2015-10-24 South Korea and US forces are working the offensive-defensive enterprise to deter North Koreans. One element is enhanced joint training in the ADA capabilities of the two ground forces. When a siren went off in the afternoon of July 15, Korean and U.S. soldiers moved to a launcher to…
2015-10-24 On 1 October, the Chief of Defence presented his Strategic Military Review regarding the future development of the Norwegian Armed Forces. One year ago, the Minister of Defence tasked the Chief of Defence with developing a Strategic Military Review on how the Norwegian Armed Forces can best meet future…
2015-10-24 The Spanish are key participants in the Southern tier focus of the large scale NATO exercise Trident Juncture 2015. The Spanish joined NATO in the 1980s which was a major historical shift and one which contributed to the ending of the Cold War. Members of the Second Line of…
2015-10-24 According to the latest Japanese MoD budget request, both national and coalition capabilities need to be ramped up to deal with threats in the region. Japan will build up its defense capabilities while focusing on the further enhancement of joint functions in order to seamlessly and dynamically fulfill its…
10/23/2015: US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) successfully intercepted a ballistic missile in the North Atlantic Ocean during the Maritime Theater Missile Defense (MTMD) Forum’s At Sea Demonstration (ASD) Oct. 20, 2015. This is first time a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IA guided interceptor was fired…
2015-10-18 By Robbin Laird The Royal Australian Air Force is shaping a transformation strategy, which they call Plan Jericho. In anticipation of the coming of the F-35, the RAAF is looking to shape a 21st century joint force built around the F-35. The Plan Jericho approach is about shaping a…
2015-10-20 By Kenneth Maxwell Lincoln Gordon, former U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, wrote a book called Brazil's Second Chance which was published by the Brooking's Institution in Washington DC in 2004. Gordon had been a visiting fellow at Brooking's for many years. He is famous (or rather notorious) in Brazil for his role…
2015-10-19 In an article by Pietro Batacchi published today on the website of Rivista Italiana Difesa, Batacchi looks at the implications of the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and President Obama’s decision to stay longer in Afghanistan for Italy. With the Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan, there is the question of maintaining…
