2015-03-15 According to a piece published on the Australian Ministry of Defence website on March 10, 2015, the USMC and the Royal Australian Navy have been collaborating at sea. HMAS Success’ ship’s company in the Middle East recently witnessed the awesome display of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s amphibious vessel…
2015-03-04 By Robbin Laird The F-35 program has been built around a very different manufacturing model for fighter jets, more modeled on what an Airbus would do than the more traditional station build approach. The F-35 is to be built on three final assembly lines (FALs)– Fort Worth, Cameri, and…
2015-03-12 Spain took over the rotating command of NATO’s air policing mission in January 2015. The Spanish Air Force is flying its Eurofighters in this role. According to an El Pais article published on February 19, 2015: Planes from Group 11 of the Spanish Air Force have been in control…
2015-03-11 With the return of direct defense considerations for the Balts and the Nordics, key states like Sweden are rethinking their approach to defense. In an interview in Copenhagen last year with Hans Tino Hansen, the founder and CEO of Risk Intelligence, the shift was the focus of attention: Question:…
2015-03-10 The Dutch Ministry of Defence recently highlighted the role of HNLMS John de Witt in the European counterpiracy mission. In a piece published on February 3, 2015 on the Dutch MoD website the role of the ship was highlighted: Since today, Admiral Jonas Haggren of the Royal Swedish Navy…
2015-03-03 By Richard Weitz Recent weeks have seen China reenergize its campaign against the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) in South Korea. The reasons for Chinese concern is puzzling, since the U.S. and South Korean governments have not held any formal talks on such a…
2015-03-09 The Dutch have been an important contributor to working with the NATO and Arab partners in trying to role back the ISIS threat and to help in the stabilization of Iraq. On the Dutch Ministry of Defense website are a number of updates on Dutch engagements in the operations.…
2015-03-09 By Stephen Blank One year after the Russian occupation of Crimea we are beginning to see the see some of the consequences of the militarization of Russian policy. It is not an aberration but part of a larger policy.[i] The most recent examples of an expanded policy into the Mediterranean…
