2016-07-11 The major deal between France and Australia for a new generation of submarines is not the only reminder of the French-Australian relationship. In this video, the Aussie forces which were sent to France to participate in the 14th of July Parade, 2016, are seen rehearsing with the French forces.…
2016-06-29 By Harald Malmgren and Robbin Laird There is little question that the result of the recent British referendum shocked most members of Parliament as well as politicians across the entire European Union. The unexpected referendum majority vote to leave the EU also shocked global financial markets. Within hours after the…
2016-06-29 By Garth McLennan Ever since its emergence as a global military, economic, and cultural superpower after the Second World War, the United States has sought to service its geopolitical imperatives by building an international order for the world that is structured around defined rules and norms. Nowhere has this…
2016-06-19 By defenceWeb The global defense trade reached a record-breaking $65 billion in 2015 fueled by conflict in the Middle East and military spending in Southeast Asia. This is according to the annual Global Defence Trade Report released on 13 June by IHS Inc. The report found that the Middle…
2016-06-16 By Gulshan Luthra India Strategic Ever since President Bill Clinton…. Washington has steadily made attempts to come closer to New Delhi. President Clinton was impressed by India’s measured response in launching the limited Kargil War in 1999 to evict the Pakistani army from the Kashmir heights it had intruded…
2016-06-03 By Nilova Roychaudhury Special to India Strategic New Delhi. India has joined the Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC) against ballistic missile proliferation becoming the 138th country to sign it. The HCOC is intended to supplement the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), and for India, this is a step forward towards…
2016-06-03 By Richard McCormack Washington legislators have re-awakened to concerns over the Defense Department's inability to plan for and deal with what is now the final stage in the shift of American microelectronics production offshore. Congress wants the Pentagon to figure out how it is going to deal with issues…
2016-05-27 Earlier this week, the Defence Committee of the Danish Parliament held a hearing on the government’s decision to buy the F-35 as the new fighter aircraft for Denmark. On May 12, 2016, the Danish government made a decision to select the F-35 as their fighter replacement choice and released…
