2013-09-20 By Guy Martin DefenceWeb Over the last year Boeing Defence has been increasing its focus on Africa and sees the continent as a new market, particularly for rotorcraft, while Algeria may order C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifters from the company. Up until last year, Boeing Defence, Space and Security…
by Robbin Laird In a recent Washington Post treatment of the cancellation of the visit to Washington of the Brazilian President, the event was treated as a non-event. Indeed, it was seen almost as the action of an hysterical, desperate woman unable to get her way. But hidden in the…
2013-09-19 After his presentation to the leadership of the 33rd Fighter Wing, Secretary Wynne was asked to discuss the challenge of what is called concurrency. The answer by Wynne provided one of the best understandings of the reality of the approach taken in the modern aerospace industry. There would have concurrency…
2013-09-19 By Chiragov Fuad Center for Strategic Studies, Azerbaijan The international community has been staring with one eye on recent developments in Syria, North Korea, Iran and elsewhere, and with other eye on Washington. What will Washington do to deal with the evolving crises? Since the policies and strategies of…
2013-09-18 by Lt Gen David A. Deptula USAF (Ret) and Dean, The Mitchell Institute for Airpower Studies We face a number of significant challenges in shaping our future. Among those challengers are: The growing complexity of our security environment; The declining share of resources available for defense; And our changing strategy to…
2013-09-18 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake The current Chief of Staff of the USAF has prioritized an IOC for the F-35 and the acquisition of the F-35. In Japan, he noted that: “The F-35 is flying, it is a real thing, and progress is real,” he said. Several countries, including…
9/17/13 The F-16 has unequivocally proven its worth for the armed forces in intervention and stabilization operations. In the coming decades, we will continue to require fighter aircraft. After comparing the candidates in 2001 and 2008, and updating the relevant information in 2013, the government has decided, on operational, financial…
09/17/2013: During COUGAR 13, a MV-22 had landed on a British Warship and operated by a British pilot. September 16, 2013, UK exchange pilot LT “Odd Job” Wotten operating with VMX-22 “bounced off” of HMS Illustrious. [slidepress gallery='uk-pilot-operating-mv-22-lands-on-british-warship-during-exercise'] Credit Photos: 26th MEU:9/16/13 According to the Royal Navy: Cougar is the…
