2017-10-31 The F-22s have somehow gone from being “Cold War relics” to cutting edge multi-mission deterrent capabilities. From the beginning, the F-22 held the promise it has clearly demonstrated now globally, from Syria to the Pacific, namely being able to operate in a redefinition of what an air dominance fighter is…
2017-10-29 Norway, like Denmark and the UK, is looking forward to the coming and integrative impact of the F-35 on its national and regional defense capabilities. As Major General Tonje Skinnarland. the Norwegian Chief of Staff, put it in an interview earlier this year: “It is not just about adding…
2017-11-02 By Danny Lam President Trump’s begins a 2 day Visit to PRC on November 8 will be his first occasion to meet President Xi since his anointment as a “core leader” by the CCP. Notwithstanding that this status has been conferred to Mao, Deng, and Jiang before, western “China…
2017-10-20 By Robbin Laird The Nordics are responding to what they see as a new situation in their region. The Arctic opening expands the range significantly of the challenge in what might be called the Nordic Security Zone (NSZNS) and the use of military power in Europe and beyond by…
10/25/2017: U.S. Marines with Battery R, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division launch a rocket from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) off the USS Anchorage (LPD-23) during Exercise Dawn Blitz, Oct. 22, 2017. Dawn Blitz 17 allows the amphibious force to integrate the F-35B Lightning II and…
2017-10-19 By Robbin Laird The USAF has seen more than a decade in which a primary function has been to support ground operations. The USAF has served as Fed Ex, a flying gas station, a strike and ISR server in the sky for various types of ground operations. The end…
10/31/2017: The RAAF’s No. 35 Squadron has achieved a significant milestone this month, having deployed a C-27J Spartan Battlefield Air Lifter to participate in a major international exercise for the first time since the aircraft was brought into service by the Australian Defence Force. The Spartan is in New Zealand…
2017-10-17 By Robbin Laird The Indian Air Force is about to launch competition to add new fighter aircraft. This would be in addition, to the acquisition of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft, already in place. The Indian Chief of Staff of the Air Force has indicated that the IAF will buy…
