Murielle Delaporte reporting from Djibouti attends Veterans Day at the French camp. In an eloquent presentation, French General Philippe Montocchio remembers the past by challenging his troops and his allies for the future. The fight against extremism that is now ours is a noble fight that deserves our commitment.
Failure to win the battle of Dai Do was not an option. The entire war effort was in jeopardy of being compromised if Dong Ha fell and would result in a major strategic and political victory for the NVA.
Recently, the Rome based think tank, Centro Studi Internazionali, published their look at Italy and the F-35 program.
Several North Korean military developments are leading to a reset of South Korean defense. Clearly, South Korea needs to enhance its capability to execute an effective kill chain against North Korean air and strike forces.
The fate of German defense industry is in play with the Grand Coalition German government. And with it European cooperation and the products being produced by collaboration with Germany.
Strategic surprise is becoming a norm for governments to deal with in the 21st century. Airpower provides crucial tools to control the fire and reduce its threat to spread. Conflict termination concepts need to be married with the use of force.
To address grey area issues the new guidelines will allow the U.S. and Japanese militaries to respond rapidly.
U.S. arms sales to Taiwan are part of the broader context of shaping an effective Pacific defense.
