2013-12-04 by Ed Timperlake The Peoples Republic of China by asserting an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the East China Sea has just defined an air engagement zone outside of territorial Mainland China and over international water. The PRC Air Defense Identification Zone may seem an anomaly or an…
12/04/2013: MV-22 Ospreys appear at a Japanese Air Self Defense Air Show for the first time. According to a story by Cpl. Benjamin Pryer: Japan Air Self-Defense Force Nyutabaru Air Base, located in Miyazaki Prefecture, hosted its annual air show Dec. 1, 2013. While an overwhelming majority of attendees were…
2013-12-03 by Robbin Laird The challenge of reshaping Pacific defense to deal with the various strategic challenges of the 21st century – the Arctic opening, SLOC and maritime trade conveyer belt security, North Korea and the dynamics of the second nuclear age, and the reaching out into the Pacific by…
2013-12-03 We have just published a Special Report drawing together a number of key interviews and analyses of the Italian approach to the F-35. In the report, we look at the Italian engagement with the F-35 and the thinking of Italian airpower leaders about the impact of the F-35 on…
2013-12-02 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake The PRC has recently declared an Air Defense Identification Zone, which covers not just its territory but those of Japan as well. A key consideration as well is the NATURE of the rules, which the PRC is seeking to enforce in their self-declared…
2013-11-28 by defenceWeb Staff Writer and Africom The US Department of Defense (DOD) continues to work with nations in North Africa to promote security and increase stability in the region still feeling the effects of the Arab Spring, Amanda J. Dory, deputy assistant secretary of defence for African affairs, told…
2013-11-27 The USMC was very visible with its Ospreys. The USN became evident with the arrival of the USS Washington. And for the USAF the arrival of the C-17s along with international partners like Canada flying airlift was a clearly visible actor in the relief effort. What can be lost…
2013-11-27 by Dean Wingrin Whilst Boeing airliners are well known and operated in almost every country of the world, Boeing are more selective as to whom they sell their military products. Up to now, the African activities of Boeing Defence, Space & Security have been restricted to North Africa. This,…
