The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) performs a replenishment at sea in the Pacific Ocean, September 24, 2024. PACIFIC OCEAN 09.24.2024 Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Samuel Osborn USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
By Pierre Tran Paris - The French unit of KNDS and Texelis have signed an outline agreement on the acquisition of the builder of powertrains for armored vehicles by the manufacturer of land weapons, KNDS said in a Jan. 29 statement. “On January 29, 2025, KNDS and the shareholders of…
Exercise Ramstein Flag 24, organised by NATO’s Allied Air Command and the Hellenic Air Force, held in Greece. This exercise ran from 30 September to 11 October 2024 and marks the first iteration of the ‘Flag’ series, which aims to demonstrate NATO’s determination and capacity to implement and execute the…
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, conduct an MQ-9 training flight as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-25 at Laguna Army Airfield, Arizona, Oct. 5, 2024. WTI course is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 which emphasizes operational integration of the six…
By Robbin Laird I am publishing a book later this year forcused on the paradigm shift in maritime operations. For this paradigm shift, the U.S. must get beyond a primary focus on the thirty-year shipbuilding plan. While the U.S. Navy and its allies focus on distributed capital ship operations, there…
U.S. Marines with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA (AW)) 224 prepare an F/A-18C Hornet for flight that is piloted by Maj. Gen. William Swan, the commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, Oct. 1, 2024. MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, SOUTH…
By Pierre Tran Paris - The Estonian ambassador, Lembit Uibo, pointed up Jan 21 the need for compromise when ordering weapons from European Union nations, the U.S. and other allies, with the key factors being price, quality and delivery time. There was need for “compromise,” the senior diplomat told the…
U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment and Marines with 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company are hosted by the Brazilian Marine Corps in support of Brazilian Marines Corps infantry training Exercise Formosa Sept. 6-21, 2024, in Formosa, Brazil. U.S. Marine Corps participation in Exercise Formosa, a…
