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Author: Robbin Laird
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Defence 2025: Dollars and Decisions

04/18/2025
By Strategic Analysis Australia

On Thursday, 17 April, Strategic Analysis Australia published Defence 2025: Dollars and Decisions.  This report unpacks…

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Leveraging the Force We Have with Modified Concepts of Operations

04/17/2025
By Robbin Laird

Recently I talked with my colleague Brian Morra, who served in the USAF and worked in…

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The Core USMC Air Assets: The MV-22B and Its Role

04/16/2025
By Robbin Laird

The Osprey has provided a unique capability for shaping the USMC’s operational envelope. Its ability to…

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Shaping a Way Ahead for the USMC Light Attack Helicopter

04/15/2025
By Robbin Laird

I had a chance to talk with William Hendricks during the 2025 Navy League meetings held…

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The Core USMC Air Assets: The Attack Helicopter and Its Role

04/13/2025
By Robbin Laird

I concluded the first part of my discussion regarding the role of Marine Corps Air and…

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Uncrewed Maritime Vessels Must Leverage AI-Technologies

04/11/2025
By George Galdorisi

In September 2024, the 33rd Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Lisa Franchetti, issued her Chief of…

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Shaping Enhanced Force Effectiveness Now: “Bristle Up” and “Bulk Up”

04/10/2025
By Robbin Laird

Recently, I talked with Secretary Michael W. Wynne about the core challenge of how to enhance…

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A European Perspective on Secretary Wynne’s Contribution Airpower and Defence

04/09/2025
By Lt General (Retired) Preziosa

In the years following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the global order seemed poised to…

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The Way Ahead for European Defence

04/06/2025
By Pasquale Preziosa and Dario Velo

The increasing difficulties of the United States in confirming its leadership have opened a debate on…

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The Italian International Flight Training School: A Key Partnership Role for CAE

04/03/2025
By Robbin Laird

I have just published a new book exploring the Italian Air Force’s journey in shaping advanced…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Partner's Corner
11/08/2026
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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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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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