2014-01-18 By Robbin Laird Earlier, I have written about the maturation of the Osprey. With a new system, as innovative as the Osprey, it takes time to shape the course of change. With its successful use in combat, its ability to work effectively with other elements of the MAGTF, and its…
2014-01-17 Case 4: Deterring North Korea in the Second Nuclear Age For the United States, the deterrence of North Korea is no longer reduced to the defense of South Korea. It is about deterrence of states emerging in the second nuclear age. There is significant global cross fertilization from the…
2014-01-17 Africa is starting to evolve into an attractive customer in the international arms market due to strong economic growth, providing opportunities for both international and African defense companies, according to Forecast International. Over the next decade, the gross domestic product (GDP) among African countries is expected to rise by…
2014-01-16 It took a while for the KC-130J to work out its wrinkles. But by 2002, the new plane entered into USMC operations. This preceded the Osprey by five years, but the maturing of the Osprey and its pairing with the KC-130J is shaping a new long range force insertion capability.…
2014-01-16 During a visit to Denmark in 2011, SLD had a chance to discuss the nature of the Arctic completion or perhaps better co-opetition with Admiral Nils Wang, Commandant of the Royal Danish Defence College and former head of the Danish Navy. http://sldinfo.wpstage.net/a-danish-perspective-on-the-challenge-of-arctic-security/ Recently, Admiral Wang has coauthored a report with…
2014-01-15 By Michael W. Wynne 21st Secretary of the United States Air Force Welcome to a new year in the world of design and development of Air Superiority; and therefore Concepts of Air Warfare. Over the past several years, while the United States was unilaterally giving up its clear advantage…
2014-01-15 Case 3: Shaping A Distributed Operations Force for the Pacific The United States is in the midst of its Pivot to the Pacific. The U.S. Marine Corps is in many ways the pivoting force for the pivot. The USMC is really at the center of the pivot to the…
2014-01-15 The recent Forager Fury II exercise was a test of the ability of the USMC, USAF and the USN to surge forces into key objective areas in the Western Pacific. According to a story Airman 1st Class Emily A. Bradley, 36th Wing Public Affairs published on December 17, 2013:…
