…

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An Update on the IBCS Missile Defense Network

08/18/2018
By Sydney J. Freedberg, Jr.

HUNTSVILLE, ALA.: How confident is Northrop Grumman‘s Rob Jassey that the Army’s much-criticized IBCS network has worked out its…

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Remembering Dr. William Vare Shaw

08/15/2018
By Edward Timperlake

The  Honorable John “Jack” Shaw is a prized contributor to Defense.info and sldinfo.com His most illustrious…

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A ‘Wicked” Problem Deconstructed: Prevailing Against the Hypersonic Threat

08/15/2018
By Edward Timperlake

The Russians and PLA have stolen a beat in R&D on hypersonic weapons research while the…

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Anticipating the Chinese Challenge: The Perspective of Dr. Mark Lewis

08/15/2018
By Second Line of Defense

The special report which we published in 2011 which highlighted the thinking of Dr. Mark Lewis…

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Allied Hypersonics: The Australian Case

08/15/2018
By Robbin Laird

Like the United States, the Australians have built a foundation for progress in hypersonics but that…

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Special Report on Hypersonics

08/15/2018
By Second Line of Defense

This special report was published first in 2011. The report highlights the work and thinking of…

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The Challenge of Dealing with Hypersonic Cruise Missiles

08/14/2018
By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake

We first dealt with the challenge of the hypersonic cruise missiles in an article published April…

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10/23/2025
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Building Fighter Pilots for the Software Age: Inside IFTS’s Training Approach

Traditional flight training has created a dangerous gap. A pilot can earn their wings, demonstrate proficiency in basic flight operations, and still be utterly unprepared for the cognitive demands of…

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11/09/2025
By Robbin Laird

The LVC Enterprise Foundation for the International Fighter Training School

IFTS has pioneered an integrated Live-Virtual-Constructive (LVC) training ecosystem that transcends traditional distinctions between simulation and actual flight operations. This approach doesn’t simply use simulators to prepare pilots for flying.…

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11/08/2025
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The LVC Enterprise Foundation for IFTS

The report on the LVC enterprise foundation for IFTS provides a detailed overview of the IFTS (International Flight Training School), highlighting its Live-Virtual-Constructive (LVC) training ecosystem as a paradigm shift…

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Interview of the Week
11/07/2025
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Insights from Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth

A recent article published by the Royal Air Force provided some interesting insights from Air Chef Marshal Harv Smyth. In an article published November 3, 2025 entitled “Legacy to Lightning”.…

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A Critical Look at Portugal and Its History

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On Ernst Pijning’s Controlling Contraband Assessment of 18th Century Brazil

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On Correcting the Historical Record: Ernst Pijning’s Assessment of the Role of Contraband Trade in 18th Century Brazil

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Perspectives on the BRICS Meeting: July 2025

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Australian Security Intelligence Organisation on Warning Time in the Current Strategic Era

The frequency with which Australia’s director-general of security now addresses the public should give us pause. Before Director-General Mike Burgess, leaders of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) rarely spoke…

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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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