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Logistics, Mobility and Resilient Infrastructure: Bedrock of an Effective Warfighting and Deterrent Force

08/26/2022
By Defense.info Media Team

Articles by John Coyne of ASPI published this month and by Col. David Beaumont of the…

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RAAF Enhances Interoperability with USAF in Red Flag Alaska

08/26/2022
By Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello

RAAF aviators experienced complex combat missions and deployed operations with the United States Air Force during Exercise…

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Emperor Pedro I’s Heart Returned to Brazil on Loan

08/25/2022
By France 24

You may think Monte Python is no longer relevant to the modern world. But then….. The…

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Acquiring C-130Js for the FAF and the Luftwaffe: Building Out Lift Capabilities for a Forward Deployed Force

08/25/2022
By Robbin Laird

The French and the Germans have built a joint C-130J squadron. The decision to acquire the…

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An Update on Force Design 2030

08/25/2022
By Mark Cancian

The Marine Corps’ recent update to its Force Design 2030 arrives as the Corps’ intellectual civil war…

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Leveraging an Enhanced Fixed Wing Lift Force Within the German Armed Forces

08/24/2022
By Robbin Laird

In this series, I have focused of the shift to forward defense by German armed forces.…

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Allies, Partners and Friends: Hedging Against American “Global” Leadership

08/24/2022
By James Durso

America’s allies are hedging against current American approaches to exercise global leadership, mostly in response to…

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The War in Ukraine: Competitive Chaos Management

08/23/2022
By Robbin Laird

In a speech to the Reichstag on May 21, 1935, the new Chancellor of Germany in…

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The Australian Defense Review: An Exploding Suitcase of Challenges

08/22/2022
By Michael Shoebridge

The Labor government’s defence strategic review will explore how the Australian military is positioned and enabled to operate…

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The Luftwaffe and Working Forward Defense

08/22/2022
By Robbin Laird

Shaping German defense forces which can support defense in depth in Europe, both in terms of…

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02/12/2026
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Is Australia Missing the Autonomous Systems Revolution in Naval Design?

When considering naval fleet design today and into the future, it is crucial to factor in how autonomous systems are fundamentally transforming naval warfare and how smaller nations are already…

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The Evolving Character of Warfare and Its Implications for Australia

The comfortable certainties of the post-Cold War era are dissolving, giving way to a new and urgent strategic reality. As articulated by ACM (Retd) Mark Binskin, the global rules-based order…

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The House Armed Services Committee hearing on February 10, 2026, examining the V-22 Osprey’s comprehensive review revealed something remarkable: the aircraft’s most dangerous failure wasn’t mechanical: it was organizational. After…

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Ukraine is a Global War: The Strategic Transformation of Power and Order

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Perspectives on the BRICS Meeting: July 2025

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

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