2016-01-19 By Robbin Laird, Ed Timperlake, and Murielle Delaporte We have visited the T-AKE ship before, and have been impressed with the ship, particularly what it can deliver for around $400 million. The final two ships were funded at $825 million which would make the per ship cost around 412…
2016-01-19 It is has been difficult to shape a more integrated European force. But the European Air Transport Command is a clear success in that effort. According to a story on the Italian Ministry of Defense website publish on January 12, 2016, the earlier steps taken by Italy to work…
2016-01-19 Sophia Operation EUNAVFORMED In a story published by the Spanish Ministry of Defense on January 16, 2016: The Spanish Navy frigate 'Canarias' is deployed in the mission of the European Union, EUNAVFORMED Sophia, to combat illegal trafficking in the central Mediterranean, and recently has rescued 107 men, 10 women…
2016-01-17 It took awhile but finally these planes are showing up. If the Afghans as a nation are going to work together to shape a counter-insurgency and defense strategy, air power is a crucial lynchpin. This is true for multiple reasons. First, the geography of Afghanistan makes this an air-connected…
2016-01-17 When Norway brought its Aegis system into the Pacific and the UK announced in 2013 that they were going to enhance their defense cooperation with Japan, it should have been clear that Northern Europe/UK and Japan were opening a new page. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-signs-groundbreaking-defence-and-security-agreements-with-japan And the as the Northern sea route opens…
2016-01-16 By Scott Truver It became commonplace during the Cold War for the President, confronted with a crisis somewhere in the world to ask, “Where are the aircraft carriers?” Given climate change and other trends and dynamics, some future President, confronting a crisis in the Arctic or Antarctic, will almost…
2016-01-14 The Second Line of Defense team visited Pax River's F-35 Integrated Test Force in early January 2016. We are preparing a set of interviews which highlight not only progress towards the introduction of the F-35C into the carrier air wing but the way ahead for the air wing under…
2016-01-12 The Russians are building an Arctic capable rotorcraft fleet for commercial and military purposes. Late last year, the Russian Defense Ministry took delivery of its first Mi-8 ANTSh-V for Arctic missions. This version of the Mi-8 was developed for operations below -40C. “The wealth of expertise we built up…
