2014-08-30 By Ian Armstrong, Department of Political Science at Temple University Roughly three weeks from now, the Scottish people will decide for themselves whether they wish to end the 307 year union that has bound them to the United Kingdom. The Union formed in large part due to economic concerns…
2014-09-01 The French have already taken delivery of there first A400Ms and are operating them from the Orleans Air Base in France. The RAF will take delivery this Fall of their first A400M. [caption id="attachment_69333" align="alignnone" width="300"] The first A400M to be delivered this Fall takes off from Seville Spain.…
2014-09-01 The Aussies have come a long way to join in the fight against ISIS. The Australian Prime Minister has made it clear in no uncertain terms how he views ISIS. PM Tony Abbott has referred to the the jihadist group a "death cult" involved in ethnic cleansing. [caption id="attachment_69383"…
2014-08-31 In our special report on Australian defense modernization, we argued that Australia was building a force with reach, range and sustainability. Obviously, air power is the central lynchpin of such a force. [caption id="attachment_69300" align="alignnone" width="300"] Australian humanitarian aid for Iraq being unloaded from a Globemaster C-17A on August…
2014-08-31 Information War is of growing significance in determining the outcomes of conflicts and their global impacts. Because most of what we know is second hand, and the internet and images are proliferating rapidly and manipulated by those who wish to shape a message, fighting in the world of images…
2014-08-30By Kenneth Maxwell It is less than four weeks to go until Scotland's Independence Referendum. It will take place on September 18th. The wide differences in the public opinion polls about voting intentions are sending conflicting messages, especially about the size of the pro-union vote, which is still apparently in…
2014-08-24 We want to thank our partner Risk Intelligence for bringing this video and posting to our attention. Fighter Pilot Films First Person View Of Flight Over Fjords GoPro-ing over Greenland. By Kelsey D. Atherton Posted 08.21.2014 Being a fighter pilot is a lot of work. Maintenance, years of training,…
2014-08-29 The F-35 enterprise involves building new hangars as well as building out a new fleet. In part, it has been a long time since the US actually built out a new fleet of a large number of aircraft; and even longer when it has built a set of new…
