Author: Michael

This exclusive Cogs of War interview is with Eric Chewning, the executive vice president of maritime systems and corporate strategy at HII. As HII is America’s largest and one of its oldest military shipbuilders, we asked him to share his thoughts on maritime startups, reindustrialization policy, and more.Shipbuilding has been slow to adopt AI and other automated tools in comparison to other manufacturing industries.

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Beneath the surface of Polish-German alignment within NATO lies an unresolved problem with growing strategic weight: Almost 70 percent of the Polish public believes that Germany has not made amends for the destruction it wrought on Poland during World War II. As a U.S.-Chinese great power rivalry intensifies, American engagement in Europe becomes less assured, and Berlin aspires to lead on European security, this unfinished ledger is no longer a purely historical or legal matter. It increasingly conditions how German leadership is perceived in Warsaw and across the region.

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The Royal Netherlands Air Force has launched its first-ever fighter exercise from Japan’s Misawa Air Base, and on March 23 deployed F-35A fifth generation fighters from the facility to train with U.S. and Japanese forces air units, including the two countries’ own F-35s. Plans for the Netherlands’ first F-35 deployments to the Western Pacific region were first announced in December 2025, with the country’s ambassador to Japan, Gilles Beschoor Plug, elaborating on the rationales for an expanded presence.

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L Todd Wood and Commander Salamander delve into the possibilities of a Naval engagement on Kharg Island.
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