The Euro Crisis Once Again
05/14/2011
By Dr. Harald Malmgren 05/14/2011 The Euro crisis has boiled up once again. What will happen next?
Global Airlift, Tanking and Medevac Missions and the TACC
05/11/2011
A Round Table With TACC Experts 05/11/2011 - The planning and operations directed by the command are highly collaborative. Most of the key elements for shaping the planning and operation C2 functions are located on the operations floor, which creates a highly collaborative enterprise in order for the command to…
Tanker Airlift Control Center (TACC) : Shaping Global Con-Ops
05/11/2011
In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, nearly 70 members of the 615th Contingency Response Wing deployed to the Dominican Republic in support of Operation Unified Response (Photo Credit: Contingency Response Wing, USAF) TACC: Shaping Global Con-Ops The Role of the Global Mobility Enterprise…
Coping with Counterfeit Electronics in Defense Supply Chain
05/08/2011
05/08/2011 Accounting for and dealing with counterfeit electronics in the supply chain is a growing problem. Sweeping it under the rug won't work.
Russia’s ROKAF Connection
05/06/2011
By Richard Weitz 05/05/2011 - In addition to European defense companies, Russia also has sold the ROK many weapons and will likely continue to do so. In addition to oil and gas, weapons represent one of the few items that South Korea can logically purchase to help balance its own…
Re-visiting the Concept of a Counter-Insurgency Aircraft
05/06/2011
05/05/2011 This interview lays out the case for a Counter-Insurgency Aircraft and develops several interesting points with regard to why the COIN manned asset in many cases is preferable to UAVs.
State Department Goes on Cyber Offensive
05/05/2011
By Dr. Richard Weitz 05/05/2011 - The State Department is playing a leading role in a global coalition of governments committed to advancing Internet freedom. This commitment was highlighted at the Internet Governance Forum in Vilnius, Lithuania in September 2010 and in a cross-regional statement on Internet freedom sponsored by…
Shaping Manufacturing for Sustainability: The Eurocopter Approach (2)
05/03/2011
05/03/11 This interview focuses upon the Eurocopter approach to manufacturing new platforms with higher degrees of sustainability than legacy platforms.