2017-08-29 According to an article written by Yoav Zitun and published on Ynet News on August 27, 2017, Israel has purchased an additional 17 F-35s, bringing the total now to 50 fifth generation fighters for the IDF. According to the contract, the planes' delivery will be completed by December 2024. "This…
2017-08-29 According to a story published on August 24, 2017 in Air-Force Technology, BAE Systems Australia is being contracted to manage F-35 Asia-Pacific regional warehouse. BAE Systems Australia has secured a A$300m contract to manage the Asia-Pacific regional warehouse of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter (JSF) programme. Under the…
2017-08-23 By Robbin Laird I have been writing for some time about the strategic shift or one could call revolution to building software upgradeable systems. The new multi-mission platforms on sea or in the air such as the Australian ANZAC Class frigates or the Wedgetail are simply different from legacy…
2017-08-25 By Robbin Laird Last year I had a chance to talk with the Commander of the Surveillance Response Group Air Commodore Craig Heap about the way ahead for this unique and key part of the RAAF. In our discussion, he argued that the aperture needed to be opened on…
2017-08-24 By Richard Weitz Although Sino-U.S. military ties have showed surprising residence in the phase of numerous China-U.S. security differences, they lag considerably behind Beijing’s defense relations with Moscow. During the last week of July, the Chinese and Russian navies conducted a week of joint drills in the Baltic Sea,…
2017-08-22 By Danny Lam Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returned from Munich believing that he settled the Czechoslovakian problem, “Peace for our time”. Chamberlain earnestly believed that Hitler was like any other European statesman who is core concern is the survival of the Nazi German regime, and the rapid pace of…
2017-08-25 By Robbin Laird There seems to be a growing and vast literature on Brexit: pro and con, and increasingly framing the negotiations and the way ahead. And this could prove to be longer than many people believe. Article 50, the exit clause, in the European treaty, allows for continued…
2017-08-21 By Robbin Laird During the current visit to Australia, I had a chance to talk with the newly appointed Air Commander Australia, Air Vice-Marshal Zed Roberton. I have had the chance to talk with him before so this meeting was more in the mode of continuing the conversation and…
