By Pierre Tran Paris - UK prime minister Boris Johnson needs to face up to geopolitical reality and forge strong links with the European Union, and accept Global Britain is little more than a “title in search of a plot,” said a report from the European Council on Foreign Relations,…
By Richard Weitz Last Friday, the Russian government published the drafts of the proposed treaties they had presented to NATO and the United States two days earlier, via Assistant Secretary of State Karen Donfried, who was visiting Moscow. The following day, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov spoke with National Security…
The photo slideshow contained in this article highlights the next round of preparation for the coming of the CH-53K to the operating force. According to II MEF: "U.S. Marines with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1) test the capabilities of the CH-53K King Stallion on Marine Corps Base…
In an article published on the UK Ministry of Defence website on November 25, 2021, MOD announced a way ahead for UK Army modernization. Following on from the Integrated Review and the significant increase in defence spending announced by the Government last year, Future Soldierdemonstrates how the Army is modernising to…
By Robbin Laird The recent formation of Task Force 59 by the U.S. Navy launches a significant way ahead in working a path for the introduction of maritime unmanned or autonomous systems. And the main storyline or narrative to date has been just that. This narrative was the main element…
By Australian Defence Business Review Where once aircraft maintenance was conducted according to time passed and hours flown, the maturing field of digital fleet sustainment is delivering better maintenance with improved aircraft availability at reduced cost. This concept isn’t new, but the greater accumulation of data, coupled with a growing…
According to a press release on December 10, 2021 by the Finnish government, "the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II is Finland’s next multi-role fighter." The Government of Finland has 10 December 2021 authorised the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command to sign a procurement contract with the Government of the United…
By Pierre Tran Paris - France expects to win arms export orders worth more than €30 billion ($34 billion) spread over this year and 2022, mainly due to sales of the Rafale fighter jet, Thierry Carlier, head of the international development department of the Direction Générale de l’Armement procurement office,…
