US Services at the Paris Air Show 2019

07/16/2019
In these photos, the participation of the US services in the Paris Air Show 2019 are highlighted. [maxgallery id="126084"] In a prologue to the event, Breaking Defense published a look ahead at the air show: Paris Air Show: It’s Hard To Demo What Makes Fighters Like F-35 Deadly  By   ROBBIN…

A South African Input to the Australian Defence Force

03/24/2018
Our partner defenceWeb has highlighted a South African input to the Australian Defence Force, namely, in terms of land munitions capabilities. Rheinmetall will deliver the first qualification lots of 155 mm Assegai ammunition to the Australian Defence Force this year, with further partial deliveries taking place next year. After successful…

Flyover over USS America

03/03/2018
03/03/18: AV-8B Harrier’s with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Aviation Combat Element and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet from nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson’s (CVN 70) perform a fly over above the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), Jan. 20, 2018. [maxgallery id="104127"] The 15th MEU and America Amphibious Ready…

Freefall from the Osprey

02/21/2018
02/21/18: Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, perform jumps out of MV-22 Osprey's at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 18, 2018 as a part of Integrated Training Exercise 2-18. The purpose of ITX is to create a challenging, realistic…