The Evolving Indian-Russian Relationship

07/13/2017
2017-07-13 By Brig (Retd) Gurmeet Kanwal New Delhi Defence Ministers Arun Jaitley and General Sergey Shoigu jointly chaired the 17th meeting of the India-Russia Inter-governmental Commission on Military-technical Cooperation on June 21-23, 2017, at Moscow. The two sides agreed on a roadmap and signed a protocol to take defence cooperation to…

Israeli Air Force Graduation, 2017

07/12/2017
2017-07-12 In a recent article by Yissachar Ruas, the recent Israeli Air Force graduation was highlighted. In a piece published on July 11, 2017 in the Aviation Photography Digest, Ruas noted: "The last week marked another IAF graduation at Hatzerim AFB. "This class, numbered at 174 includes two female aviators…

US Navy Participates in Malabar 2017

07/12/2017
2017-07-12 According to an article published by our partner India Strategic, the US Navy is participating in a significant manner in the Malabar 2017 exercise. Malabar 2017 is the latest in a continuing series of exercises that has grown in scope and complexity over the years to address the variety…

The Growing A330MRTT Global Fleet: Norway and Germany Sign On

07/11/2017
2017-06-29 Norway has expanded its defense industrial relationships to provide for its 21st century defense capabilities. This includes F-35, P-8, Joint Strike Missile exports, a new working relationship with Germany to acquire submarines. Now the A330MRTT, the global tanker used by several air forces, is being acquired by Norway and Germany.…