2014-09-07 In this exclusive interview conducted by our partner India Strategic with Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, Chief of the Air Staff, Indian Air Force, the COS provides an overview on how he sees the evolution of Indian Air Power in the joint context. By Gulshan Luthra and Air Marshal…
2014-09-06 The rise of the PRC is certainly an important event and process in the 21st century. But it can be forgotten that the PRC has virtually no developed allies, unless one wants to consider Putin capable of such a description. What this means is that the constant set of…
2014-09-05 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake Second Line of Defense was launched at the beginning of the period for deployments of the MV-22. We have been able to track the evolution of the concepts of operations, and of the changes in the USMC associated with the new platform. As…
2014-09-03 By Julien Canin Germany has formally announced that they will support the Kurdish fighters, the Peshmergas, against the terrorist organization of Islamic State (ISIS), by sending weapons and providing training as well. Although the decision was known since the August 20th‘s statement of the German Defense Minister Ursula von…
2014-09-03 by Ed Timperlake and Robbin Laird “We will develop what I would call a spearhead within our Response Force -- a very high-readiness force able to deploy at very short notice,” Secretary General Rasmussen told reporters at the Residence Palace in Brussels, where NATO is headquartered. “This spearhead would…
2014-08-30 By Ian Armstrong, Department of Political Science at Temple University Roughly three weeks from now, the Scottish people will decide for themselves whether they wish to end the 307 year union that has bound them to the United Kingdom. The Union formed in large part due to economic concerns…
2014-09-01 The French have already taken delivery of there first A400Ms and are operating them from the Orleans Air Base in France. The RAF will take delivery this Fall of their first A400M. [caption id="attachment_69333" align="alignnone" width="300"] The first A400M to be delivered this Fall takes off from Seville Spain.…
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"…
