Australia’s Quest for Sovereign SATCOM
As bushfires raged along eastern Australia just over a year ago, destroying lives, property, and livelihoods,…
Read More »The RAAF and Manned-Unmanned Teaming: The Case of the Loyal Wingman
The successful first flight of Boeing Australia’s ‘loyal wingman’ uncrewed aircraft opens up a new path for the…
Read More »The B-1s in the Nordic Region
A key building block for the reworking of European direct defense revolves around Nordic defense collaboration…
Read More »From Strategic Campaigns of WWII to a 21st Century “Battle of the Atlantic”
With the standing up of the U.S. Navy’s 2nd Fleet then CNO Admiral Richardson and the…
Read More »Overview of the Canadian Supply Chain Security Landscape
“I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a…
Read More »An Update on the Royal Australian Navy’s Weapons Program
Last month, Defence Minister Linda Reynolds put out a media release announcing a boost to Australia’s maritime security.…
Read More »The U.S. Navy and USMC Work a Way Ahead with Unmanned Surface Vessels: A Case Study of the MANTAS and DEVIL RAY USV
Years ago, I was the lead Naval Architect/Naval Engineer on the design team for an unmanned…
Read More »Decision Survivability: Finding Ways around the Impossible
What can Star Trek teach the military about survivability? Some might argue quite a lot: defensive…
Read More »Flaws in China’s Strategic Thinking
Recently, an editorial in the Chinese state-run newspaper the Global Times alleged that the almost 80-year-old Five…
Read More »Considering the ADF’s Long-Strike Options Going Forward
The Department of Defence appears to be in the early stages of identifying a ship-launched land-attack…
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