2014-09-22 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake As the crises in Europe and the Middle East heat up, the debate quickly turns on which path is crucial to deal with evolving threats: boots on the ground or airpower with no boots on the ground. [caption id="attachment_69804" align="alignnone" width="300"] The B-2…
2014-09-16 The arrival of the USS America in San Diego marks the completion of a two-month transit around South America from Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss. America is the first ship of its class, replacing the Tarawa-class of amphibious assault ships. As the next generation "big-deck" amphibious assault ship, America…
2014-09-08 In a recent Air and Space Power Journal, William Bell has argued that the adversary missile developments have become a revolution in military affairs in their own right. Certainly the last four years of US military service war games have shown strong indications that missiles not only have evolved…
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…
2014-09-01 By Commodore (Retd) Ranjit B Rai Mumbai. A nation’s economic and military strength is critical for its peoples’ well being and security. President Roosevelt articulated, “A Strong Navy is the Best Insurance for Peace”. A Navy is also an extension of the nation’s diplomatic corps, as it enjoys the…
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,…
2014-08-28 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…
2014-08-28 According to a press release today from Airbus Defence and Space: The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter has performed successfully air-to-air refueling tests with a F/A-18 Hornet fighter. The tanker test campaign was developed in five flights in which the A400M performed 33 dry contacts and dispensed 18.6 tons…
