By Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha (Retd) New Delhi. The US-India ties peaked during the Trump Administration in security and capability building. Many of the pending LOAs (Letters of Acceptance) were hurriedly approved by the US, the driving factor apparently being a very aggressive China which literally wants to push the…
Exercise Black Dagger is conducted twice a year to train Air Force and Army personnel to coordinate close air support for soldiers on the ground. Exercise 21-1 was a No. 4 Squadron led field training exercise, held at the Delamere Air Weapons Range, Northern Territory from May 3-14, 2021. The…
According to a U.S. Navy press release issued on June 18, 2021, the USS Gerald R. Ford has completed its next test succssfully. On Friday, June 18, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully completed the first scheduled explosive event as part of Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST). The…
According to an Australian Department of Defence story published on June 15, 2021, the Rogue Ambush exercise began in the Northern Territories. The Royal Australian Air Force will deploy over 300 personnel and approximately 30 aircraft to RAAF bases Darwin and Tindal to conduct Exercise Rogue Ambush 21-1 from 15…
By Pierre Tran Paris - The land weapons industry faced a double challenge with the pandemic crisis hitting defense spending and army projects competing with air force systems, which were due to receive higher funding, Franco-German joint venture KNDS said June 14. “The budgets of our most important customers are…
Vice Adm. Kenny Whitesell discusses various Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP) 21 systems and capabilities on Naval Base San Diego, April 16. U.S. Pacific Fleet’s UxS IBP 21, April 19-26, integrates manned and unmanned capabilities into the most challenging operational scenarios to generate war fighting advantages. U.S. Navy video…
By Robbin Laird The coming of the CH-53KTM to the USMC could not come at a more appropriate time. As the Marines are focused on mobile basing as a key aspect of how they contribute to crisis management, the capabilities of the new aircraft will be in immediate demand. It…
The Sea Hawk and Sea Hunter medium displacement unmanned surface vessels operate near Naval Base Point Loma for the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem 21 (UxS IBP 21), April 20. UxS IBP 21 integrates manned and unmanned capabilities into the operational scenarios to generate warfighting advantages. 04.20.2021…