2015-02-22 According to a story on the French Air Force website, the Atlas A400M flew to the United Arab Emirates to deliver cargo to the French military. [maxgallery id="74966"] The A400M demonstrates a bit more each day its extraordinary capacity for projection. It can fulfill this type of mission…
2015-02-22 Although on their way to retirement, the UK Tornados have been busy in Iraq. The missions of the Tornados will be taken over in part as the Typhoons receive weapons currently being used by the Tornados in their missions, including Brimstone. According to the UK Ministry of Defence: On…
2015-02-22 There certainly is one country in the West which does not act like nuclear threats and challenges are at the bottom of the defense list. France as a nuclear power -- and which pays significantly for being one -- has had a long standing concern with the nuclear threat.…
2015-02-21 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake During our visit to the USAF Warfare Center, we had a chance to talk with leaders of Red Flag Exercises about the way ahead for this crucial airpower-training program in dealing with 21st century threats. Most of us are familiar with the videos…
2015-02-19 Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150) is a multinational coalition naval task force working under the 25 nation coalition of Combined Maritime Forces and is based in Bahrain established to monitor, inspect, board, and stop suspect shipping to pursue the "Global War on Terrorism" and in the Horn of Africa region…
2015-02-19 As part of the overall pressure which Russia is putting upon Europe as part of the Ukrainian campaign, Russian bomber incursions have been stepped up over the past few months. This means that European air forces are having to exercise air interception missions on a more regular basis than…
2015-02-08 Copenhagen Air Power Symposium Denmark will soon integrate new combat jets into its military. This symposium will discuss how medium and small air forces such as those of Denmark, Australia, the UK, and the USMC can use new airpower capabilities to generate innovative concepts of operations that increase joint…
2015-02-16 By Kenneth Maxwell The secrets of HSBC were painfully revealed last week by the Washington based "International Consortium of Investigative Reporters" (ICIJ). Working with an international team of 140 journalists in 45 countries, the leaked documentation, reveals how HSBC's (Suisse) Private Bank, helped wealthy customers conceal billions of dollars of assets: Over 100,000 accounts worth almost US$…
