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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
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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

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

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The S-Cubed Revolution: Laying the Groundwork for Dealing with Hypersonic Threats

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This week saw a proliferation of articles addressing progress by the Chinese with hypersonic systems. According…

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In an article published on April 24, 2018, Stew Magnuson provided a look at the UK…

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The Fight Is Here: 5 Realities of 21st-Century Conflict

The comfortable certainties of the post-Cold War era are dissolving before our eyes. The long-held assumption that major conflicts unfold with ample warning, allowing for gradual mobilization and diplomatic de-escalation,…

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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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