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Making Manned Maritime Assets More Lethal, Survivable and Capable: The Impact of Maritime Autonomous System Mesh Fleets

11/10/2025
By Robbin Laird

The modern naval battlespace has evolved into a domain of unprecedented complexity, where capital ships face…

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The LVC Enterprise Foundation for the International Fighter Training School

11/09/2025
By Robbin Laird

IFTS has pioneered an integrated Live-Virtual-Constructive (LVC) training ecosystem that transcends traditional distinctions between simulation and…

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The LVC Enterprise Foundation for IFTS

11/08/2025
By Robbin Laird

The report on the LVC enterprise foundation for IFTS provides a detailed overview of the IFTS…

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AI’s Energy Appetite and the Challenge of Crafting an Energy Transition

11/08/2025
By The Defense.info Defense Analysis Team

The explosive growth of artificial intelligence and the urgent shift toward renewable energy are colliding in…

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

11/08/2025
By James Corera, Justin Bassi and Chris Taylor

The frequency with which Australia’s director-general of security now addresses the public should give us pause.…

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2nd Marine Air Wing: A Force for Change in USMC Con-ops and Capabilities

11/08/2025
By Robbin Laird

I have this week just published my paperback version of my book entitled: 2nd Marine Wing:…

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The Evolution of Fighter Pilot Training: Inside Italy’s Advanced M-346 Program

11/07/2025
By Robbin Laird

The Italian Air Force’s International Flight Training School (IFTS) represents a fundamental shift in how modern…

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The Osprey as Driver of Tactical Innovation: A Study in Technology and Strategic Evolution

11/06/2025
By Robbin Laird

The V-22 Osprey represents far more than a technological marvel of aviation engineering. It stands as…

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A Laboratory for Coalition Air Power and Next-Generation Training

11/04/2025
By Robbin Laird

In an era where air forces worldwide grapple with the transition to fifth-generation aircraft and the…

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The Italian Air Force Pilot’s Path to the Cockpit

11/03/2025
By Robbin Laird

The journey to becoming an Italian military fighter pilot is a rigorous, multi-year process that transforms…

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10/22/2026

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Defense Decisions
11/07/2026
By Robbin Laird

From the Show Floor to the Fleet: Naval Drones at Euronaval 2026 and Beyond

Army Recognition’s video report from Euronaval 2026 offered a useful snapshot of where unmanned maritime systems now sit in the market. It featured Israel’s Elbit Systems, Croatia’s Shadow Nautics, the…

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11/08/2026
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The Week in Briefs: Hybrid Fleets, Shrinking Ranks and Disappearing Paper Trails

This week’s In Briefs on Second Line of Defense covered thirteen items across Europe, the Indo-Pacific and Russia’s war economy. Euronaval 2026 dominated the news cycle, and we followed it…

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Video of the Week
11/09/2026
By Robbin Laird

Data Precedes Artificial Intelligence

There is a simple proposition at the heart of the debate over artificial intelligence in military sustainment, and it is easy to lose sight of amid the excitement about new…

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Interview of the Week
09/11/2026
By Robbin Laird

The Age of Urgency: Rear Adm. McCoy on Rebuilding the Navy’s Aviator Pipeline

Originally published in Breaking Defense, September 4, 2026 Rear Adm. Max “Pepper” McCoy, the Chief of Naval Air Training, describes the system he runs as a factory conveyor belt: the…

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Book Reviews

Forecasting the Drone Future: Keirin Joyce’s Doctoral Thesis on Technology Readiness

Review by Robbin Laird, Research Fellow, Sir Richard Williams Foudation

Before the Pivot: John Blaxland’s The Australian Army from Whitlam to Howard and the Long Road to Today’s Force

Review by Robbin Laird

A Bridge Between History and Transformation: Reviewing The United States Marines: A History (Fifth Edition)

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Op Eds: Danny’s Corner
10/17/2026

The Safety Valve: Why Local News Matters in an Age of Super-Intelligence

By Ed Timperlake
10/15/2026

Fight’s On: A Magic Eight Ball Takes On the SI Doomsayers

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04/17/2026

Two Judges Riding Circuit in Rappahannock County Virginia Just Make a Huge Public Mistake

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Partner's Corner
11/08/2026
By Robbin Laird

Sustainment as Strategy: What Comes After the Platform Is Bought

For a generation, allied defense debates have been conducted at the moment of purchase. How many aircraft, which frigate, what sensor, which partner shares the workshare. The platform is the…

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Williams Foundation

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

By Robbin Laird

For three decades, “generation” has been a word we attach to aircraft: fourth, fifth, now sixth. The label implies that the next step forward is a better machine. The Sir Richard Williams Foundation’s 1 October seminar in Canberra, The Requirement for Air Combat Mass

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