As Europe adds new F-35 capabilities to its combat forces, there is a clear opportunity for U.S Services which fly the F-35 to work a very different approach to providing for enhanced and time urgent combat power. With a sustained engagement strategy, the USAF, USMC and the US Navy could…
By Pierre Tran Paris - Armed forces minister Florence Parly set out July 25 a strategy for boosting military capability in space, backed by a funding boost of €700 million ($780 million) and plans to field lasers to disable space-borne threats to French satellites. Parly also said a space command…
In this slideshow, the Marines are seen working with the French Navy and Army on projecting force from a French amphibious ship during Exercise Semper Thunder. U.S. Marine Corps photos by Nathan Reyes.
Naval forces from 19 nations, including 15 NATO Allies, recently gathered on the Black Sea for Exercise Sea Breeze 2019, co-led by the United States and Ukraine. The exercise, in its 19th iteration, is designed to enhance interoperability among participating nations and strengthen regional security by focusing on a variety…
A French Army SA 341 Gazelle helicopter fires a training missile during Exercise Semper Thunder on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 29, 2019. Exercise Semper Thunder is a bilateral training exercise conducted between the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Task Force Jeanne D' Arc, which reflects the desire to maintain…
U.S. Air Force F-35A Lighting II aircraft, assigned to the 421st Fighter Squadron and F-15E Strike Eagles, assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina is seen participating in Operation Rapid Forge in the video below. Rapid Forge aircraft are forward deploying to bases in…
Talisman Sabre 2019 (TS19) is a bilateral combined Australian and United States (US) training activity. TS19 is designed to practice our respective military services and associated agencies in planning and conducting Combined and Joint Task Force operations, and improve the combat readiness and interoperability between Australian and US forces. TS19…
While deployed to the Middle East Region for Operation MANITOU, HMAS Ballarat has conducted a boarding of a vessel (dhow) in international waters in the Arabian Sea. During the boarding, illicit cargo was discovered and seized which included nearly half a million rounds of small arms ammunition, and 697 bags…
