It is logical that the USMC which is focused on enhanced capability to perform distributed operations but to do so in an integratable approach are keenly interested in both digital interoperability across the force and the ability to command that force with agile C2. One of the elements in that…
The JGSDF conducted Northern Viper, a field training exercise with U.S. Marine Corps in Hokkaido from January 22nd to February 8th. The participating forces include 4th Infantry Regiment, 5th Field Artillery Unit, 1st Antitank Helicopter Unit from the JGSDF, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Aircraft Group 36 from U.S. Marine Corps.…
According to a story published on the UK Ministry of Defence website on February 25, 2020, UK participation in Cold Response 2020 is one of the largest UK engagements in this year's exercise regime. A Naval task group made up of four Royal Navy vessels; HMS Albion, HMS Sutherland, HMS…
Four warships left Sydney today to begin the sea phase of the Royal Australian Navy’s first major exercise for the year, Fleet Certification Period 2020 (FCP20). From 17 February to 6 March, HMA Ships Hobart, Stuart, Arunta and Sirius will war game in the vicinity of Bass Strait with five other Australian ships and submarines. The…
By Robbin Laird At the heart of the Franco-German launched Future Combat System is the combat cloud. As Pierre Tran highlighted in his recent article on Thales: Thales welcomed the French and German launch of a technology demonstrator for a Future Combat Air System, with the electronics company winning a…
By Robbin Laird The strategic shift from the land wars of the past two decades to preparing for the high-end fight is having a significant effect on the dynamics of change affecting the very nature of the C2 and ISR needed for operations in the contested battlespace. An ability to…
By Robbin Laird The US Navy over the next decade will reshape its carrier air wing (CVW) with the introduction of a number of new platforms. If one simply lists the initial operating capabilities of each of these new platforms, and looked at their introduction sequentially, the "air wing of…
By Robbin Laird Last Friday, the US Navy and the Bell-Boeing team hosted an event in which the CMV-22B was rolled out. The ceremonial delivery was held on February 7, 2020, but the week before the first aircraft had landed at Pax River for its final round of testing before…
