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ISSUES & TRENDS

Augmenting European Defense Capabilities: New Tanking Assets

Posted on October 5, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
10/05/2017
France, Norway, and Germany are adding new air tanker assets to their force.
Posted in Logs & Sustainment, Manufacturability, What's New

Cross-Partner Cooperation Facilitated by the F-35 Global Enterprise

Posted on October 5, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
10/05/2017
Cross partnering among the partners themselves is facilitated by the F-35 global enterprise.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New

Exercise Aurora 17: Sweden Focuses on Deterrence

Posted on September 30, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
09/30/2017
Aurora 17 is the largest Swedish exercise in more than 20 years.
Posted in Con Ops, Video, What's New

NATO Allies and North Atlantic Maritime Threats

Posted on September 30, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
09/30/2017
The rebuilding of Russia’s Northern fleet and its defense bastion built around the Kola Peninsula creates a direct challenge to the Nordics.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Ocean Sentry Reaches 100,000 Flight Hours: A Key USCG Achievement

Posted on September 30, 2017 | by Caroline Teames
09/30/2017
The USCG's Ocean Sentry has now reached a flight hour milestone.
Posted in Security, What's New | Tagged Airbus Defense and Space, Alabama, Coast Guard, Coast Guard’s HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrafts, Jerry Carl, Mayor of Mobile, Mobile, Mobile County Commissioner, Ocean Sentry Ceremony, Petty Officer 3rd Class Lexie Preston, Sandy Stimpson, U.S. Coast Guard

Perspectives on the Indian Fighter Competition

Posted on September 30, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
09/30/2017
The Indian government is looking to acquire a single engine jet to build up its fighter force.
Posted in Market Opportunities, What's New

Hiding in Plain View: North Korean Nuclear Intentions

Posted on September 29, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
09/29/2017
North Korea will be the world’s first nuclear armed extortionist.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Hardly Neutral: The PRC and Russia in the Korean Crisis

Posted on September 29, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
09/29/2017
Recent PRC and Russian military exercises suggest both preparation for and a policy stance towards the Korean crisis.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New
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