Esteemed Colleagues, It gives me great pleasure to return to Essen this year as Moderator for the 2024 JAPCC Conference. As I am sure you know, NATO celebrated its 75th anniversary in April. Much has [...]

At the 2014 Wales Summit, NATO Allies adopted the Defence Investment Pledge. This pledge declared the importance of defence spending in the modern era, specifically emphasizing the allocation of at least 20% of defence expenditures [...]

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has challenged current capabilities and military planner’s assumptions, highlighting the ever-evolving nature of warfare, where superiority is achieved by staying ‘one step ahead’ of the adversary. Observing the conduct of [...]

Enhancements in connectivity have significantly evolved warfare with regards to the variety of means and their speed in creating effects in the physical, virtual, and cognitive dimensions. Connectivity has always existed in various forms to [...]

As we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of NATO, let us take the time to reflect on the complex, dynamic, multipolar world in which the Alliance finds itself. The ever-evolving security landscape, beset [...]

Between 10 and 12 October 2023, the Joint Air Power Competence Centre (JAPCC) conducted its most prestigious annual event, the Air and Space Power Conference, to enhance deterrence and defence as one of NATO’s core [...]

In October 2022, OpenAI released its novel Artificial Intelligence (AI)–driven chatbot, the famous ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer). Although AI and Machine Learning (ML) are already successfully used for pattern recognition, filtering, and other purposes, [...]

‘One day, mankind will walk in the skies without a plane, go to the planets, and perhaps send us news from the moon.’ Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (Eskişehir Aircraft Regiment in 1936) Space launches drive the [...]

The ongoing conflict between Russia (RUS) and Ukraine (UKR) has presented a unique opportunity for the Alliance to reflect on the experiences of both combatants and extract significant lessons for both the Air and Space [...]

The NATO E-3A, or AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System), had its first operational mission in 1982. This remarkable aircraft has the ability to track and detect airborne threats from hundreds of miles away, while [...]

The trajectory of climate discourse has evolved dramatically over the years, reflecting the growing urgency of the situation. From the initial fears of global cooling in the 1970s to the subsequent shift towards global warming [...]

This article is the second instalment of a three-part series that delves into the realm of Quantum Technology (QT). Specifically, it explores the applications of this cutting-edge field within the military’s Air, Space, and Cyberspace [...]