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Army of None: A Review

06/10/2018
By Sean Welsh

Scharre, Paul 2018, Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War, 1st edition, W.…

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The Challenges of Mobile Basing

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Building the Next Generation of Carriers: The USS America, HMS Queen Elizabeth and the USS Gerald Ford

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As published by our partner India Strategic http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories3766_A_Tale_of_Three_Carriers.htm Newport News, Pascagoula, Mississippi, and Rosyth Scotland. In…

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In this post, Alan Stephens argues the case for military professionals to read history – not…

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06/04/2018
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The Navy is upgrading its Super Hornet fighters with new sensors and networks so they can collaborate in combat with…

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