In a June 10, 2020 article by Richard Spencer of the London Times, their Middle East Correspondent, highlighted how Iran was building out its way ahead for dealing with the Untied States. Why not build a model of a Nimitz class American carrier for target practice? "Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has…
On June 4, 2020, RAAF Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld provided his concluding remarks at the virtual RAAF Airpower Conference on the Indo-Pacific Region. Originally, the conference was to be held in March 2020, but was postponed due to COVID-19. But the RAAF’s Airpower Development Centre has moved ahead with a virtual…
By Pierre Tran Paris - Arquus, a French military vehicle builder, unveiled June 8 a virtual tour of a stand planned for Eurosatory, a trade show for land weapons, cancelled due to the coronavirus crisis. The company, a unit of the Swedish Volvo truck company, launched its line of Armis…
By Robbin Laird In a series of articles based on interviews with the USMC, the nature and scope of the digital interoperability initiative being pursued by Marine Corps Aviation has been highlighted. In one of those articles, the discussion highlighted a way ahead with regard to digital interoperability for the…
When considering contributions which the USMC can make to the joint or coalition force in Pacific operations, an ability to put an air arming and refueling point on virtually any spot on the kill web chessboard is clearly a key contribution. These are referred to as FARPs or Forward Arming…
We have visited the USAF's Contingency Response Group at Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakenhurst, New Jersey and have discussed CRG operations in the Pacific with the CRG wing which operates from Anderson Air Base. The CRG concept is designed to operate combat air capabilities from austere basing, or disrupted basing in…
Flag Day for the Finnish Armed Forces is held on June 4th. Before we got too far away from the 4th, we wanted to highlight the event. Celebrated since 1950, the 4 June is an official flag day of the Finnish Defence Forces. It is the birthday of C.G.E. Mannerheim, Marshal…
According to a June 4, 2020 article published by the UK Ministry of Defence, a new Cyber Regiment has been launched to protect frontline operations from digital attack. The Ministry of Defence has launched 13th Signal Regiment, a dedicated Cyber Regiment, which will protect vital defence networks at home and on…
