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ISSUES & TRENDS

An Update on the Indian Air Force: The Coming of Rafale

Posted on August 20, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
08/20/2014
The Indian Air Force Chief of Staff provides an overview on the modernization of the IAF.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Australia to Plus Up Tanker and Lift Fleet?

Posted on August 20, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
08/20/2014
The Australian MOD is interested in adding two more C-17s and two more KC-30As.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

First Chinese Corvette for Algeria

Posted on August 20, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
08/20/2014
The Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding company has launched the first of three new C28A corvettes for Algeria.
Posted in Market Opportunities, What's New

Iraq 2014 is Not Iraq 2003: The Allied Dimension

Posted on August 16, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
08/16/2014
Allied support for the Kurds in their struggle against ISIS provides a significant opportunity for recrafting US Iraq policy.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

The Complex Synchronized Ballet At Sea: The Strike Carrier in the Arabian Sea

Posted on August 15, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
08/15/2014
> For those ISIS terrorists who asked the President not to send Drones to kill them, the USN is providing an initial response to this request. The carrier battle group provides a synchronized ballet of mechanical violence from a highly trained crew on board the carrier, operating an array of…
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

South African Reconnaissance Light Aircraft Prototype First Flight

Posted on August 13, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
08/13/2014
South African light reconnaissance aircraft takes flight.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New

France, the EU and the Kurds: “Need to Deal with ISIS”

Posted on August 13, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
08/13/2014
France steps up to the plate to support the Kurds and the Christians in Iraq.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Backing the Baghdad Government: A Viable Option?

Posted on August 13, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
08/13/2014
Can the Baghdad government play a serious role in reconciliation or is it simply about maintaining the power of the governing faction?
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New
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