2014-12-03 by defenceWeb Nigeria, long targeted as a potential customer for the Chinese/Pakistani JF-17 Thunder jet, is close to ordering one or two squadrons, according to reports from Pakistan. IHS Jane's Defence Weekly quoted a senior Pakistani Ministry of Defence official at the IDEAS 2014 exhibition in Pakistan as saying…
2014-12-02 Our colleague Amatzia Baram has recently published a new book on Iraq. We have interviewed Baram, a leading expert on Iraq, published an essay by him and have leveraged his work to suggest a shift in US policy towards Iraq. http://sldinfo.wpstage.net/isil-and-a-cascading-regional-crisis-a-conversation-with-amatzia-baram-2/ http://sldinfo.wpstage.net/in-iraq-back-to-the-tribes/ http://sldinfo.wpstage.net/president-obama-and-his-historic-opportunity-in-iraq/ His new book looks at the evolution…
2014-11-14 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake After our visit to the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center at Fallon Naval Air Station where we focused on the training for the current and evolving integrated strike group, we had a chance to discuss our experience with Rear Admiral Michael Manazir,…
2014-11-28 The UK has added new tankers and is starting the process of adding a new airlifter to its lift fleet, the A400M. This follows the first operational squadron being set up in France. According to a piece by Murielle Delaporte based on a visit to the French base: The…
2014-11-25 By Ed Timperlake Previous Introduction 21st century warfare technologies concepts of operations and tactics and training are in evolution and revolution. At the heart of reshaping US and allied approaches to airpower and its evolution is the emergence of the F-35, the significant impact which a global fleet of F-35s…
2014-11-24 By Oscar Nkala The US Naval Facilities Engineering Command has contracted B.L. Harbert International to build 65 new housing units worth $18 million at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti. A notice posted on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website said the construction works are expected to be complete by May…
2014-11-23 By Ed Timperlake 21st century warfare technologies concepts of operations and tactics and training are in evolution and revolution. At the heart of reshaping US and allied approaches to airpower and its evolution is the emergence of the F-35, the significant impact which a global fleet of F-35s will…
2014-11-16 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake In mid-October 2014, we had a chance to discuss with Dr. Amatzia Baram, a leading Israeli expert on Iraq about how the ISIL crisis was much broader than simply being an Iraq crisis. With several years of dynamic change in the region, and the…
