By Robbin Laird The news this past few days has been filled with discussions, arguments, “fake news,” and other desiderata about the Australian decision to enter the nuclear attack club. But what can be missed is that the Australians have been driving innovations in the United States and the United…
By Lieutenant Gordon Carr-Gregg More than 2000 troops from the Australian Defence Force and Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) have completed a high-end live-fire warfighting exercise at Bradshaw Field Training Area in the Northern Territory. Commander 1st Brigade Brigadier Ash Collingburn said Exercise Koolendong confirmed the ability of United States and…
By Flying Officer Bronwyn Marchant The Royal Australian Air Force has successfully completed Exercise Red Flag Alaska 21-3, a two-week bilateral training exercise with the United States Air Force. The exercise, held from August 12 - 27, was an advanced large force employment activity aimed to optimise the integration of…
By Petty Office Lee-anne Cooper M777A2 Howitzers were brought into action ready to fire. Tiger helicopters established battle positions ready to engage targets. But the Shadow 200 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and their targeting lasers were the stars of the show on exercise Dragon Sprint. The exercise was held at…
According to the Australian Department of Defence: "Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021 (TS21) is the largest bilateral training activity between Australia and the United States, commencing on July 14 2021. "Held every two years, TS21 aims to test Australian interoperability with the United States and other participating forces in complex warfighting…
By Jack Rowley At the highest levels of U.S. intelligence and military policy documents, there is universal agreement that the United States remains at war, even after the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have wound down. As the cost of capital platforms—especially ships and aircraft—continues to rise, the Department of…
By India Strategic New Delhi. The Indian Air Force formally inducted the omni-role Rafale combat jet, widely described as a “game changer”, into No. 101 Squadron at Air Force Station Hasimara in Eastern Air Command (EAC) on July 28. This is the second squadron to induct the jets. Air Chief…
By Robbin Laird During my visit to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing in July 2021, I had a chance to talk with MAG-31, notably the VMFA-115 Operations Officer, about their squadron’s time in Finland training with the Finnish Air Force last month. Because I was in MCAS Cherry Point, and not…
