2017-07-13 By Robbin Laird The C295 has become a global asset. With nearly 200 aircraft already sold and operating worldwide, the C295 is gaining traction as a global aircraft. This is in significant contrast to the C-27J, which has been purchased by a much smaller number of nations and therefore…
2017-07-17 The UK Royal Navy and Marines have trained alongside partner nations’ navies during a deployment on board a French amphibious ship. And they have done so in the Pacific where there is a growing amphibious capability being created by partner nations. According to an article published by the UK…
2017-07-18 By Richard Weitz The Western media has recently highlighted the Russian military buildup in Asia, which generally receives less attention than Russian defense activities in Europe and the Middle East. Russia’s Far Eastern armed forces have benefited from the country’s overall military modernization program. During the past decade, the…
2017-07-17 The Tailsman Sabre exercise is a biennial military training exercise between the US and Australia held in Australia. According to an article published on the Commander, US Pacific Fleet website and dated June 28, 2017: FORT Shafter, Hawaii - More than 33,000 U.S. and Australian personnel will participate in the…
2017-07-16 Recently, Defence Minister Fallon announced new contracts supporting the modernization of the RAF during the Royal International Air Tattoo Conference in the UK. According to an article published on the UK Ministry of Defence website on July 14, 2017: Speaking at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT), Sir Michael…
2017-07-16 The UK Defence Secretary has announced the numbers of the UK’s two new Maritime Patrol Aircraft squadrons and the first commanding officer. Nine new P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft will be operated by number 120 Squadron and number 201 Squadron from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray. 120 Squadron was the RAF’s…
2017-07-15 According to an article published on July 3, 2017 on the Australian Department of Defence website: The newly formed Joint Capabilities Group (JCG) is now open for business under command of the inaugural Chief of Joint Capabilities, Air Vice-Marshal Warren McDonald. Responsible for managing raise-train-sustain functions of the Australian…
2017-07-13 In this video the USAF provides a perspective on the impact of the F-35 on what we have called the renorming of airpower.
