2014-09-27 In a recent article in The National Interest, China analyst Gordon Chang focused on how tensions within the Chinese leadership undercut efforts to secure a new positive working relationship with the Indian government. Chinese leader Xi Jinping was humiliated during his just-completed meeting with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi,…
2014-09-27 By Ed Timperlake ISIS is a brutal force, which asserts that only they have the right to rule in the Middle East and beyond. We can call them extremist; but that is not enough. We need to engage in the battle of ideas as well for it is Western…
09/24/2014: The fifth iteration of Valiant Shield came to a close Sept. 23 after nine days of joint air, land and sea interoperability training between the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Army. “Overall, Valiant Shield 2014 was a very successful exercise,” said Rear Adm. Russell Allen, Valiant Shield exercise…
2014-09-25 By Gulshan Luthra New Delhi. Indian scientists successfully maneuvered their Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft into the Martian orbit Sep 24, and created history by doing so in the maiden attempt. The first to congratulate the scientists was Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who visited the Indian Space Research Organisation…
2014-09-25 In a September 25, 2014 Press Release from Airbus Defense and Space, the flight of the Zephyr over the UAE was highlighted. Airbus Defence and Space announced today that a team comprising engineers from the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) and the Airbus Zephyr program has…
2014-09-24 According to a piece published by our partner AUVSI, Boeing and Liquid Robotics have signed a Multiyear Agreement for Maritime Defense Solutions. Aviation giant Boeing and unmanned maritime company Liquid Robotics have signed a global multiyear agreement to collaborate on product development, maritime services and operational deployment. [caption id="attachment_70198"…
2014-09-24 The first use of the F-22 in combat has garnished a fair share of attention. But the F-22 is part of an integrated air operation and only the anomalies of a politically motivated Secretary of Defense kept it on the sidelines in Operation Odyssey Dawn. Enter a new Sec…
2014-09-23 The A400M program is an international program with core partners involved from the beginning, notably Turkey and Malaysia. South Africa is involved in the production process but remains to buy the aircraft, but the prospects seem good for them to do so. The extensive areas to be covered for…