2012-10-02 by Ed Timperlake and Robbin Laird One of the threatening impacts of the CNN policy approach is that problems not dealt with are forgottened, but not resolved. Threats not dealt with an eliminated in an earlier moment simply do not go away because your attention span is one day…
2012-09-30 By Richard Weitz During the Cold War, the core bargain was that the United States would defend Japan against external attack while the Japanese government would contribute to its immediate self-defense and offer generous financial and other support, including hosting U.S. military facilities on Japanese territory. American strategists consider…
2012-09-30 By Richard Weitz Although the Japanese-U.S. security relationship has evolved considerably since the end of the Cold War, the fundamental bargain enshrined in their mutual security treaty has remained. The United States will defend Japan from external aggression while the Japanese will facilitate this process by hosting U.S. military…
2012-09-30 By Harald Malmgren Deep divisions between Germany and its fellow Eurozone member governments have kept the ECB relatively paralyzed for the last couple of years. The Long Term Refinancing Operations (LTRO) did provide 3-year liquidity relief to Eurozone banks. The LTRO enabled Eurozone banks to purchase new issue sovereign…
2012-09-29 Fokker Technologies and the Netherlands trade union confederation FNV Bondgenoten have signed a covenant about the importance of support for the aerospace industry and the efforts that both parties will make to maintain employment opportunities in the Netherlands resulting from participation in the F 35 project. Fokker has chosen…
by Greg Waldron, Singapore Flight Global BAE Systems Australia has won a nine-month contract to develop operational models for the integration of the Lockheed Martin F-35 into the Australian defence environment. The company will work with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to create a model that covers all aspects of…
9/25/12 by Murray Brewster Defence planners are examining a proposition that would see Canada run an advanced multi-national training course for the F-35 if the contentious stealth fighter program gets the go-ahead from the Harper government, industry sources say. Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, a sprawling, isolated air force facility…
According to a Lockheed Martin Press release dated September 27, 2012, the 20th F-35 has been delivered to the training wing at Eglin AFB. The 20th F-35 Lightning II was delivered today to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., to support F-35 pilot and maintainer training taking place on the Emerald…