2017-05-18 By Danny Lam President Trump will be at the May 25 NATO meeting. Nuclear Ballistic Missile Threats from North Korea are an existential threat to NATO members. DPRK is presently not on NATO’s agenda. It must be. The Second Nuclear Age is simply not something which NATO wants to…
2017-05-22 By Ed Timperlake A threshold now may have been tragically crossed in Electronic Surveillance. Meta data collection is merging with machine-based analysis to filter actionable intelligence. And this information can now be merged with facial recognition software and ubiquitous camera presence. In a police state like the PRC, this…
2017-05-22 By Danny Lam North Korea responded to President Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia and $110 billion arms sales on behalf of Iran with a ballistic missile test. Coming a week after the last missile test, the medium range ballistic missile is believed to be a solid fueled Pukguksong-2 with…
05/21/2017: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met with Norwegian Defense Minister Ine Soreide at the Pentagon to discuss their countries' alliance, May 17, 2017. 5/15/17 DoD News During a visit to Norway in February of this year, a discussion with the Norwegian defense minister focused on shaping a way ahead with regard to…
05/21/2017: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met with Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist at the Pentagon to discuss their countries' alliance, May 18, 2017. 5/18/17 DoD News With the deployment of F-35s to the UK and then to Estonia and Bulgaria, the Trump Administration is focused clearly on NATO security and defense.…
2017-05-13 By Robbin Laird The RAF is positioning itself for a triple transition. The first transition is from the Tornado to Typhoon. The second is the transition is to a fifth generation enabled air combat force. The third transition is the deployment of F-35s aboard the new Queen Elizabeth class carriers…
05/21/2017: According to several sources, Australia’s largest warships have experienced a propulsion system problem at sea and the Navy and its contractors are working to fix the problem. Australian naval engineers are investigating the problems in the propulsion systems of two Spanish-built warships. The Royal Australian Navy’s US$1.5 billion worth HMAS…
05/20/2017: According to a video and text released by the Australian Department of Defence: The Naval Shipbuilding Plan released on 16 May 2017 outlines the Government’s vision for the Australian naval shipbuilding enterprise and the significant investment required in coming decades. The Australian Government is laying the foundations for an…
