2016-04-09 By Robbin Laird In a recent UK MoD announcement concerning the UK role in Baltic defense, it was announced that RAF Typhoons will be deployed along with the HMS Iron Duke. This is clearly designed to operate forward an to provide for NATO defense in the Baltic region. As…
2016-04-09 According to an article on the UK Ministry of Defence website, the Ministry of Defence has announced contracts worth 167 million pounds to upgrade and build new facilities at RAF Marham, the future home of the UK F-35B Lightning II squadrons. The contracts, which will create 300 new jobs,…
2016-04-08 Editor's Note: With all the fireworks about Donald Trump, what is missed is that both Trump on the Republican side and Sanders on the Democratic side represent rejections of the current state of affairs with regard to outsourcing manufacturing from the United States. It is no surprise that…
2016-04-08 By Robbin Laird The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps operate from ships supplied at sea by the Military Sealift Command (MSC). This Command is the crucial logistical lynch pin of the sea services, without which the United States would not have an effective maritime combat force. But the decline…
2016-04-04 By Robbin Laird Air Vice-Marshal Gavin Turnbull is the Air Commander Australia. Air Command is the operational arm of the Royal Australian Air Force. The Commander is responsible for all operational Air Force tasks, and reports to the Chief of Air Force. The Air Commander raises trains and sustains…
2016-04-07 By Robbin Laird A key part of the dynamic of change for the evolution of the Royal Australian Air Force’s force package has been with regard to sustainable lift. The first shift was when the C-17 entered the Air Mobility Group. As Air Commodore Gary Martin, now the air…
2016-04-06 This report provides an update of the roll out of the F-35 as of March 31, 2016. The report is based on interviews with pilots, maintainers, testers and industrialists involved with the program. The F-35 is not a future program; it is here now. The Marines already have their…
2016-04-06 Late last year, the Kuwaitis and Eurofighter revealed that a deal was being negotiated for the GCC state to become the third member of the Eurofighter team, joining Saudi Arabia and Oman. The deal was formally signed this week between Italy and Kuwait. The deal is for 28 Tranche…
