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Author: Robbin Laird
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Australia’s “Fight Tonight” Force: If the ADF Can’t Get More Financial Support They Better Have Credible Procurement Reform

08/28/2025
By Robbin Laird

The Albanese government’s apparent lack of focus on immediate military readiness or the so-called “fight tonight”…

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The Coming of Hypersonic Weapons to the U.S. Operational Force

08/27/2025
By Second Line of Defense

The integration of hypersonic weapons into U.S. military strategy represents both an opportunity and a challenge…

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Evolving C5ISR Systems for the Hypersonic Age: Crafting an Ecosystem for the “Fight at the Speed of Light” Force

08/27/2025
By Robbin Laird

As hypersonic weapons transition from experimental concepts to operational reality, Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence,…

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The New Slavic States: Our Early 1990s Analysis for the Pentagon Predicted Today’s Crisis

08/25/2025
By Robbin Laird

In the early 1990s, as the Soviet Union collapsed and new nations emerged from its ruins,…

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On Ernst Pijning’s Controlling Contraband Assessment of 18th Century Brazil

08/24/2025
By Kenneth Maxwell

One of the great strengths of Pijning’s book is his very skillful and comprehensive integration and…

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Towards a New International Spatial Intelligence Ecosystem: Focus on the New Japanese-Ukrainian Partnership

08/24/2025
By Murielle Delaporte

We have been increasingly aware of the involvement of certain Asian powers, such as China, North…

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The King Stallion and UMSC Operational Innovation

08/24/2025
By Second Line of Defense

In July 2025, Col Kate Fleeger, Program Manager, H-53 Heavy Lift Helicopters Program at NAVAIR was…

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The Digital Silk Road Meets the Cocaine Highway: China’s Infrastructure and Brazil’s Criminal Networks

08/23/2025
By The Defense.info Analysis Team

While Brazilian criminal organizations have established themselves as dominant players in the transatlantic cocaine trade, a…

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The Establishment’s Trump Problem: When Results Don’t Match Expectations

08/22/2025
By Ed Timperlake

Peggy Noonan’s recent Wall Street Journal piece on Trump’s Ukraine diplomacy offers a revealing window into…

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The United States Prepares to Deploy Hypersonic Weapons: What are Key Questions Shaping a Way Ahead?

08/22/2025
By Robbin Laird

The United States had a significant lead on hypersonic weapons when I worked for Secretary Wynne…

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Defense Decisions
10/23/2025
By Robbin Laird

Building Fighter Pilots for the Software Age: Inside IFTS’s Training Approach

Traditional flight training has created a dangerous gap. A pilot can earn their wings, demonstrate proficiency in basic flight operations, and still be utterly unprepared for the cognitive demands of…

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11/08/2025
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AI’s Energy Appetite and the Challenge of Crafting an Energy Transition

The explosive growth of artificial intelligence and the urgent shift toward renewable energy are colliding in ways both troubling and transformative. As AI data centers proliferate across the globe, consuming…

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Video of the Week
11/08/2025
By Robbin Laird

The LVC Enterprise Foundation for IFTS

The report on the LVC enterprise foundation for IFTS provides a detailed overview of the IFTS (International Flight Training School), highlighting its Live-Virtual-Constructive (LVC) training ecosystem as a paradigm shift…

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Interview of the Week
11/07/2025
By Robbin Laird

Insights from Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth

A recent article published by the Royal Air Force provided some interesting insights from Air Chef Marshal Harv Smyth. In an article published November 3, 2025 entitled “Legacy to Lightning”.…

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A Critical Look at Portugal and Its History

Review by Adelto Gonçalves

On Ernst Pijning’s Controlling Contraband Assessment of 18th Century Brazil

Review by Kenneth Maxwell

On Correcting the Historical Record: Ernst Pijning’s Assessment of the Role of Contraband Trade in 18th Century Brazil

Review by Adelto Gonçalves
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Op Eds: Danny’s Corner
07/08/2025

Perspectives on the BRICS Meeting: July 2025

By Kenneth Maxwell
06/02/2025

The High Cost of Appeasement: How Two Decades of Failed Deterrence Led to Ukraine and What It Means for Future Conflicts

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05/26/2025

The Policy-Making Crisis: Can We Shape Realistic Strategies?

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

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

The frequency with which Australia’s director-general of security now addresses the public should give us pause. Before Director-General Mike Burgess, leaders of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) rarely spoke…

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Australia’s Air Power: Ready for Tonight, Preparing for Tomorrow

By Robbin Laird

The strategic landscape facing Australia has fundamentally shifted. For the first time since World War II, the Australian Defence Force is genuinely preparing to defend the homeland rather than simply contributing to distant coalitions. This stark reality was laid bare in a recent presentation

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