Building Modular Motherships: Denmark and Singapore Lead the Way
The Danes are shaping a second generation of their modular ships. The first-generation flex ships provided…
Read More »The DSR and “Impactful Projection”
The 2023 defence strategic review has as its centrepiece the concept Defence Minister Richard Marles has defined as ‘impactful…
Read More »Deterrence by Denial, Impactful Projection, Proportionate Response and Multi-Domain Strike
When reading through the Australian Government’s 2023 Defence Strategic Review (DSR), three core concepts stand out:…
Read More »The Challenge of Dealing with the 21st Century Authoritarian Powers: Progress and Paths Forward
During my current visit to Australia in support of the 27 September Williams Foundation Conference, I…
Read More »The U.S. Military and Its Future: Size the Force to Match the Nation’s Willingness to Provide Servicemen
Next year, the U.S. military will spend an unprecedented $900 billion dollars of the taxpayers’ money…
Read More »The Strike Enterprise and the Royal Air Force
With the signing of AUKUS, Australia certainly closely aligned its way ahead with regard to weapons…
Read More »Air Combat First for Australia and Indonesia
Set in the tropical jungle of North Sulawesi in Indonesia, Exercise Elang Ausindo kicked off on…
Read More »Considering the Nature of Strike and Its Role in Deterrence Strategy
At the 27 September 2023 Williams Foundation Seminar, Chris McInnes of the Foundation provided a conceptual…
Read More »The DSR and the Australian Strike Enterprise
We need to start first with considering how the 2023 Australian Defence Review has prioritized the…
Read More »Preparing the Navy for the IndoPacific: Advancing UAS for Great Power Competition
After twenty years supporting the Global War on Terrorism, the U.S. Navy finds itself having to…
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