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AFMC Reforms: Ready, Fire, Aim!

11/10/2011
The New U.S. Air Force Strategy for Life Cycle Weapon Systems Management? By The Honorable William C. (Bill) Anderson *** The Honorable William C. (“Bill”) Anderson served as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics and the Air Force Senior Energy Executive under President George W.…

The Missing Coalition Perspective in the US Defense Spending Debate

11/09/2011
The Super Tucano Case   Photo credit: www.vectorsite.net   11/09/2011 - A significant irony in the current U.S. defense budgetary cost cutting debate is the absence of consideration for U.S. exports. Although the President expressed his vision of a significant expansion of exports, defense is not part of this vision.…

DIRECTORY B : BUTZBACH

11/08/2011
BUTZBACH Contact: Jean-Daniel GROSS Address: 53, route de Mulhouse - 68170 Rixheim - France Tel: +33 (0)3 89 63 74 75 / Fax: +33 389 44 95 90 Website: www.butzbach.com Email: [email protected]   Main Activities : Manufacturing Installation and maintenance of industrial doors Façade in translucent fibreglass panels of high resistance and good thermal…

Turkey and the Kurdish Question

11/07/2011
11/06/2011 - by Richard Weitz A month ago, the International Crisis Group (ICG) released a report entitled, “Turkey: Ending The PKK Insurgency,” which offered sensible advice regarding how to make progress resolving Turkey’s Kurdish issue. The thrust of their recommendations was to move the struggle for Kurdish rights from the…

Return of the Russian Aircraft Carrier?

11/07/2011
11/06/2011 - by Richard Weitz The Russian media is now reporting that the Russian Navy leadership has recommended building two aircraft carrier battle groups by 2027. One would serve in the Northern Fleet (for deployment primarily in the Atlantic Ocean) and one with the Pacific Fleet. Navy leaders considered but…