Key Developments
The M-346 at Farnborough 2026: The Block 20 Story Continues
When I wrote Training for the High-End Fight, I gave Leonardo’s Block 20 program for the…
Read More »The Hybrid Fleet Concept: Taking a Hard Look at the Way Ahead
I read the critique of the UK’s Hybrid Navy concept when it was published, and I…
Read More »Land Power in the Littoral Age: Rethinking the Australian Army’s Strategic Purpose
A recent essay published on The Cove, the Australian Army’s professional development platform, poses a question…
Read More »The Hybrid Navy Gamble: Why Britain’s Drone-Heavy Fleet Plan Is Drawing Fire
When the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence unveiled its Defence Investment Plan (DIP) on 30 June…
Read More »Guam’s Missing Link: Why the Logistics Gap Undercuts the Webs of Security, Deterrence, and Kill
Guam’s transformation from a fixed forward base into a resilient network node rests on three interlocking…
Read More »The First Amendment Worked. Did the Acquisition System?
There is a very direct and profound leadership lesson taught at the United States Naval Academy:…
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Book Review
07/26/2026
John Blaxland's The Australian Army from Whitlam to Howard (Cambridge University Press, 2014) is, on its surface, a work of institutional history. It covers 35 years from Gough Whitlam's election in 1972 to John Howard's defeat in 2007 and catalogues...
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