China just proved it can cripple Western militaries in days.

Inside the Global Struggle Over Rare Earths source: Venetia Rainey, The Telegraph date originally published: 20 October 2025 5:37pm BST Here’s a sobering reality: China could bring Western militaries to its knees — without firing a single shot. The weapon? Rare earth minerals. These hidden elements power everything from fighter jets and submarines to missiles […]

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What is Enterprise Architecture?

Click here to see a full scale model of the EA Concept of Operations (CONOPS) The ultimate outcome of Enterprise Architecture (EA) is to provide both a discipline and a program that delivers a graphical point-in-time blueprint of an organization (which is constructed over time) to to act as the baseline for any transformation, which […]

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ISTAR in Military Operations

ISTAR, which stands for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance, is a crucial process in military operations. It involves integrating the intelligence process with surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance tasks to enhance a commander’s situational awareness and decision-making capabilities to achieve Decision Advantage. ISTAR transforms information from various sensors into actionable knowledge, which can then […]

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Enterprise Architecture: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

The Outcomes of Enterprise Architecture: The ultimate outcome of Enterprise Architecture (EA) is to provide both a discipline and a program that creates a graphical blueprint of an organization (built over time) to enhance management’s ability to achieve increased Decision Advantage. EA provides a “graphical” view of an organization’s strategy, structures, behaviours, relationships, processes, information, […]

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Latest Updates on the Unified Architecture Framework (UAF) and ISO/IEC Standards

Unified Architecture Framework (ISO/IEC 19540-1:2022, ISO/IEC 19540-2:2022) The Unified Architecture Framework (UAF) is a comprehensive framework developed by the Object Management Group (OMG) that provides a standardized approach to modeling and designing complex systems. It offers a set of concepts, viewpoints, and models that enable organizations to effectively capture and communicate their organizational and systems […]

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