13th March 2018 marked the return of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) E-7A Wedgetail aircraft to the Middle East to continue its service as part of Operation OKRA. Operation OKRA is the Australian Defence Force’s contribution to the international effort to combat the Daesh (also known as ISIL) terrorist…
CMF #5 “Air and Missile Defense” panel discussion at the 2018 Association of the United States Army Global Force Symposium. Leading the panel are Senior Mentor Lt. Gen. Dickinson and CFT Lead Brig. Gen. Mcintire. We have excerpted the presentations by Lt. General Dickinson and BG Mcintire. HUNTSVILLE, AL, UNITED…
The F-35A Heritage Flight Team at Luke Air Force Base teams up with Air Force Heritage flight exhibiting the professional qualities the Air Force develops in the people who fly, maintain and support these aircraft. Here is the 2018 airshow schedule for the US Air Force F-35 Lightning II Heritage…
Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Hartford (SSN 768) and Seawolf-class fast attack submarine, USS Connecticut (SSN 22) Surface Together in the Arctic Circle. ICEX 2018. 03.28.2018 Video by Robert Gensic All Hands Magazine ICEX 2018 from SldInfo.com on Vimeo. In an article by Commander Submarine Forces, Public Affairs published…
At the dinner preceding the Sir Richard Williams Foundation seminar on the transition from fighting the land wars to engaging in high tempo and high intensity operations, Dr. Robbin Laird, the editor of Second Line of Defense was appointed by the board of the Williams Foundation as a Research Fellow.…
According to an article published this month by our partner India Strategic, the Indians have successful tested their high speed cruise missile. BrahMos, the formidable supersonic cruise missile with indigenous seeker was successfully flight tested at 0842 hrs March 22, 2018 at the Pokhran test range in Rajasthan. The supersonic…
Our partner defenceWeb has highlighted a South African input to the Australian Defence Force, namely, in terms of land munitions capabilities. Rheinmetall will deliver the first qualification lots of 155 mm Assegai ammunition to the Australian Defence Force this year, with further partial deliveries taking place next year. After successful…
Footage of an MC-12 Liberty during take off. 02.23.2018 Video by Senior Airman Timothy Kirchner Air Force Content Management Mission
The MC-12W is a medium-to low-altitude, twin-engine turboprop aircraft. Its primary mission is providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support directly to ground forces. The MC-12W is a joint forces air component…
