2013-09-09 by Richard Weitz South Korea’s total military expenditure reached almost $31bn in 2011, making it the third largest defense spender in Asia and the 12th largest in the world. Since the end of the Korean War, the United States has been the largest supplier of defense systems to South…
09/08/2013: In the Fall of 2012, the South Korean Air Force visited the 33rd Fighter Wing. In this slideshow, several photos highlight aspects of that visit. [slidepress gallery='south-korean-air-force-visits-f-35-eglin-facility'] Credit Photos: 33rd Fighter Wing
09/08/2013: The first solo flight of the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) by a UK operational pilot has taken place in the United States. [slidepress gallery='first-uk-operational-flight-of-f-35'] Credit Photos: 33rd Fighter Wing On 19 March at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Squadron Leader Frankie Buchler piloted the fifth-generation multi-role stealth aircraft…
2013-09-06 by Robbin Laird In a rare moment when a designer of a policy and an implementor of the policy sit down and discuss their convergent experiences, the way ahead for the re-norming of airpower was highlighted. On September 4, 2013, Secretary Wynne visited the 33rd Fighter Wing accompanied by…
2013-09-04 by Robbin Laird A key consideration for building any post-strike policy in Syria in the region clearly is working with key allies in sorting out the new power balance. The President has made it clear in recent comments that the strike is part of a broader strategy for regime…
2013-09-03 By Harald Malmgren As most of Europe went on its customary August holiday, the Eurozone’s strains temporarily disappeared from consideration. In late August, complacency was abruptly shocked by top-level German politicians’ admissions that more money would soon be needed for Greece. Chancellor Merkel went so far as to say…
by Robbin Laird President Obama has made it clear that the Syrian Administration has crossed a “red line” by using chemical weapons against its own people. The Assad government is a brutal one, which has used force for a long time to stay in power, which hardly is unique in…
2013-09-02 Any limited strike by the United States and a “coalition of the willing” will play out in reshaping policy in the region. It cannot by itself be limited; nor are the effects designed to be so. A key player in the evolution of policy is clearly Turkey. Earlier this year…
