2015-06-20 By Scott C. Truver When naval mine warfare is discussed, the focus usually is on the technologies, systems, platforms and people needed to counter our adversaries’ use of naval mines.[1] Indeed, when Commander Peter Bergen Henegouwen, HNLN, Commander, Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1, outlined for Second Line of…
2015-06-19 F-35′s from the 56th Fighter Wing are seen with two KC-135′s for an aerial refueling mission over Arizona. Credit Video: 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs 6/5/15 And the perspective from MCAS Beaufort: Fueling a fighter jet mid-mission isn’t as easy as exiting a highway to top off your tank. It’s really…
2015-06-19 Our partner, Rivista Italiana Difesa, recently provided an update on the F-35s for Italy. [caption id="attachment_75658" align="alignnone" width="300"] The first Italian F-35 leaves the factory at Cameri in March 2015. [/caption] At the Le Bourget Air Show, RID had the opportunity to obtain some exclusive information. Lockheed Martin is…
2015-06-13 The first new CN-235 has arrived at la Réunion. According to the French Air Force (FAF), the second CN-235 will arrive next month, and the start of the replacement process for the Transalls in the region will begin. “The CN-235 300 will replace the Transall C-160 in the southern…
2015-06-17 The DCI Group is a French-based training and services organization which supports the French military and global partners worldwide. Their focus on training is highlighted in their interview of Murielle Delaporte, co-founder of Second Line of Defense and editor of OPERATIONNELS, a French defense magazine which focuses on operations,…
2015-06-18 According to a story in The Daily Mail, Russian air activity around the Baltic area has been stepped up. RAF Typhoons which are part of NATO's Baltic air patrol mission intercepted the aircraft. British warplanes scrambled to intercept nine Russian aircraft within hours after they flew menacingly close to…
2015-06-14By Murielle Delaporte After graduating from the Naval Academy in 1986, Commander Peter A.J. Bergen Henegouwen served for six years mainly on minesweepers and minehunters. This included a deployment for clearing sea mines in the Persian Gulf in 1991 as executive officer on HNLMS Haarlem. In 1996 Commander Bergen Henegouwen…
2015-06-17 By Richard Weitz President Vladimir Putin’s boasting today that Russia will deploy 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles this year is another reminder of why it would be dangerous to de-alert more of the US nuclear force. It is not because the Russian nuclear arsenal is poised to pounce on…
