Building Blocks on the USS Ford: Weapons Workflow and Enhanced Sortie Generation Rate
The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) can be viewed as a key infrastructure piece in…
Read More »The Coming of the USS Ford: Looking Back
Ed Timperlake and I highlighted the coming of the USS Ford in a series of interviews…
Read More »Training Surface Warfare Officers for the High-End Fight
I have argued that the shift from the land wars to the new strategic environment is…
Read More »RAN Offshore Patrol Vessel: Implications for Canada
Australia’s Defence Force is in the throes of an extensive transformation process, and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)…
Read More »Black Widow Exercise: Shaping a Way Ahead in Anti-Submarine Warfare
Anti-submarine warfare is a key element of the overall control of the seas and the defense…
Read More »An Update on the US Navy’s Approach to Maritime Remotes
Recent presentations by senior US Navy officials at the annual conference of the Association for Unmanned…
Read More »The Next Generation French Aircraft Carrier and Cooperation with the United States
Paris – A US electromagnetic catapult on sea trials has sparked industrial interest and political debate…
Read More »Building the Next Generation French Aircraft Carrier
Paris – A new-generation aircraft carrier to succeed the Charles de Gaulle flagship would cost at…
Read More »A Small Ship with a Big Impact: Further Ways the New Build OPV Might be Used by the ADF
We recently published our assessment of the new build Australian OPV based on site visits and…
Read More »The US Navy Prepares for Hypersonic Strike Capabilities
The US Navy is preparing to deal with both the defense against hyepronsic missiles as well…
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