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ISSUES & TRENDS

Not Just in Darwin: The Aussies and the USMC Cooperate at Sea

Posted on March 15, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
03/15/2015
The USMC and the Royal Australian Navy have been collaborating at sea as well as at Darwin.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Norway Hosts NATO Response Force in September 2015

Posted on March 15, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
03/15/2015
Held last year in Germany and this year in Norway, the NATO Response Force works to enhance its effectiveness.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

The Maturing of F-35 Manufacturing and Crafting Synergy Among Suppliers, the Final Assembly Line and Maintainers: An Update With Don Kinard

Posted on March 13, 2015 | by SysAdmin
03/13/2015
Dr. Donald Kinard, an expert on F-35 manufacturing, discusses the maturation of the production processes in the program..
Posted in Logs & Sustainment, Manufacturability, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Spain Takes Over Air Policing Mission in Baltic States

Posted on March 12, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
03/12/2015
Spain took over the rotating command of NATO’s air policing mission in January 2015.
Posted in Con Ops, Video, What's New

Sweden and Nordic Defense: Stepping Up Their Game

Posted on March 11, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
03/11/2015
With the return of direct defense considerations for the Balts and the Nordics, key states like Sweden are rethinking their approach to defense.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, Strategy, What's New

A Dutch Frigate as the Platform for Swedish Command of the European Counter-Piracy Mission, 2015

Posted on March 10, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
03/10/2015
The Dutch frigate HNLMS John de Witt is the flagship for Swedish command of a European Counterpiracy mission.
Posted in Security, What's New

Beyond Crimean Annexation: The Russians Look to the Wider Mediterranean

Posted on March 9, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
03/09/2015
The new position of Russia in the Black and Mediterranean Seas facilitates expanded Russian operations.
Posted in Strategy, What's New

Countering China’s Missile Defense Options: Shaping a Way Ahead

Posted on March 9, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
03/09/2015
China protests the coming deployment of THAAD to South Korea, while it prepares its own missile defense options..
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New
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