2015-02-13 CyCon is the annual NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence conference where topics vary from technical to legal, strategy and policy. The pre-conference workshop day, 26 May, features a variety of talks and hands-on training. The 7th International Conference on Cyber Conflict (CyCon 2015) held on 27-29 May 2015…
2015-02-12 The A400M is being operated already by 4 air forces, with 4 more initial customers to come. It is early days but the interactive process of multi-national training will be a crucial aspect of shaping an A400M enterprise. A briefing provided in 2012 by the head of training for…
2015-02-12 We have written a great deal on the website as well as in our book on the evolution of Pacific strategy about the shifting approach to threats to Japan. Japan is building out what it calls a "dynamic defense" strategy which is being crafted to deal with the regional…
2015-02-11 The UK is a key partner in the global F-35 program. And as Group Captain, Paul Godfrey, QBE, an aviator involved in the introduction of the aircraft into the British forces. has noted: Godfrey has been involved with Typhoon training with the F-22. Based on that experience, Godfrey commented…
2015-02-11 The UK has added new tankers and is starting the process of adding a new airlifter to its lift fleet, the A400M. The arrival of the A400M at its new base in the UK was announced by the UK government as follows in a November 27, 2014 press release:…
2015-02-11 According to a story on the UK MoD website: Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft operating in support of the Iraqi government have conducted further successful attacks on ISIL terrorists. On the morning of Friday 6 February, an RAF Tornado GR4 patrol worked closely with a coalition surveillance platform to provide overwatch for Kurdish…
2015-02-10 The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is assisting residents and fire fighting efforts in Western Australia. The Australian Army’s 13th Brigade has established temporary accommodation for fire fighters and potential evacuees from areas threatened by the fires currently burning in the state’s south west. A convoy of 10 trucks carrying…
2015-02-10 As the first Air Force deploying the A400M, the French Air Force (FAF) is working the new asset into its concept of operations. The FAF integrates its air lifters close into the battlespace when it deploys the joint force. And the FAF plans to do so with the Atlas,…
