2013-03-27 Singapore is poised to be the first user of F-35Bs buying them to operate largely from land bases. The significance of the deployment flexibility has not been lost on Singapore. The forthcoming decision will add Singapore to three other members of the B working group, namely, the USN-USMC, the…
2013-03-27 The range and speed of the Osprey is a key capability which enables the ARG-MEU. [caption id="attachment_51809" align="alignnone" width="300"] MV-22 landing at Stuttgart airport with Air Berlin flight in the background. Credit: USMC[/caption] It allows for a increased capability to disaggregate the ARG-MEU as well. And it allows for support…
2013-03-27 by Richard Weitz The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is working on an intercontinental-range missile (ICBM) capable of hitting targets as far as California and Alaska. In 1998, 2006, 2009, April 2012, and most recently in December 2012, the DPRK test launched a three-stage long-range missile designed to…
2013-03-26 by Richard Weitz For decades, U.S. strategy has been to defend the territory of the United States, its people, U.S. allies, and U.S. military forces deployed overseas against a deliberate, accidental or unauthorized ballistic missile attack. The United States has been developing and deploying a range of BMD systems…
2013-03-25 By Robbin Laird With all the many words on the Super Tucano versus AT-6 competition, what has been lost in the public debate is the real issue: equipping and training the Afghan Air Force to be an effective fighting force able to work with other Air Forces in providing…
2013-03-24 We have argued that with the benign neglect of nuclear warfighting by the United States, the American allies in the Pacific will rethink their posture on relying solely on the US nuclear deterrent. And given the modest sized response by the US with its South Korean allies in the current…
2013-03-24 Similar to Italy, Japan is going to build a FAL similar to what Italy has built, according to Jane’s. According to Jon Grevatt in an article posted on 3/22/13: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is preparing to invest billions of yen to construct an assembly line to support its licensed…
2013-03-21 The photo below shows two F-35Bs involved in squadron training at Yuma USMC Air Station. [caption id="attachment_51744" align="alignnone" width="300"] VMFA-121 in hover mode. March 21, 2013. Credit: Yuma Air Station[/caption] The photo of VMFA-121's aircraft 15 (BF-19) shows it in hover mode at pad 4 in Yuma. In the…
