2014-09-01 The Aussies have come a long way to join in the fight against ISIS. The Australian Prime Minister has made it clear in no uncertain terms how he views ISIS. PM Tony Abbott has referred to the the jihadist group a "death cult" involved in ethnic cleansing. [caption id="attachment_69383"…
2014-08-31 In our special report on Australian defense modernization, we argued that Australia was building a force with reach, range and sustainability. Obviously, air power is the central lynchpin of such a force. [caption id="attachment_69300" align="alignnone" width="300"] Australian humanitarian aid for Iraq being unloaded from a Globemaster C-17A on August…
2014-08-31 Information War is of growing significance in determining the outcomes of conflicts and their global impacts. Because most of what we know is second hand, and the internet and images are proliferating rapidly and manipulated by those who wish to shape a message, fighting in the world of images…
2014-08-30By Kenneth Maxwell It is less than four weeks to go until Scotland's Independence Referendum. It will take place on September 18th. The wide differences in the public opinion polls about voting intentions are sending conflicting messages, especially about the size of the pro-union vote, which is still apparently in…
2014-08-24 We want to thank our partner Risk Intelligence for bringing this video and posting to our attention. Fighter Pilot Films First Person View Of Flight Over Fjords GoPro-ing over Greenland. By Kelsey D. Atherton Posted 08.21.2014 Being a fighter pilot is a lot of work. Maintenance, years of training,…
2014-08-29 The F-35 enterprise involves building new hangars as well as building out a new fleet. In part, it has been a long time since the US actually built out a new fleet of a large number of aircraft; and even longer when it has built a set of new…
2014-08-28 The Royal Australian Air Force or RAAF is in the throes of modernization. It started with the C-17, next moved to the Wedgetail, then to the KC-30A and will see the F-35 become its core air fighter asset. But RAAF modernization is not about air power; it is about…
2014-08-28 Earlier, in our discussion with Major Summa, the executive officer of VFMA-121, the first operational U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) F-35 Squadron, the aviator emphasized the impact commonality was already having. Working with the other service pilots provides an important window on where we want to go with the concepts…
