2014-05-14 By Robbin Laird Since the reunification of Germany and the collapse of the Soviet Union, the defense of Europe has been largely a politically managed affair. The business at hand was shoring up the European Union and NATO arrangements to deal with the new situation, and to expand East as…
2014-05-14 By Robbin Laird The coming of the USMC for a 6-month rotation in the training areas of Northern Australia is a concrete manifestation of the US-Australian deepening their working relationship in shaping 21st century Pacific Defense capabilities. The Aussies are engaged in significant defense modernization projects, such as the KC-30A…
2014-05-12 by Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake One of the reasons the USMC is in a key position to shape the future of military aviation is simply because of the growing interactivity between ground and air operations. The Rover revolution and the revolution in air precision dropping are but two…
05/12/2014: CV-22 Images: Almost Like Paintings [slidepress gallery='cv-22-images'] The credit for the first photo goes to Air Force Public Affairs Agency and is dated 5/3/14. The credit for the remaining photos goes to 3rd Combat Camera Squadron and is dated 3/8/12. In the first photo, Airmen perform maintenance checks on…
2014-05-12 By defenceWeb The United States has secured a ten-year lease extension on Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, an important base in the region, but may extend the lease for twenty additional years. The new agreement was announced on May 5, 2014 by President Barack Obama and Djiboutian President Ismail Omar…
2014-05-07 by Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake The evolution of USMC concepts of operations under the influence of the proliferation of the numbers and experience with the Osprey has been significant. It is clearly to be anticipated that a similar experience will unfold, as the F-35B becomes part of the…
2014-05-01 by India Strategic Dubai. Saudi Arabia held its biggest ever-military exercise over two weeks this April in three theaters across the country reportedly involving some 100,000 personnel from its army, navy and air force. Details were sketchy as usual from the rather secretive kingdom but officially published reports said…
2014-04-29 At the conclusion of his latest visit to Asia, President Obama signed an agreement with the Philippines on defense cooperation. According to a VOA story: The deal, known as the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, will enable U.S. forces to train and conduct exercises with the Philippine military. At a…
