2017-03-07 We have written earlier about the coming of THAAD to South Korea. The Chinese hostile reaction to the deployment tells us more about Chinese intentions with regard to their use of nuclear weapons, than it does about any legitimate diplomatic concerns, which they might have. As Danny Lam has…
2017-03-12 As NATO nations rework their defense strategies to deal with evolving threats, clearly the question is investment in relevant capabilities. This means that although a % criterion for investment is certainly part of the equation, it is not the only criterion. For NATO nations clearly it is the effective contribution…
2017-03-12 There are many ways to burden share within NATO. An especially good one is to enhance operational support through joint investments and joint support commands. This is clearly the case with the European Air Transport Command. The European Air Transport Command (EATC) is the command centre that exercises the…
2017-03-06 By Richard Weitz According to the China Ministry of Finance, the declared defense budget of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) now exceeds one trillion yuan, up from last year’s figure of 950 billion yuan. The declared sum of 1.044 trillion yuan amounts to some $151 billion on international…
2017-03-09 BAE Systems is building a new class of Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Royal Navy. The offshore patrol vessel is intended to carry out a range of economic exclusion zone management tasks such as maritime security, border control, routine patrols, anti-smuggling, counter-terrorism, counter-piracy, and fishery protection, as well as effective…
2017-03-03 By Amatzia Baram and Lazar Aleksandrov* The military operation to liberate Mosul is very slow and costly in blood and treasure but victory is certain. What next? Important political and religious circles in Baghdad and Najaf are aware that, even more than keeping Iran and Turkey out, resolving the domestic Sunni-Shi’i-Kurdish…
2017-03-08 According to an article published by defenceWeb: A day after taking over medical evacuation duties from the Royal Netherlands Air Force in Mali, a pair of German NH90 helicopters carried out a medical evacuation in support of the MINUSMA mission there. The first NH90 helicopter configured for medical evacuation…
03/06/2017: The Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon. Marise Payne and her Fijian counterpart, Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola inspect some Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles Australia is selling to Fiji at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Credit:Australian Ministry of Defense:3/6/17 According to the head of Thales Australia in an interview we conducted in 2014: The…
