Marines assigned to VMFA-122 stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma brought their F-35B Lightning II fighter jets to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., to participate in Red Flag 19-3. Nellis AFB Public Affairs July 17, 2019 The F-35 as a multi-domain rather than simply a multi-mission combat asset is…
The UK is building a new class of ASW frigates. The Australians and the Canadians are working with the UK on the program and will operate many more of the ships than the Royal Navy itself. This means that how the ship class will be fitted out is a work…
By Ulas Yildirim "[A]lthough one would clearly want to have superior technology, the most important competition is not in the technological but the intellectual one. The main task is to find the most innovative concept of operations and organisations, and to fully exploit the existing and the emerging technologies" Dima…
The Japanese forces have been classically stoved-piped ones going forward. Now the Japanese are about to pass their 8th budget in a row increasing defense spending. The Self-Defense Force wants record spending power next year to help pay for major upgrades to the nation’s defenses, as Tokyo continues to perceive…
By Pierre Tran, Paris European industry needs much patience as key nations have yet to agree on requirements and budgets for a planned Future Combat Air System (FCAS) and a medium-altitude, long-endurance drone, Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier said Sept 4. France, Germany and Spain have yet to sign contracts for technology…
By Robbin Laird When one talks about globalization, its benefits and its challenges, the discussion usually is upon the global economy. But with globalization has come the opening of borders, legally and not, to the migration of peoples. In fact, we are experiencing one of the most significant periods of…
Last year’s International Fighter Conference provided a chance for the participants and the attendees to focus on the role of fighters in what we have been calling the strategic shift, namely, the shift from the land wars to operating in higher intensity operations against peer competitors. It is clear that combat…
While the winds of Brexit pick up speed, HMS Queen Elizabeth heads to the United States for the next phase of its preparations for its first operational engagements in the early 2020s. According to a story published on the Ministry of Defence website on August 30, 2019, the event was…
