05/08/2017: Two US Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft practise air-to-air refuelling before arriving for the first time in Bulgaria. Rumen Radev, President of Bulgaria, is hosting the arrival ceremony. Two US Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft from the 34th Fighter Squadron are on temporary deployment to RAF Lakenheath, United…
05/08/2017: The latest generation of US fighter jets have started training over continental Europe. The move is part of an effort to reassure NATO Allies amid tensions with Russia.
Two US Air Force F-35 fighter jets have arrived in Estonia. It’s the first time the aircraft has taken part in training over…
2017-05-02 By Robbin Laird During my most recent trip to Australia, the focus was upon how to shape an integrated ADF moving forward. During my interviews surrounding the Williams Foundation seminar on that theme, I have had the chance to talk to key decision makers in shaping a way ahead.…
2017-05-08 The A400M as an operational baseline aircraft is being operated by several air forces. According to Airbus Defence and Space there are now 42 A400Ms in service and the company currently has orders for 174 of the aircraft. The two largest operators currently are the RAF, with 15 out of…
2017-05-08 By Robbin Laird The Williams Foundation has provided a crucial venue for thinking through the challenges of building a flexible, agile 21st century combat force grounded in a capability to fight and win in a high intensity combat setting. The background is a real world effort by the Australian…
2017-05-05 By Robbin Laird The Williams Foundation seminars on the crafting and empowering of an integrated force has focused largely on key elements for reshaping the force and enabling the capability to shape a more effective and integrated combat force. This will simply not occur without a significant reworking of the…
2017-05-01 By Danny Lam The US Senate was briefed by Secretary Tillerson, and Mattis, and CJCS Gen. Joseph Dunford, and DNI Dan Coats in an hour long classified briefing last week. Since then, the silence from Senators and their surrogates have been deafening. Aside from general comments and a few…
2017-05-06 According to an article published on the Italian Ministry of Defence website, Italian Air Force participation in the NATO Interim Air Policing Mission in Iceland concluded April 14, 2017. On the evening of Friday, 14 April, after a 6-hour flight and 3 air-to-air refuelling operations most of the Italian Eurofighter aircraft…
