2014-01-21 In an interview with the CO of the “Sumos,” he focused on the growing role of the pairing of KC-130Js with Ospreys. I would add that since the arrival of the Ospreys, about 2/3rds of our tanking requirement is to support the long-range assault support capability, which the Osprey provides. …
2014-01-19 By Gulshan Luthra New Delhi. India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is working towards indigenous AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control Systems Aircraft) by about 2020. Dr Avinash Chander, DRDO chief and Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, told India Strategic in an interview that some initial capabilities had…
2014-01-19By Gulshan Luthra New Delhi. India’s first indigenous nuclear submarine Arihant should set sail for the sea in about a couple of months, possibly March. According to Dr Avinash Chander, the country’s top scientist who heads the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the step-by-step powering of the onboard nuclear…
2014-01-19 By Stephen Blank Ten years after the American invasion Iraq is in danger of disintegration. Its stability cannot be taken for granted or even assumed. Evidently Iraq is not far from being a failed state and Syria is already deep in the throes of protracted civil war. Both states may…
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.…
