2018-01-23 by Edward Timperlake A recent piece by Yissachar Ruas published in Aviation Photography Digest on January 16, 2018 highlighted the coming of the F-35 to the Israeli Air Force. Following a series of rigorous inspections, the Israeli Air Force’s “Golden Eagle” Squadron which flies the F-35A “Adir” Lightning 2…
2018-01-25 By Danny Lam Militarily defeating a nuclear armed North Korea with minimal risks, low allied and DPRK casualties is possible. But that leads to the question of what sort of a post war Korea would emerge and how the peace can be won. Winning the peace is a distinctly…
2018-01-21 The new President of France visited the UK on January 18, 2018 to discuss a range of issues with the Prime Minister of Britain. One of these issues was defense cooperation. According to an article published on the UK Ministry of Defence website, the two leaders agreed to a range…
2018-01-21 RAF Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoon aircraft scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth to monitor two Russian planes approaching UK airspace on January 15, 2018. According to an article on the Ministry of Defence website: The Russian Blackjack Tupolev Tu-160 long-range bombers were not talking to air traffic control, making them a…
2018-01-19 By Robbin Laird When have you read a positive review of our combat experience in Afghanistan from the Pentagon’s Inspector General? Not a common experience for sure, but very recently, the IG underscored a significant advance in how the battle in Afghanistan is going forward. “Less than two years…
2018-01-20 by Robbin Laird In March, I will be back in Australia and will be writing the latest report for The Williams Foundation, with this year's seminar year starting with a look at the key challenge of shifting from the land wars to higher tempo and higher intensity operations. I…
1/23/18:Two PMV-L Hawkei vehicles have arrived in the Middle East Region to conduct operational test and evaluation trials in Iraq. Soldiers from Task Group Taji 6 will utilise these vehicles throughout the trial period which will assess the sustainability of the vehicles. The vehicles were transported from Australia’s main operating…
2018-01-19 The Trump Administration released today the new national defense strategy and as our colleague Colin Clark, Editor of Breaking Defense, noted, it is a significant change from that of the Obama Administration. “The Trump Administration’s first National Defense Strategy is a vigorously and well written document that marks a major…
