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The Coming of the USS Gerald Ford

06/04/2018
By Ed Timperlake and Robbin Laird

The coming of the USS Gerald R. Ford sets in motion a very different type of…

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Captain Nick Walker Provides an Update on the New Uk Carriers

06/04/2018
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Last week, the Pentagon announced that Raytheon has won a $14.8 million contract to purchase the…

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Remaking the Amphibious Task Force: Marines Onboard the USS America

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“We’d always say ‘if its really a bad air to air (A2A) threat, get some additional…

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The US Navy works with French Naval Air Wings

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Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson and Chief of the French navy Adm. Christophe Prazuck…

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UK Defense Transformation: The Impact of HMS Queen Elizabeth

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Recently, I had a chance to visit Portsmouth, UK and talk with senior Royal Navy officers…

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Piracy off West Africa Remains High

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Piracy remains at elevated levels in West African waters, with 97 incidents recorded in 2017, including…

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Standing up the New Carrier Capability at Portsmouth, England

05/31/2018
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I had the chance to visit HMS Queen Elizabeth in Scotland as the carrier was being…

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Robots, War and the Future of Airpower

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In the near future air operations will happen at altitudes as low as the heel of…

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Shaping an Energy Security Policy for Australia

05/30/2018
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It is clear that as the Russians and Chinese enhance their challenges to the liberal democracies,…

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What Ukraine’s Organizational Innovation Teaches the Impact Force

When I Marine Expeditionary Force ran Steel Knight 2025, participants referred to the war in Ukraine again and again. But they did not treat it as a tactical template. The…

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Special Report: The Requirement for Air Combat Mass and Depth in the Indo-Pacific

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