Royal Australian Navy landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra (L02) departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor – Hickam on 12 July 2022 and embarked two U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. The Ospreys and their crew will remain onboard HMAS Canberra for the duration of RIMPAC…
Chief of the Defence Staff General Wayne Eyre issued this statement following the conclusion of the Arctic Chiefs of Defence Meeting in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. “I was pleased to host Chiefs of Defence and representatives from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and the United States to share lessons learned from ongoing Arctic…
U.S. Air Force aircrew members from the 16th Airlift Squadron and U.S. Marines from Marine Test and Evaluation Squadron-1, airlift a CH-53K King Stallion via a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from U.S. Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., to Berlin, June 14, 2022. JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, SC…
The Nordics are both individually and collectively working to enhance their defense capabilities. In this article, we are highlighting recent press releases from Nordic Ministries of Defence as well as the UK MoD with regard to shaping a way ahead for Nordic defense. The Finnish Ministry of Defence highlighted Finnish…
By Robbin Laird When I worked for Secretary Wynne when he was head of defense acquisition and then Secretary of the USAF, I had a chance to focus on the coming of the F-35 global enterprise. What I argued at the time was that a global force of F-35s would…
By Robbin Laird In my previous article highlighting the coming of autonomous unmanned surface vessels to the fleet, I underscored: “Autonomous USVs can provide wolfpack deployed ISR or relay systems to enhance the reach and survivability of the fleet in its distributed operational role. They can also provide an ability…
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 fly a CH-53K King Stallion at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Aug. 8, 2022. This was the first time the Marine Corps deployed the King Stallion in an exercise. HMH-461 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the…
According to an article written by 1st Lt Richard Caesar of the 57th Wing and published on July 20, 2002, "the future fight is here." The familiar roar of America’s airpower filled the skies over Las Vegas and the Nevada Test and Training Range, which signaled the start of another…
