2016-10-25 Recently, the Australian KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker fleet has now been flown more than 20,000 flying hours. The milestone was reached on a mission from Yokota Air Base in Japan to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia on October 19, 2016. According to the Australian Ministry of Defence: Wing Commander Rob Williams,…
2016-10-12 By Robbin Laird During my last visit to Australia, I met with the 86th Wing Commander, who is in charged of the Royal Australian Air Force’s C-17 and KC-30A fleet. We discussed the evolution of the dyad in support of the operations of the Australian Defence Force, and the…
2016-10-08 By Robbin Laird The US Navy has clearly articulated a way ahead for US and allied forces, namely to shape integrated capabilities for the distribute force able to deliver effects throughout a kill web. The CNO has shaped a concept of the kill webs to describe the approach towards…
2016-10-17 By Danny Lam North Korea’s latest nuclear test (Sept. 9, 2016) and their growing thermonuclear and ICBM capable of reaching North America as early as 2020 materially altered many assumptions behind Canadian defense policy. Emerging threats like ICBMs and strategic cruise missiles tipped with credible thermonuclear warheads will become major threats to Canada by the time Canadian…
2016-10-13 By Todd Miller The Department of Defense (DoD) is ambitiously building a Cyber Security force to fulfill its Cyber Strategy. It is a high priority given the network dependence of our defense and national infrastructure and the growth and severity of cyber attacks. “Hunter,” an intelligence analyst with the…
2016-10-09 By Robbin Laird Recently, the Australian Ministry of Defence signed a contract with DCNS for the construction of their new class of submarines. In a statement issued on October 3, 2016 by the Australian Ministry of Defence, the contract was announced. The Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne…
2016-10-12 Currently,the Unmanned Warrior exercise is being hosted by the Royal Navy and conducted in Wales and Scotland with coalition partners. The exercise is focused upon robotic vehicles and their potential contributions in the battlespace. According to the Royal Navy, Unmanned Warrior is a multinational event involving 40 research and development…
2016-10-14 After months of anticipation, the US's largest and most technologically sophisticated destroyer, the USS Zumwalt, is finally set to be officially commissioned into the US Navy. As the stealthy Zumwalt was headed to its commissioning ceremony in Baltimore with a crew of 147 officers and sailors, who were praised…
