Technology and Changing Concepts of Operations: Transforming Military Vehicle Architecture

12/21/2024
By Pierre Tran LIMOGES, France - Texelis, a builder of powertrains for armored vehicles, was working on an 18-month feasibility study for an electric hub drive to power hybrid diesel/electric vehicles, said Marin Tollet, marketing and communications director. The feasibility study ran to the end of 2025, he said December…

The Second Pillar of the Italian Approach to Airpower: The Cameri Approach

12/05/2024
The first pillar of the Italian approach to airpower has been a clear commitment to the F-35 as a driver of change in shaping a fifth generation enabled force. The second pillar has been to build a facility to produce their own F-35s along with European allies and to place…

The Third Pillar of the Italian Airpower Enterprise: The International Flight Training School

12/04/2024
By Robbin Laird The Italian Air Force leadership saw early on that the F-35 was more than a next generation aircraft – it was a whole different way to look at airpower in the digital age and enabling multi-domain airpower. They committed to the aircraft and have built a fifth-generation…

The Perspective of Admiral Verissimo on the Coming of the CMV-22B to the Atlantic Naval Air Force

12/03/2024
I had the privilege of visiting Norfolk in the recent past and discussing the coming of the USS Gerald R. Ford with the first commander of Ford and then the commander of Naval Air Force Atlantic, Rear Admiral “Oscar” Meier. Last month, I had the chance to visit Norfolk once…

The Italian Fifth-Generation Airpower Enterprise: An Update from Italian Air Force Chief of Staff Lt. General Luca Goretti

12/02/2024
By Robbin Laird On 11 November 2024, I was in Rome and meeting with the Air Force Chief of Staff. Lt. General Luca Goretti. When I entered the building and walked to his office, the memory of my last visit to that office and with then COS Lt General Preziosa…

Understanding the U.S. Navy’s New Navigation Plan

11/29/2024
By George Galdorisi The U.S. Navy has been forthcoming and transparent in its strategies designed to ensure peace and stability on the global commons working with allies and partners. These strategies have contributed to the security and prosperity of all nations touched by the oceans. Whether manifested in documents such…

General Jérôme Bellanger, the Chief of Staff of the French Air Force Provides an Update: November 2024

11/27/2024
By Pierre Tran Paris - The French Air Force has requested a faster delivery of Rafale jets to replace the Mirage 2000-5 fighters due to be sent to Ukraine, the air chief of staff, General Jérôme Bellanger, told the Association des Journalistes Defense, a press club, on November 20, 2024.…

India Enhances its Nuclear Submarine Capability: Shaping a Way Ahead to Meet the Chinese Challenge

11/26/2024
The Indians are building new nuclear submarines as well as a new base to enhance their maritime capabilities. This is clearly in response to China coming into the Indian backyard and shaping Chinese access to ports in the region and frequent military presence in such ports to expand their influence.…