The Reagan National Defense Forum (RNDF) is one of the most important national security dialogues of the year. “Everyone who is anyone” in the national security space is either an invited speaker or an in-person attendee. Given Coronado’s long association with the U.S. military, as well as today’s substantial military presence and number of residents […]
George Galdorisi
George Galdorisi is a career naval aviator and national security professional. His 30-year career as a naval aviator culminated in 14 years of consecutive service as executive officer,
commanding officer, commodore, and chief of staff. He is a 40-year Coronado resident and
enjoys writing, especially speculative fiction about the future of warfare. He is the author of 16 books, including four consecutive New York Times best sellers.
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Op-Ed: International efforts accelerate the development of uncrewed maritime systems
During the first two decades of the 21st century, due to the exigencies of land wars in the Middle East and elsewhere, uncrewed aerial systems and uncrewed ground systems saw an explosive growth in their development and use. Today, in an era of great power competition, uncrewed maritime systems have begun to take center stage […]
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Op-Ed: Military-Industry Conference highlights the importance of Uncrewed Vessels
For the U.S. Navy, unmanned systems – especially uncrewed maritime systems – offer the promise of providing the U.S. military with an asymmetric advantage over potential adversaries.
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Op-Ed: Has the war in Ukraine changed everything?
We have now passed the 18-month point of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While it will take years to unpack all of the lessons learned from this conflict, some things have already become clear. Topping that list is the use of uncrewed systems in this conflict. The media has been all but saturated with stories regarding […]
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Op-Ed: The promise and perils of Artificial Intelligence
The 30-year naval aviator who had 14 years of consecutive service as executive officer, commanding officer, commodore, and chief of staff provides his insight on AI.
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Op-Ed: The Navy accelerates its innovation journey
Whether it was the transition from sail to steam, or the advent of steel warships to replace wooden ones, or the change from the battleship to the aircraft carrier to the centerpiece of the Navy fleet, these changes helped the U.S. Navy dominate at sea.
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Op-Ed: How will future wars evolve and be fought?
Fortunately, there is a new, cutting-edge, practice that the U.S. military is leveraging to ensure that we are more-ready for future conflicts than our adversaries. It is called “Useful Fiction” or FICINT (Fictional Intelligence).