2014-09-01 By Commodore (Retd) Ranjit B Rai Mumbai. A nation’s economic and military strength is critical for its peoples’ well being and security. President Roosevelt articulated, “A Strong Navy is the Best Insurance for Peace”. A Navy is also an extension of the nation’s diplomatic corps, as it enjoys the…
2014-08-30 By Ian Armstrong, Department of Political Science at Temple University Roughly three weeks from now, the Scottish people will decide for themselves whether they wish to end the 307 year union that has bound them to the United Kingdom. The Union formed in large part due to economic concerns…
2014-08-31 In our special report on Australian defense modernization, we argued that Australia was building a force with reach, range and sustainability. Obviously, air power is the central lynchpin of such a force. [caption id="attachment_69300" align="alignnone" width="300"] Australian humanitarian aid for Iraq being unloaded from a Globemaster C-17A on August…
2014-08-31 Information War is of growing significance in determining the outcomes of conflicts and their global impacts. Because most of what we know is second hand, and the internet and images are proliferating rapidly and manipulated by those who wish to shape a message, fighting in the world of images…
2014-08-30By Kenneth Maxwell It is less than four weeks to go until Scotland's Independence Referendum. It will take place on September 18th. The wide differences in the public opinion polls about voting intentions are sending conflicting messages, especially about the size of the pro-union vote, which is still apparently in…
2014-08-24 We want to thank our partner Risk Intelligence for bringing this video and posting to our attention. Fighter Pilot Films First Person View Of Flight Over Fjords GoPro-ing over Greenland. By Kelsey D. Atherton Posted 08.21.2014 Being a fighter pilot is a lot of work. Maintenance, years of training,…
2014-08-29 The F-35 enterprise involves building new hangars as well as building out a new fleet. In part, it has been a long time since the US actually built out a new fleet of a large number of aircraft; and even longer when it has built a set of new…
2014-08-23 “Workhorse” Becomes First F-35 to Achieve 1,000 Flight Hours by Kenji Thuloweit 412th Test Wing Public Affairs 6/18/14 Edwards Air Force Base AF-2, the second production F-35 Lightning II for the U.S. Air Force, became the first F-35 to reach 1,000 flight hours. Paul Hattendorf, Lockheed Martin test pilot,…