06/09/2011: During the Airbus Trade Media event in Spain in mid-May, Commandant David Spieles of the French Air Force provided an overview of how the French Air Force used the C-235 and their plans for the evolution of the fleet. The core point really revolved around the relative ruggedness of…
06/08/2011 By Dr. Harald Malmgren In June, Eurozone finance ministers continue to be engaged in desperate efforts to reach consensus on how another bailout of Greece should be designed. One might ask why it is so hard to reach agreement, and if it is so hard, why not simply let…
Have We Experienced the Dawn of the Chinese Century? By the Hon. Bill Anderson [caption id="attachment_19514" align="alignleft" width="231"] China as Epicenter of the Globe? (Credit: Bigstock)[/caption] 06/07/2011 - As Second Line of Defense completes its first issues forum, I offer a final thought from a different perspective on Chinese influence…both…
06/07/2011 By Dr. Harald Malmgren Sunrise or Sunset of Chinese Rise? (Credit: Bigstock) 06/01/2011 - The China we have known in the last 15 years will not likely be the China of the next 15 years. The extent to which China can project power in the next 15 years depends…
[caption id="attachment_19932" align="alignleft" width="168" caption="General Moseley as Chief of Staff of the USAF (Credit: USAF)"][/caption] 06/07/2011 - General Moseley is a widely respected as an airpower thinker, leader and commander in Israel. His years of service dealing with the Middle East are recognized for what they are, practical experiences in…
By Dr. Richard Weitz 06/07/2011 - The attendees of the November 19-20, 2010 NATO Lisbon summits (among the NATO heads of state alone and their subsequent meeting with President Dmitry Medvedev within the framework of the NATO-Russia Council) faced two independent BMD decisions: (1) whether NATO would agree to integrate…
06/06/2011 The Brazilians operate their aircraft under very demanding conditions. The Super Tucano and CN-295 are both examples of rugged aircraft operating in these conditions. As a senior Embraer executive stated to SLD: The Super Tucano started off as the EMB 312 Trainer many years ago and migrated into the…
By Dr. Robbin Laird 06/06/2011 - This month we are sponsoring on our Forum a debate about the future of airpower. [caption id="attachment_19891" align="alignleft" width="455" caption="If the Administration is giving F-15s to the Saudis with the upheaval in the Middle East, why not provide on an urgent basis F-22s to…
