A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conducts day and night gun tactics during Assault Support Tactics 4 (AST-4), Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, near Yuma, Arizona, April 19, 2022. AST-4 provides the prospective WTIs the opportunity to plan,…
By Pierre Tran Paris - Australia seeks to calm troubled waters by paying shipbuilder Naval Group (NG) €555 million (US $581 million) for sinking a large French submarine deal, with Canberra pledging to resume close relations with Paris. That desire to be mates again with France follows the Australian Labor…
By Robbin Laird We are working on a longer term effort examining how autonomous systems can be integrated into fleet operations. Most analysis of the way ahead with regard to maritime unmanned, remote or autonomous systems has focused on the challenge of shaping acceptance of trusted autonomous systems, which makes…
Exercise SEA EXPLORER is the second of three training activities in the annual SEA SERIES to hone and certify Australia's Amphibious Force. The first exercise, SEA HORIZON, was a planning exercise in preparation for the subsequent SEA EXPLORER and SEA RAIDER exercises. During SEA EXPLORER, soldiers, sailors, and aviators aboard…
2nd Brigade Combat Team “BLACKJACK”, 1st Cavalry Division deployed Troopers, vehicles and equipment from Fort Hood, Texas to the National Training Center to test the brigade’s war fighting skills during a 21-day combined arms training rotation. FORT IRWIN, CA. 04.17.2022 Video by Master Sgt. Miriam Espinoza Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division…
By Robbin Laird I have argued that under the impact of the Osprey and the F-35B, the ARG-MEU is evolving into something more akin to a modular amphibious task force. As the U.S. Navy works ways to more effectively integrate such a development with the wider fleet, the emergence of…
By Pierre Tran Paris - The European partner nations France, Germany and Spain looked like they were losing a decade due to a delay in launching a prototype for a next generation fighter jet, Eric Trappier, executive chairman of Dassault Aviation, said June 7. “Between us, 2040 is already gone…
The dry cargo ship USNS William Mclean (T-AKE 12) transits the Atlantic Ocean with the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during an ammunition onload, April 16, 2022. ATLANTIC OCEAN 04.16.2022 Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Hartman USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)
