2015-06-12 By Gulshan Luthra and Cmde Ranjit Rai (Retd) Singapore. The sea is a dangerous place, getting miniaturized due to the ever-growing number of naval and merchant vessels, factors that mandate internationally cooperative efforts to maintain the peace and stability of the established Sea Lines of Communications (SLOC) as well…
2015-06-15 Introduction by Ed Timperlake There is a often used phrase in media-"If it Bleeds it Leads" sadly this can easily distort the real truth. Fortunately one of the most distinguished group of experts ever assembled reviewed the combat engagements by Israel in defending all their citizens against an onslaught…
05/27/2015: A P-8A Poseidon from Patrol Squadron (VP) 45 captures surveillance footage of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) conducting land reclamation operations in the South China Sea. Credit:Fleet Combat Camera Pacific:5/20/15 According to CNN, while operating in international airspace, the Chinese regularly threatened the P-8 during its mission. The…
On April 17, 2015, two of our partners, the Williams Foundation (Australia) and the Centre for Military Studies (University of Copenhagen) hosted a seminar in Copenhagen on airpower innovation. In this Special Report, an overview to the Symposium as well as the speaker’s presentations are highlighted and summarized. Related material…
05/20/2015: Lt. Gen. John W. Wissler talks at a press conference about the found Huey that went missing after conducting casualty evacuations when Nepal was struck with a 7.3 magnitude earthquake, May 15 at Kathmandu, Nepal. The aircraft carried six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers. The U.S. troops are part…
2015-05-16 The Baltic states have no air force. NATO provides the Baltic Air Patrol to provide for air protection for them. According to one of the first articles on the UK MoD website after the Purdah publishing ban during the time of the election, RAF typhoons from 6 squadron intercepted…
2015-05-13 The tragic crash of an A400M (MSN 23), a plane for the Turkish Air Force, at Seville on May 9th, 2015 near the final assembly plant, reminds us of how risky the introduction of new systems can be. The plane was due to be delivered to the Turkish Air…
2015-04-23 By Robbin Laird Copenhagen is a lovely city. The Danes are hearty and friendly folks. They just don’t seem the kind of folks who need to open their mail and a get a greeting from the Russian Ambassador, who after all is a guest in their country, that reads…
