Lessons from Canada and The Way Ahead By Caroline Mükusch German Correspondent, Second Line of Defense 12/21/2010 - In order to meet the Arctic challenges and opportunities of the 21st century Canada formulated a comprehensive Northern Strategy in 2009. Underpinned by science and technology progress the Canadian Northern Strategy pursues…
Tanks In Afghanistan: Supplementing or Augmenting Air Power Via Direct Fire Support By Murielle Delaporte
[email protected] Leopard 2 (www.forces.gc.ca) 12/09/2010 - M1A1 Abrams vs Leopard 2A6M? If the Canadians and the Danes regularly use their tanks in the Afghan theatre – respectively since 2006 and 2007 -- the U.S. military…
An Update on the Osprey from New River (VII) [download PDF of full report] From Supply Of Parts To Battle Damage Repair: The Challenge Of Components' Reliability An Interview With Lieutenant Colonel Garcia 12/09/2010 - This is the second part of the interview with Lieutenant Colonel Garcia with both Iraq…
The Role of C4ISR in the USCG: Meeting the Challenges for a 21st Century Force An Interview With Admiral Day 12/09/2010 – Second Line of Defense sat down with Admiral Robert E. Day this fall to have a wide ranging discussion of the challenges of building effective C4ISR for the…
An Israeli Strategic Update By Robbin Laird
[email protected] 12/09/2010 - During the early part of November, the Second Line of Defense team visited Israel to get a strategic update on developments. Looking beyond the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict's Prism Credit photo: www.washingtonpost.com One of the many problems facing the current U.S.…
A Perspective on the Role of Air Power in the Defense of Israel An Interview with (Retired) General Herzl Bodinger General Bodinger, SLD, November 2010 12/09/2010 - During a visit to Israel in November 2010, Second Line of Defense had the chance to sit down with the former chief…
Israel: « No Second Chance » An Interview With Amos Harel Amos Herel (Credit: www.haaretz.com) 12/09/2010 - During the Second Line of Defense Visit to Israel in November 2010, an article was published by Amos Harel of Haaretz, which caught our eye [1]. The article began with a…
Europe’s Key Challenges By Caroline Mükusch German Correspondent, Second Line of Defense
[email protected] ESA’s CryoSat-2 is designed to collect new insights into the role of ice in the Earth system. The April 20th mission plan was to underfly the satellite over the Arctic Sea Ice. Credit photo: http://earthsky.org 2010-12-09 -…
