2017-03-18 The Australian KC-30A was joined with the RAF's A400M during its global reach into the Pacific during the Avalon Air Show in Australia. The Aussie tanker represents the most mature advanced tanker in the world, while the A400M flown by the RAF has become a solid member of the…
2017-03-18 By David Jimenez When I was working in the semiconductor industry in 1984, the U.S. labor force was approximately 250,000 direct employees. In 2017, the labor force is roughly the same size. Yet, we know that the volume of silicon wafers consumed, the base material used in almost all computer…
03/15/2017: Exercise OCEAN EXPLORER 17 (OE17) is a major Fleet training activity led by the Royal Australian Navy, Exercise Ocean Explorer and jointly-enabled by the Royal Australian Air Force and other nations’ forces. The maritime exercise is one of the largest iterations of the exercise held in the West Australian Exercise…
2017-03-09 BAE Systems is building a new class of Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Royal Navy. The offshore patrol vessel is intended to carry out a range of economic exclusion zone management tasks such as maritime security, border control, routine patrols, anti-smuggling, counter-terrorism, counter-piracy, and fishery protection, as well as effective…
03/06/2017: The Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon. Marise Payne and her Fijian counterpart, Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola inspect some Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles Australia is selling to Fiji at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Credit:Australian Ministry of Defense:3/6/17 According to the head of Thales Australia in an interview we conducted in 2014: The…
2017-02-25 The Storm Shadow has been a very effective weapon in the arsenal of the UK and French air forces. It is now about to receive a mid-life upgrade with joint investments from France and the UK in the MBDA program. According to the UK Ministry of Defence: The shared deal…
01/12/2017: Prime Minister of Australia, the Honorable Malcolm Turnbull, and the French Minister of Defence, Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, visited Keswick Barracks in Adelaide on 20 December 2016 for the official signing ceremony of the Framework Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the French Republic Concerning Cooperation…
2017-01-07 According to an article published by the UK MoD on January 1, 2017, “2017 is set to be the year of the Royal Navy as it prepares to welcome new ships to the fleet, following one of their busiest years since the end of the Cold War.” Defence Secretary Sir…
