From the Seabed Up: Terradepth and the Ocean Operating System
The problem with maritime autonomous systems is not the robots. The problem is what you do…
Read More »Who Really Commands? Reflections on Murielle Delaporte’s Series on AI and the Future of Military Command
Murielle Delaporte has been working through one of the most consequential questions facing allied militaries today:…
Read More »From Revolution to Reality: Lessons in Military Transformation
The history of American military power over the past four decades is, in large part, a…
Read More »Balancing Performance and Cognitive Dependence: The AI Learning Challenge
Article Summary: The article is clear-eyed about the risks. Conversational AI creates automation bias (the tendency…
Read More »Canada Joins the Allied Training Revolution: ITPS’s M-346 Selection and the Spread of the IFTS Paradigm
On May 26, 2026, Leonardo announced that ITPS Canada had contracted for six M-346 T Block…
Read More »Camel Train and the Australian Way of War: Building a Robotic Logistics Fleet for the North
Wing Commander Keirin Joyce CSC is one of the Royal Australian Air Force’s foremost architects of…
Read More »The Pope, AI, and the Surveillance State
Thirteen years ago, having been present at the dawn of the “surveillance state,” I asked a…
Read More »Training as the Key Proving Ground for AI Enablement
Article Summary: The article’s most original contribution is its focus on operational preparation rather than operations…
Read More »Malacca as a Case Study: Alliance Documents, Strategic Games, and the Architecture of Deterrence
The Malacca Strait is a narrow waterway with outsized strategic significance, where alliance commitments, strategic gaming,…
Read More »IBCS at the Crossroads: From Flight Tests to the Fight That Matters
The Integrated Battle Command System did not spring from a blank sheet. It emerged from a…
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