2015-01-02 By Robbin Laird There is probably not a single American with a pulse who has not heard of Pearl Harbor. A day that brought the United States into World War II, and led to the Asian war with the United States as a major participant. When current strategists talk…
2014-12-09 By Paul Bracken, Yale University A turn in attitudes about nuclear weapons is taking place. There is a growing realization that we are entering a multipolar nuclear world. Despite pious U.S. appeals to other countries to give up nuclear arms, this isn't happening. And there's little sign that it…
2014-12-23 By Richard Weitz In its newly published book, Brothers Armed: Military Aspects of the Crisis in Ukraine (East View Press, October 2014; by Vasiliy Kashin, Sergey Denisentsev, et al; edited by Colby Howard and Ruslan Pukhov), the experts at the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST), Moscow’s premier…
2014-12-19 The first RAAF F-35A has arrived at Luke AFB, and opens up the international training side of Luke AFB. Luke AFB is to be the center of excellence for the US and the allies in training to use the F-35A and to shaping integration of the aircraft as well.…
2014-12-18 By Tore Hamming Sunni militancy has evolved rapidly in recent years and we are constantly trying to keep up with our understanding of trends and developments. For more than a decade, al-Qaeda (AQ) has been considered the main bad guy. This perception changed briefly in 2005-2006 during the Iraqi…
2014-12-18 The US Department of Defense officially announced the decision to standup up the initial sustainment centers in the Pacific for the F-35. According to a story by Claudette Roulo, DoD News, Defense Media Activity: WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2014 – Japan and Australia will be sharing maintenance and upgrade duties…
2014-12-18 According to an Airbus Defence and Space press released dated December 18, 2014: Airbus Defence and Space has formally delivered the first Airbus A400M military transport ordered by Germany. [caption id="attachment_73404" align="alignnone" width="300"] The photograph shows the first German A400M during its maiden flight. Credit: Airbus Defence and Space.[/caption]…
2014-12-18 By Gulshan Luthra New Delhi. The Indian Navy is working towards a new fleet of aircraft and helicopters for maritime surveillance, electronic warfare and anti-submarine and anti-ship warfare. [caption id="attachment_72697" align="alignnone" width="300"] Indian Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Robin Dhowan. Credit: India Strategic [/caption] Naval Chief Admiral RK Dhowan…
