2017-07-19 Exercise Diamond Storm, run by the RAAF Air Warfare Centre, is one of the practical components of the Air Warfare Instructors Course, which graduates students who are experts in Australian Defence Force capabilities and integration across the services, and also have technical mastery of their own roles, capabilities and…
2017-07-13 By Robbin Laird The C295 has become a global asset. With nearly 200 aircraft already sold and operating worldwide, the C295 is gaining traction as a global aircraft. This is in significant contrast to the C-27J, which has been purchased by a much smaller number of nations and therefore…
07/18/2017: Exercise Red Flag 17-3 Commences in Nevada By Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew Sarver, 99th Air Base Wing NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev., July 11, 2017 — Red Flag 17-3, a three-week air-to-air combat joint training exercise, commenced here yesterday, Air Force officials said. Officials said Red Flag consists…
07/18/2017: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Italian Minister of Defense Roberta Pinotti focused on NATO issues during their meeting at the Pentagon, July 11, 2017. 07.11.2017 Video by Chief Petty Officer Alma Paschall DoD News According to an article published on July 12, 2017 on the Italian Ministry of Defence website: Italy…
2017-07-17 The UK Royal Navy and Marines have trained alongside partner nations’ navies during a deployment on board a French amphibious ship. And they have done so in the Pacific where there is a growing amphibious capability being created by partner nations. According to an article published by the UK…
2017-07-18 By Richard Weitz The Western media has recently highlighted the Russian military buildup in Asia, which generally receives less attention than Russian defense activities in Europe and the Middle East. Russia’s Far Eastern armed forces have benefited from the country’s overall military modernization program. During the past decade, the…
2017-07-17 The Tailsman Sabre exercise is a biennial military training exercise between the US and Australia held in Australia. According to an article published on the Commander, US Pacific Fleet website and dated June 28, 2017: FORT Shafter, Hawaii - More than 33,000 U.S. and Australian personnel will participate in the…
2017-07-16 The UK Defence Secretary has announced the numbers of the UK’s two new Maritime Patrol Aircraft squadrons and the first commanding officer. Nine new P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft will be operated by number 120 Squadron and number 201 Squadron from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray. 120 Squadron was the RAF’s…
