SLD Special Reports

Maritime Autonomous Systems in a Combined Operation with Manned Aircraft

03/03/2024 Maritime autonomous systems can be used a variety of ways to support the combat force. My book to be published this month, The Coming of Maritime Autonomous Systems: Empowering and Enhancing the Kill Web Force discusses how they can complement, supplement or supplant a manned force in specific combat situations. This report looks at one… Download PDF Now »
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EABOs, the U.S. Navy and Reshaping Combat Clusters for Insertion of Effective Force

03/04/2024 The Marines are building new capabilities for force insertion which complement more traditional ways of operating. How do you insert force in various locations to hit the enemy where he… Read more »

The United Kingdom Frames a New Uncrewed Systems Strategy

03/03/2024 Recently, the UK Ministry of Defence announced its new strategy to accelerate the development of uncrewed systems for its armed forces and to generate products for export as well. In… Read more »

The Launch Point: Why a Combined Arms Operation with Maritime Autonomous Systems?

02/29/2024 By Robbin Laird In my last article, I highlighted a third way one can discuss autonomous systems working with manned air systems. This third way would focus upon crafting combat… Read more »

Autonomous Systems and Manned Platforms: From Teaming to Combined Ops

02/26/2024 By Robbin Laird Generally, when autonomous systems are discussed in relation to manned systems, the focus is upon teaming. Images of the Australian Loyal Wingman come to mind whereby the… Read more »

Crafting and Shaping the Nacelle Improvement Program for the Osprey: The Role of Industry

02/22/2024 By Robbin Laird Improving sustainment has been an ongoing major effort throughout the evolution of the tiltrotor enterprise. The Nacelle Improvement program (NI) is a major milestone in this effort.… Read more »

An Update on European Drones: February 2024

02/16/2024 By Pierre Tran Paris – Airbus is taking more time to decide on the early stage of design for a European medium-altitude, long-endurance drone, with the industrial partners looking for… Read more »
In Briefs

Steadfast Defender 24 Exercise

03/18/2024 By land, by sea and by air, NATO Allies have deployed to take part in exercise Steadfast Defender involving 90,000 personnel from 31 Allies and partner nation Sweden. 02.23.2024 Courtesy… Read more »

Robotics on the Battlefield

03/17/2024 TORVICE trial run on the battlefield to identify and resolve vulnerabilities that affect autonomous systems. TORVICE stands for Trusted Operation of Robotic Vehicles in a Contested Environment, and is part… Read more »

Capstone 4

03/15/2024 Project Convergence – Capstone 4 is a Joint and Multinational force experiment taking place at Camp Pendleton, California and the National Training Center throughout the months of February and March… Read more »

2024 Cobra Gold Port Operations

03/13/2024 Control Team conduct port operations in support of Cobra Gold 2024 in Sattahip, Thailand. This is the first time a reserve ESC has led the port operations side of the… Read more »

Red Flag Nellis 24-1

03/11/2024 The 510th Fighter and Fighter Generation Squadrons participated in Red Flag 24-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan 15-26, 2024. Red Flag Nellis provided realistic training that imitates the… Read more »

Working New C-17 Combat Offload Method

03/08/2024 U.S. Airmen test Method C combat offload at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 23, 2024. The new combat offload Method C would allow C-17 Globemaster IIIs to deliver cargo… Read more »

USS Abraham Lincoln: Aircraft Maintenance

03/06/2024 Sailors conduct aircraft maintenance in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet… Read more »
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Military Free Fall Jump

03/09/2024 A first person view of a Green Beret performing a joint military free fall jump with Greek special operations forces. This jump strengthened the partnership between 10th SFG(A) and Greek… Read more »
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