An Embattled Frontier
Guest post by Rick Schwertfeger Captain, Frontier Partisans Southern Command, Austin, Texas. Part 2 of 3 As the years of the late 16th century period...
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J.R.R. Tolkien’s Experiences During the Battle of the Somme Influenced ‘The Lord of the Rings’
J.R.R. Tolkien is renowned for crafting the legendary high-fantasy tales of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Before earning fame as an author,...
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Shaping C2 for the ADF and Coalition Forces: The Perspective of Air Vice Marshal Mike Kitcher
When I was in Australia in September of last year, I had a chance to talk to the then Deputy Chief Joint Operations (DCJOPS), Air Vice-Marshal Mike...
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Erzherzog Ferdinand Max class (1863)
Austrian Navy, 1862-1883: SMS Erzherzog Ferdinand Max, Habsburg The Erzherzog Ferdinand Max and Habsburg were built for the Austrian Navy in the...
Read MoreRPAs, Autonomous Systems and How to Strengthen the ADF in the Next 3-5 Years
The Australian government is shifting resources from the Air Force and the Army and from the surface fleet to pay for a new fleet of eight SSNs with...
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Ajax to Make Public Running Debut At TANKFEST 2024
The Tank Museum has announced the Ajax will be making its public running debut at TANKFEST 2024. Developed by General Dynamics UK for the British...
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80 Years After It Crashed, Renewed Search to Begin for Richard Bong’s Missing ‘Marge’
Eight decades after it crashed in the Pacific Theater, a renewed search is scheduled to get underway for Richard bong’s Lockheed P-38 Lightning...
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US Air Forces Orders New $13 Billion ‘Doomsday Plane’
The US Air Force has given Sierra Nevada a $13 billion contract to develop a new “Doomsday plane” – essentially, a successor to the...
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The Tiguex War
Guest Post by Rick Schwertfeger, Captain, Frontier Partisans Southern Command, Austin, Texas Part 1 of 3 Cornado Sets Out To The North. Art by...
Read MoreVirginia Class cruisers (1974)
USS Virginia, Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas (1971) These four ships planned at first as fleet escorts (frigates) like the previous California class,...
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