2018-01-01 By Richard Weitz The Trump administration’s National Security Strategy (NSS) has likely had a more impact than most previous versions of this document. Foreign observers are probably reading the text closely, especially the sections referencing their own country. The strategy has four primary pillars: (1) protecting the homeland by…
2018-01-06 The Sea Ceptor is a sea-based supersonic missile defence system developed by MBDA for the UK’s Royal Navy. The Sea Ceptor is based on MBDA’s common anti-air modular missile (CAMM). CAMM is being developed in three versions – CAMM (M) for maritime, CAMM (L) for land and CAMM (A)…
2018-01-01 By Stephen Blank In a previous article this author laid out the dimensions and capabilities in Russia’s expanding network of air and naval bases in and around the Middle East. Recently, Moscow took another significant step towards the consolidation and extension of its naval capabilities in the Mediterranean. Moscow…
2018-01-09 By Gulshan Luthra New Delhi. The Indian Navy is considering the latest technologies for its future aircraft carriers, and has sought “a go-ahead” from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for a design feasibility study to look at “the latest advances in this field.” Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil…
2017-12-30 By Robbin Laird My wife is French and I have spent a good deal of my professional life dealing with European security and defense issues. I have lived through several phases almost ages of European-American relations and have travelled widely in Europe, and the Soviet Union over the past…
2017-12-28 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake The shift from engaging in the land wars and the con-ops associated with those land wars to preparing for higher tempo and higher intensity operations are key to the transformation of U.S. and allied forces. The challenge facing the liberal democracies was well put…
2018-01-06 The Spanish Air Force has received its second A400M as well as having recently refueled six Spanish Air Force F-18 fighters in a single mission as part of certification flight. According to a Spanish Air Force article published on December 29, 2017, the Spanish Air Force has taken delivery…
2018-01-06 According to an article published by the French Air Force on January 4, 2018, a FAF AWACS was deployed from December 9-15 2017 in support of operations in French Guiana, which is located on the northeast coast of South America. The mission was in support of providing a protective…
