Gray Eagle is the low-cost, low-risk answer to Army modernization
Gray Eagle STOL and Gray Eagle 25M are the best options for Army aviation as it assesses where to move from its current inflection point.
Giving excess fighter jets to Ukraine now will help ensure its safety in the future – but the NATO nations should have strings attached, write Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake.
By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake
Sweden “has a significant chance for innovation because it can rebuild its defense forces within a wider context and perspective while relying heavily on domestic defense companies that the country has not yet tapped to its full benefit,” writes analyst Robbin Laird.
By Robbin Laird
Being part of the new NATO team of Finland, Sweden and Norway, rather than being the sole Nordic NATO leader in this key region, means changes should come to its defense posture, writes analyst Robbin Laird.
By Robbin Laird
To deal with the logistics challengers of the modern carrier, the Navy should increase its buy of Ospreys, argues analyst Robbin Laird.
By Robbin Laird
“Finland never bought into the idea of East-West peace lasting forever following the collapse of the Soviet Union,” and now seems prescient in its defense investments, writes Robbin Laird.
By Robbin Laird
“The coming of Sweden and Finland will not look like the Eastern expansion, but more akin to the Spanish development, whereby older national traditions are re-defined and new defense approaches shaped,” writes Robbin Laird.
By Robbin Laird
Military innovation and savings: Go commercial
DoD uses FAR Part 12 acquisitions to save hundreds of millions of dollars in “of a type” systems like civil landing systems with applicability to military aircraft.
To avoid an Afghanistan situation of open-ended conflict, the US and its partners need to be thinking about how to end the conflict sooner rather than later, writes Robbin Laird.
By Robbin Laird
The White House needs to be careful about what signals it is sending to Moscow with its rhetoric about Russia, writes Robbin Laird in a new column.
By Robbin Laird
“The US has spent the last three decades siloing nuclear capabilities off into their own box, and hence we are behind the ball on thinking of how to deal with an increasingly desperate foe who sees nuclear weapons not as a final instrument, but as part of the broader orchestra,” writes Robbin Laird.
By Robbin Laird
Thanks to the end of the Cold War, the focus on counter-terrorism in the Middle East, and an emphasis on concerns over China, “we simply do not have deep knowledge of Russia,” writes Robbin Laird.
By Robbin Laird
“The Russian threat to Ukrainian sovereignty is simply not about Ukraine,” writes author Robbin Laird. “It is about the stability of the current European order.”
By Robbin Laird
“I think long-range strike is about trying to keep stability in a crisis situation. And if you’re going to use it as a deterrence,” former Air Marshal Geoff Brown says. “It’s got to be responsive, it’s got to be potent, but you’ve also got to be able to signal that you can use it.”
By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake
As the Biden administration focuses on ways to improve deterrence in the Pacific, reenforcing Australia’s defense against China is a good place to start. Working closely with Australia now can send an important message to Beijing that political intimidation, backed by economic and military threats, is not in its long-term interest. For those not…
By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake
Rear Adm. Jeffrey Jablon, the Submarine Force, US Pacific Fleet (SUBPAC) commander, talks with author Robbin Laird about his view of pacific deterrence.
By Robbin Laird