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The New UK Aircraft Carrier: Reshaping the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force (Updated with New Video)

Posted on November 30, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
11/30/2015
In this interview with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force, the coming of HMS Queen Elizabeth and its impact is analyzed.
Posted in Con Ops, Strategy, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

RPAs in Afghanistan: Heron 1 Reaches 25,000 Flight Hours Via Operator Support Business Model

Posted on November 28, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
11/28/2015
The Luftwaffe operates the Heron 1 in Afghanistan with support from Airbus Defence and Space.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

India Steps Up Its Nuclear Capabilities: First Dummy Test Firing from INS Arihant

Posted on November 27, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
11/27/2015
India’s first nuclear powered nuclear attack submarine, Arihant, has successfully test fired a dummy missile.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

The Turkish Shootdown of a Russian Aircraft: Hardly a Surprise

Posted on November 27, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
11/27/2015
Readers of Second Line of Defense were not surprised by the Turkish shootdown of the Russian aircraft.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

The Crisis Within a Crisis: The Eurozone Onion

Posted on November 25, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
11/25/2015
Europe is in the throes of fundamental transformation.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Remember the U.S. Presidential Helicopters?: India Contributes to the Effort

Posted on November 25, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
11/25/2015
Construction of the first lot of six VH 92 Super Hawk helicopters for the U.S. President has made its beginnings in India.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New

Brazil Faces Environmental Disaster: President Dilma Rousseff Does a Fly-By

Posted on November 24, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
11/24/2015
Two breached dams of the Germano iron ore mine have unleashed 50 million cubic meters of sludge and iron mine waste.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

A South African Perspective on the Evolution of Electronic Warfare

Posted on November 24, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
11/24/2015
Our strategic partner, defenceWeb, takes a look at the evolution of electronic warfare from the South African perspective.
Posted in Strategy, What's New
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