Slowly but surely uncrewed systems are teaming with high end crewed platforms. A high-low mix is emerging on air, land and sea. ⬇️
Slowly but surely uncrewed systems are teaming with high end crewed platforms. A high-low mix is emerging on air, land and sea. ⬇️ We’ll focus today on the air domain
India has added a long range hypersonic anti ship missile to its arsenal. 1500km range, sovereign capability to hold adversaries at risk. ⬇️
The War Zone has a short read on India’s latest sovereign capability that will shift the combat calculus in the Indo-Pacific – a hypersonic ‘carrier killer’: “India publicly unveiled what
The triangle shaped attack drone has become synonymous with the struggle to control the skies. But it is no longer only in the arsenal of autocrats ⬇️
Russia learned lessons the hard way in its illegal invasion of Ukraine. Terrible tactics, stretched supply lines, wonder weapons failing to live up to the hype. But as history shows,
Many have been quick to relegate certain weapons and equipment to the ranks of the obsolete. But is it time for the mothballs or time to adapt? ⬇️
If you’ve been listening to podcasts about the War in Ukraine, it is impossible to miss the dulcet and slightly accented tones of one Mike Kofman. His War on the
There is a brutal combat calculus on display as long war once again underlines the importance of scale, simplicity and sustainability of effort. ⬇️
It is worth considering how the war in Ukraine has shifted as the Russian war machine has optimised and adapted to reduce and overturn the innovative edge Ukraine gained. We
Ukraine is showing the free world how to innovate and sustain the fight in a long war. Our ‘peacetime procurement’ approach needs to catch up… ⬇️
It isn’t just the level of innovation that Ukraine has achieved to sustain its fierce resistance against Russia’s invasion, it is the way it has leveraged start up culture to
For once AUKUS is not dominating discussion about nuclear powered submarines… ⬇️
This week on the sidelines of APEC news broke that the US President has granted approval for South Korea to build nuclear powered submarines in the United States. Korean prime
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Do we have the equivalent of Anduril’s ‘China 27’ policy? Are we stocking up on the machine tools we need for War? ⬇️
Anduril founder Palmer Luckey was recently on Joe Rogan’s podcast, and in amongst several hours of chat, there were a few golden nuggets from a 33 year old self made
There are no conventional silver bullets. The adaption cycle means what works today may not work tomorrow. Take the Tomahawk missile… ⬇️
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has an interesting article on the dilemma for the United States when it comes to providing Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine. There is no doubt that