2015-03-09 By Stephen Blank One year after the Russian occupation of Crimea we are beginning to see the see some of the consequences of the militarization of Russian policy. It is not an aberration but part of a larger policy.[i] The most recent examples of an expanded policy into the Mediterranean…
2015-03-08 The Italian Air Force deploys a Remotely Piloted Aircraft Wing, namely the 32nd Wing. The 32nd wing of the Italian Air Force, operates the remote controlled aircraft known as Predator, and completed their first tasking with the EU Naval Force in September 2014. According to a September 2014 story:…
2015-03-03 By Robbin Laird After having visited along with Ed Timperlake CVN-78, Fallon and having talked with Rear Admiral Manzir, the head of Naval Warfare, I had a chance to sit down with Jim Gigliotti during my plant visit to Fort Worth in late February 2015. Gigliotti is Director, F-35C…
2015-03-07 The US and Japan are reworking their defense relationship. Australia and Japan are reworking their defense relationship. Now the UK and Japan are building one. The first UK-Japanese foreign and defense ministerial meetings were held in January 2015 in Tokyo. According to a story on the UK government website…
2015-03-07 The video wrap up to the Australian International Air Show published by the Australian MoD on March 1, 2015 highlights events. At this year’s Avalon Air Show, the RAFF has officially released its transformation plan. According to a story on the RAAF website published on February 23, 2015: The Chief of…
2015-03-07 According to the February 2015, Japan Defense Focus published by the Japanese Ministry of Defence, there has be a significant increase in scrambles by the ASDF in 2014 compared to 2013. And the cause? No surprise here: incursions by the Russians and the Chinese. The ASDF scrambled 744 times…
2015-03-06 The Royal Navy is building two large deck aircraft carriers. This ship and the USS America are two ships built specifically with the F-35B in mind. The Queen Elizabeth will have its sea trials next year, and construction is moving apace on the Prince of Wales. According to a…
2015-03-06 Recently an Atlas A400M of the French Air Force flew to the United Arab Emirates to deliver cargo to the French military. According, to the FAF: The A400M demonstrates a bit more each day its extraordinary capacity for projection. It can fulfill this type of mission without stoping…
