Commando Merlin for the Assault Forces
The HMS Queen Elizabeth is designed as a fast jet carrier for strike operations but also…
Read More »Remaking the Amphibious Task Force: Marines Onboard the USS America
“We’d always say ‘if its really a bad air to air (A2A) threat, get some additional…
Read More »UK Defense Transformation: The Impact of HMS Queen Elizabeth
Recently, I had a chance to visit Portsmouth, UK and talk with senior Royal Navy officers…
Read More »Leveraging Insertion Forces for Crisis Management
We are looking at how insertion forces can be shaped and leveraged as part of a…
Read More »Evolving C2 for the Insertion Force
We are looking at innovations in reshaping insertion forces as part of a crisis management approach…
Read More »The French Insertion Force Into Mali
We are focusing upon ways to leverage military innovations as part of a broader rethink of…
Read More »Missile Defense, Innovation and Multi-Domain Warfare
We had a chance recently to visit Fort Sill and to experience first hand the efforts…
Read More »The UK and Norway Work Northern Tier Defense
I have spent last week in Norway and visited Bodø air base as well as Ørland airbase,…
Read More »Facing the Bear: A Finnish Approach to Deterrence
During a visit to Finland this past February, my last official interview in Finland was with…
Read More »Preparing for the High End Fight: The Role of Kill Webs
We are focusing on several aspects of change in the global strategic situation as well the…
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