August 2023 - E-Newsletter

An Australian artificial intelligence expert believes that autonomous systems now being used in war should be banned from the battlefields in the same way that chemical and biological weapons are.

The 75th anniversary of Truman's military desegregation marks a turbulent past and highlights ongoing discussions on diversity in a divided nation.

Extensive reading about air power enables military air force professionals to improve their strategic thinking, stay up-to-date with technological advancements, learn from history, understand policy and doctrine, enhance their professional development, foster critical thinking, manage risks effectively, and promote better interoperability with allies.

New technology could challenge the current thinking as to whether any nation can gain control of the air—missiles and drones may render such control unattainable.

Changes, and the uncertainty that comes with them, are often unavoidable. However, we can control how we respond to and accept those changes.

German mistakes included brutality, underestimating the Soviets, and poor decisions. Soviet resilience, unity, and geography thwarted German success.

Poland has signed an agreement with Norwegian firm Kongsberg for two naval missile units, including command vehicles and missile launchers.

The scientists, from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, managed to produce an even higher energy yield than last time.

The Shinano, a Japanese carrier built to replace the carriers Japan lost at the Battle of Midway, was sunk by the US submarine Archerfish during the Japanese carrier's sea trials in November 1944.