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An Update on Arquus: February 2020

02/26/2020By Pierre Tran Paris - Arquus, a builder of light and medium armored vehicles, expects to increase 2020 sales by 10 percent, down from a 38 percent rise in 2019, said chairman and chief executive Emmanuel Levacher. That “ballistic” trajectory of a forecast dip in sales offers an “opportunity to stabilize activities,” after a sales increase of 72.5 percent over… Read more »

An Update on the Nigerian Air Force: Anticipated Arrival of JF-17 Fighter Jets

02/25/2020By defenceWeb The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will take delivery of its JF-17 Thunder fighter jets in November this year, and A-29 Super Tucano turboprops in 2022, according to the Chief of Air Staff. Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, speaking during the graduation of 2 079 new recruits on 15 February announced the new additions. He said over the last four… Read more »

Indian Air Force to Procure 83 Tejas Jets for ₹39,000cr

02/24/2020By Jimmy Bhatia New Delhi: After hard-nosed price negotiations spreading into better parts of two years, HAL has finally agreed to supply Indian Air Force (IAF) with 83 Tejas LCA Mk IA at a cost of Rs 39,000 crore ($5.6 billion approximately). Earlier, HAL had demanded a staggering Rs 56, 500 crore ($8.1 billion) as the overall cost for the… Read more »

Development, Training and Learning: Shaping the Skill Sets for the 21st Century Fight

02/23/2020By Robbin Laird The strategic shift from the land wars of the past two decades to preparing for the high-end fight is having a significant effect on the dynamics of change affecting the very nature of the C2 and ISR needed for operations in the contested battlespace. An ability to prevail in full spectrum crisis management is highlighting the shift… Read more »

Naval Group Reports on Its Annual Earnings: Hervé Guillou’s Last Appearance at the Annual Event

02/22/2020By Pierre Tran Paris NG reported a six percent rise in 2019 net attributable profit to €188 million ($204 million) from a year ago, on sales of €3.7 billion, up three percent. Operating profit rose six percent to €282 million, with an operating profit margin of 7.6 percent of sales, up 0.2 percentage points. The company won orders worth €5.3… Read more »

From the Integrated to the Integratable Air Wing: The Transformation of Naval Aviation

02/19/2020By Robbin Laird The US Navy over the next decade will reshape its carrier air wing (CVW) with the introduction of a number of new platforms. If one simply lists the initial operating capabilities of each of these new platforms, and looked at their introduction sequentially, the "air wing of the future" would be viewed in additive terms – what… Read more »

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The 21st Century Fighting Navy: Shaping a Way Ahead

02/12/2020This Special Report focuses on how the US Navy is reshaping its capabilities for the 21st century fight and the key role which Naval Aviation is playing in this transformation. Download PDF Now »

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Huawei and 5G in Brazil

02/18/2020By Kenneth Maxwell Welcome to what the Russian Government owned international news network “Sputnik” is calling the “New Technological Cold War. “ In November last year Huawei launched an Artificial… Read more »

Australia’s Medicine Supply: A Case Study in Security and Resilience?

02/16/2020The Institute for Integrated Economic Research – Australia has just released a report looking at Australia’s medical supply chain. The report notes that “Australia imports over 90% of medicines and… Read more »

Deterrence in Depth: From Japan to Amarillo, the Case of the Osprey

02/14/2020We have highlighted in our work both on Pacific and European defense, the importance of shaping a deterrence in depth strategy to deal with the 21st century authoritarian powers. Such… Read more »

12 Years and Counting: Still No Operational New Tanker for the USAF

02/11/2020In a story published on February 29, 2008. the award of the new tanker contract to Northrop Grumman was highlighted by a USAF article. WASHINGTON (AFPN) — Secretary of the Air… Read more »

CMV-22B is on Its Way: Visiting Amarillo

02/10/2020By Robbin Laird Last Friday, the US Navy and the Bell-Boeing team hosted an event in which the CMV-22B was rolled out. The ceremonial delivery was held on February 7,… Read more »

French Minister Sees German Approval Soon for Fighter Jet Project

02/09/2020By Pierre Tran Paris French armed forces minister Florence Parly recently highlighted the decisive role of the German Bundestag parliament in launching a Franco-German project for a technology demonstrator for… Read more »

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NATO Air Policing

02/26/2020Media got to see what it’s like to be intercepted by Allied fighters on 14 January 2020 during a NATO Air Policing tour of Europe, over various Allied and partner… Read more »

Looking Back at the 2010s: From a USMC Perspective

02/26/2020A look at some of the events that defined in the Marine Corps in the 2010s. 01.01.2020 Video by Lance Cpl. Audrey Schmitt Alves Communication Directorate Read more »

USS Eisenhower Back in Business

02/24/2020The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) is ready and open for business. 2.31.2019 Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Gian Prabhudas and Seaman Apprentice Brianna Thompson USS… Read more »

78th Anniversary of Cherry Point

02/22/2020Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point has been a crucial part of the Marine Corps since 1942. To this day it is the largest Marine Corps air station in the… Read more »

Urban Trap Mission

02/21/2020U.S. Marines with 2nd Radio Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, conduct a simulated Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel in an urban environment on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina,… Read more »

“Cyber Successes: Highlights of 2019 and Look Ahead to 2020”

02/19/2020Foreign Press Center Briefing on “Cyber Successes: Highlights of 2019 and Look Ahead to 2020”. 01.10.2020 U.S. Department of State Read more »

Air Mobility Guardian 2019

02/17/2020Exercise Mobility Guardian is Air Mobility Command’s flagship exercise for large-scale Rapid Global Mobility operations. As AMC’s largest enterprise-wide training event, the biennial, service-level exercise constitutes the command’s most deliberate… Read more »

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The Singapore Airshow: VMFA-121 Takes Part

02/22/2020U.S. service members take part in the static displays and aerial demonstrations during Singapore Airshow 2020 at Changi Exhibition Center, Republic of Singapore, Feb. 15, 2020. CHANGI AIR BASE (EAST),… Read more »